AIBU to think dog owners have low hygiene standards.

Meh. Don't come to my house then.

We have cats and a dog and we're never ill so go figure 🤷‍♀️

Well… have any of them died from it?

They make me feel dirty if in they are inside!
Maybe because ours had its own out house as a child it was absolutely huge and outdoor space ..

Probably but then our kids have lower rates of asthma & allergies & better mental health.

I would never have a pet, so I have zero personal experience, but while I have visited people with pets whose house has stunk, I equally have friends with pets whose houses do not stink. I don’t think it’s pet dependant though because some people who don’t have pets also have stinky houses eg my cousin whose house smells of nappies and sour milk because she doesn’t wash up enough/properly or take the bins out much. A friend whose house smells like damp laundry all the time and a relative whose house smells like a chip shop because most food is deep fried.

This sums it up for me.

Kids and dogs are gross. They do gross things. They spread germs and make mess. But I would much rather have that and all the love and joy they bring than have a clinical, miserable existence where my only enjoyment comes from slagging off other people on MN.

I'm an absolute tramp then 😂

Slurrrrp ! I’ve just licked the yeast out of my own barse - guten appetit !

I sleep with a pile of dogs

Way better than disgusting children. I remember fondly them vomiting in my hair, one of those fuckers got shit in my mouth once!

Children are disgusting, nit ridden creatures who pick their noses and spread every germ
and Covid

Dogs are fluffy gorgeous fuckers - much better bed companions

This.

I do believe there is truth in dog owners being a bit healthier. I grew up with dogs and then didn’t have one for a few years. For a couple of years, just before and after Covid, I kept getting chest infection after chest infection, no idea why. I was shitting myself every time one of my kids came home from nursery with a cold. Then we got a dog 2 years ago and I’ve just realised that it was around the same time that this stopped happening. Some exposure is clearly good for you.

I knew someone who's dad let the dog lick his feet 🤢

Not a dog but im looking at my 17 year old smelly bag cat and quite frankly i dont care what germs he brings in, my house is clean enough to be healthy and mucky enough to be happy

We go to pubs in the Lake District a lot and every single one has dogs lying all over the place. Thinking about it now, the bar staff are always bending down to stroke and kiss them - then go and handle drinking glasses and plates of food. I feel ill now!! 😳

When comparing notes with my friend who has 3 young children, they have pissed on the carpet way more often than my dog ever has 🤷‍♀️

Yes I probably do v some people. Thing is, I don't really care and nor does anyone else who lives in our house DDog is a babe. She's welcome on the sofa or to come and get a head scratch any time.

I'm sure this was meant to be offensive but honestly I doubt anyone with a dog really cares what someone else thinks about it.

Dog eats another dog’s shit.

Dog pukes.

Dog eats its own puke then licks its balls.

Then it licks your mouth.

Oooh doggy kisses !

#furbaby 🥰

Mine doesn’t. I spend a fortune on reed diffusers and scented candles to make sure it doesn’t.

You’re probably right but oh well, the joy my animals bring to my life is more important than being so hygienic (bet your houses aren’t that clean either if you actually checked!)

and yes, my dog and cats sleep in my bed and I wouldn’t change it for the world

Unless you're about to perform surgery I wouldn't worry too much about a little dirt. Glad I was raised in the 1960s and 70s before everybody became a neurotic germophobe.

I love the indignant claims of a fresh smelling house in spite of dog arses and dander. It always stinks.

Dogs are gross. The licking and walking around swinging a bag of poo 🤮Much prefer my cats who are so clean at home and poo in my neighbour’s garden ☺️

I went to get a key cut the other day and the shop owner keeps his dog with them there during the day. He isn’t able to let it out for a wee so lets the dog just piss all over the floor. I was stepping in puddles of dog piss, in a shop. Revolting.

I think your own dog just becomes part of your acceptable germ bubble. Mine goes on the furniture and I have no issues stroking him while eating a sandwich or whatever... couldn't do it with a strange dog though 🤷‍♀️

Similar to how I'm ok with my preschool DC wiping their faces on, me but would find it gross if a random child did it.

I do admit my hygiene standards have gone down a lot since having dogs. The dogs eat off our plates (which are then put in a hot wash in the dishwasher), lick us, sit on our sofas, shit in our garden. It's part and parcel of it and to be honest, my house isn't filthy (albeit a bit hairy) and none of us get ill so I'm fine with it.

What a joyless thread. And what a miserable existence you must have op to spend you time judging and slagging off other people's choices when they literally have no impact on you.