Dig licking plates before going into dishwasher - ick or not

I'm struggling to see the issue with this

Having thought about why I have a problem with this, given that I am not one of the normally "ewwwww GERMS" people who won't eat home baking and do 20 bazillion loads of laundry a week.

It's boundaries. It's the fact that the OP is letting an animal lick the plates which are then being used by the humans, Dogs lick their own arses and eat all sorts of awful things, in most homes the dog has a special bowl (usually with its name on or similar) for its food, and another for its water. It is not the norm to use the same plates as you serve up the family dinner on to feed the animals.

It is disgusting and "grim" and all the other things that people have said.

Let’s put hygiene aside, because everyone understands that a hot wash at 90°C will kill any germs.

I question the ethics of doing such a thing. I personally do not think it is right and would never have thought that it was a thing people do.
Wow, you learn something everyday!

I love my dog and he loves his food and is well fed. My dog is also greedy and an open dishwasher in the process of being loaded is beyond temptation for him. But I tell him firmly ‘leave it’ and off he goes and sits watching me load the dishwasher, longingly. Poor boy! But it’s not going to happen in my house and my dog is none the worse for it.

I know that the dishwasher kills the germs, but the dog licking the plates still makes my stomach heave.

I’ve had dogs all my life. My dogs get food scraps when appropriate but in their bowls or on the floor, not from crockery. My Lab also tried to be the dishwasher (taking advantage when the door is open and I’m loading it) and I actively discouraged her.

We don't froth at the mouth and I adore our dog, she is well trained though and does not lick plates and cutlery

As I say, each to their own but please tell any guests that you allow this grim thing to happen and I bet they'll say no thanks fo anything offered from the grubby kitchen.

Not gross for me. My dogs do it a lot 🤣🤣 I wouldn’t let them do it in front of guest though (although interestingly, a lot of guest do offer scraps off their plate to my dogs! And no they aren’t begging) because I know people can be weird about it. But I host A LOT of dinner parties off those dog licked then dishwashered plates….no one has ever been poorly yet!!!

Oh yes, I can't stand the whole animals-in-bed thing. Animals are dirty. The thought of their germy paws and bumholes etc in human bedding is 🤢. I knew someone who was very good with their dog and he was trained that he could not go past the turn in their staircase. He would lie on the wide steps at the turn, but he simply was not allowed upstairs, and I think that was a very good standard.

Filthy. I wouldn't eat at your home.

Why not scrape left overs into the dogs bowl. It is pretty gross.

Apparently, there is a recipe for salmon that involves "cooking" it in the dishwasher.

YANBU: I let the dog lick the plates here too. And drink the dregs of my tea 😂But yeah, I probably would pretend to be more civilized in front of guests.

My dd used to always take a glass of water up to bed with her. She switched to a water bottle after the time she woke up to find her cat helping himself to a drink. She couldn’t help wondering how many other times they had shared.

I suppose if you don't mind the - albeit small - risk of worms or capnocytophaga canimorsus..

That’s just leads me back to the whole how does a blind person know they are finished wiping and someone went that’s what the dogs for… 😬

Sorry OP but that’s disgusting, I would not eat/ or let my kids eat using your plates & cutlery. You are probably correct that the dishwasher would kill germs but that’s still gross 🤮

Yes, especially if they can't get a clear picture. Pull it out, spit n polish, and try again.

No one surely puts their toilet brush in the dishwasher? That's got to be urban myth. I do remember the thread on here about washing muddy potatoes in the dishwasher

Oh no no no. That butter would be in the bin so fast. I’ve caught the cats trying to steal a chicken wing before. Bin. No reward of getting it either.

Absolutely no problem imo. But you’ve made a mistake posting this on MN. MNetters love an excuse to froth at the mouth over dogs even existing, so I predict they will be pouring onto this thread in joyful anticipationto say it’s disgusting, and that you deserve to be excommunicated by all your friends and family, to live in purgatory forever, and that there’s a special place in hell for you….😄

They slowly and gradually turn into a dog.

Maybe thr surgeon just has his pet dog on standby..

I think it’s one of those things where everyone probably knows it happens but you don’t do it in front of guests. Like having sex, or picking your nose.

It probably would turn my stomach even though I also know a dishwasher would kill germs.

I thought it was a spit and polish 😅

Those that let dogs lick plates please do inform any guests you may have prior to any gatherings involving food and drink.

I guarantee you'll see a massive drop off from those accepting invitations 🤮..