Myth: Dogs Have Cleaner Mouths Than Humans Pooches Mouths Are Dirty, but They're Safe to Kiss Go Ahead, Give Them a Kiss If you want to give your pooch a kiss, it may be safer than kissing another human. Becker says many of the bacteria in the mouth of a dog are species specific, so it won't harm its owner. “So a staph or a strep for a human is not transmissible to a dog, if you were to kiss it, and vice versa,” said Becker. Bottom line — you're more likely to get a serious illness from kissing a person than kissing a dog. But since dogs do transmit some germs, Becker has some advice: “Keep the vaccines current. Good external parasite control, good internal parasite control. You're going to be good to go.” And then, he says you can kiss them all you want. “They love us unconditionally, they make us laugh,” said Becker. “If we're going to give them a little kiss to thank them for that, then that's good by me.” http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story?id=1213870 added by: ejasun
