Do you allow your dog to lick on your face

My son has a small dog that when ever he get up on him he licks him up his nose and all over his face. My son is also sick all the time and I keep telling him to stop letting that dog lick him like that, but he don't seem to think it has anything to do with the dog. I have a peakingese that if you been gone a long time and come home, he will lick you on the cheek once but then he wants down. I know they say dogs tounges are clean, but I have to think about what and where he has been licking before he gets to my face.

Yes dog saliva actually has natural cleaning and healing properties in it so it is a great way to clean your face or any cut you might have, it works much quicker than neosporin! Of course there is the slimy feeling you get after so you probably want to rinse your face with water after. Otherwise it is like washing your face with soap and not rinsing. It gets all sticky. Yuck.

Hi divinchris. Well, I love animals and I haved loved all animals since I was a little girl. So, when I was younger, and even through my teens, I would allow my dog to lick my face until one day. My current boyfriend at the time seen me allowing my dog to lick me and he said" Dont you ever think of where that dog puts his tongue other than your face?" And not to much longer after he said that I remember watching my dog lick,well, himself. So, to sum it up, I no longer allow my dog or any other animal for that matter, lick my face!

no, i do not. ilove my dog but don't want him licking me. i've seen people who will just sit there & let a dog lick their face forever. yuck.

Actually, i just know that when your dog licks you that means they miss and love you.Our pet dog now has been with my husband for 10 years.They are already together before we got married.I love dogs so i learned to love her and even treated as our child.Oh yes,everytime we got home she would lick us on our face and she would look so happy to see us.I don't like her licking my face so much but instead i would kiss her but my hubby would let her and would even say thank you which is so nice.I can really feel and see the love between both of them.

Hi divinchris, when I had a dog I didn't let him lick my face. I would let him give a little lick, but that was all. I didn't let him slover all over me. My Mom used let him lick her entire face, but quite frankly that made me sick. He was a very clean dog, but it really isn't all that healthy for dogs to lick you. They say that cats are cleaner. I have 2 cats, but they don't lick my face either. I really don't like it for animals to lick me. I love them more than anything and I will kiss them on the top of their heads so that they know that I do love them, but I don't really want them to lick me. My cat's will lick my hands once in awhile but that's it.

No I don't let my dog lick my face or my cat. I just think about what they have eaten or licked before they tried to lick me and after seeing my cat eat a rat and my dog eat things I just won't let them lick my face.

nope i dont allow a dog to lick on my face!! no matter how clean it is ..and in my opinion i think its not proper ...although i seen in movies on dogs licking their masters and all...i just cant...i mean the dog can lick my feet or legs or hands or even smell it just to be familiar with me...but not necessarily on my face

Hi divinchris. I always allowed my dog to lick my face because it is the way they have to show their love. I don't see any problem with this because if your dog is healthy and you take good care about him why not? And I love to feel their happiness doing this. Is the same that a kiss. Not only my dog but my cat too did it. Cheers and have a nice day.

No way, I don't let my dogs lick my face, I think its gross, I don't even like them licking my hand or leg or even my foot, I don't like dog slobbers, for one thing their breath usually stinks. I do have 4 dogs and I love them, but I don't let them get that close to me..lol.

I have had dogs in the past. I do not like them licking my face or hands. I guess my dogs just got used to me being that way. I would let them lick my arm or leg or feet. Once my grandma had this cocker spanial that would just sit there and lick at the air. The dog irratated her so much that she gave the dog to me. I let the dog lick my feet while i watched movies. LOL! It was really cool like a foot massage.

I never let anyone's dog lick my face. It is not a very good thing to do. I do not consider it to be very healthy at all. Kids have gotten Pin-Worms from dogs licking them.

If they are not TOO slobbery, I will let them lick a few times, but other than that I usually just laugh and say "ew enough girls!" I mean, it IS icky. BUT they are just lovin'! hee hee!

No way...I guess there are many other options to show ones affection towards dog.Medically dirty job..

I don't own a dog now but when I did I didn't allow him to lick my face . They say that a dogs lick will help infections but I can't get past the fact that they lick their butt lol . I don't approve of when others allow their pets to jump up and lick my children's faces either because they know how I feel about this . If you don't mind your dog doing it fine but respect others is how I feel .

My dog Cookie loves nothing better then to "smooch" all over someone's face, on the mouth if she can but we seldom give in to such affections because of her appetite for cat poop. We never know when she has been into such. All three of our cats have learned to go outside so we haven't had a litter box in some years but Cookie will go out and fine their mess... not knowing if she has been into the cat's mess makes it hard to accept a bit of slobber.

Hi divichris..I love it when my dogs lick me it is their way of showing how they care and love me also that is their way of giving you a kiss..especially if I get upset worried or sad about something my dogs are there ready to give me a kiss/lick me..first thing in the morning its a lovely way to be woken up...many people think it disgusting well thats ok but it will never stop me letting mine lick me..littleowl

Good day... Yes, I actually do. If my dog wants to lick my face and that's how she shows her care then I would let her.

I read something not to long ago about dogs having a clean mouth and how new test have proved that's not true. Well that ended any face licking around here, true or not I'm not taking a chance. Most of our dogs are taught early not to lick or bite so there are no problem, it's the full grown ones that haven't been taught that now have to be trained not to do it. I try to be very gentle about breaking a habit the dogs feel is alright.

I know alot of people who let their dogs lick their face. I on the other hand can't. It really has nothing to do with the whole is it clean thing. I just can't stand the way it feels. MY kids let our dogs *kiss* them and I don't have a cow or anything its just me. BUT I know this woman who lets her dog kiss her on the mouth every time the dog gets in her lap. She is not the clean dog most of us are talking about. When I see that it makes me SO sick. The dog smells bad and is all was iching. YUCK. I would have a cow if the dog licked me any where. So I think it ok if the dog is clean and the person does not have a personal problem with the licking thing. AS far as our dogs showing us their love. MY dog I had for 10 years. She showed her by beening at my side all the time. If she could see me she was right there. I have homebirths and she was right there with me while I had my fist 3 babies. (she was on the floor of course she wanted to be in my lap but its hard having a baby hold a dog).lol