Dig licking plates before going into dishwasher - ick or not

[Happyspendingthedayinthegarden]

Have have hosted a lovely Easter BH Monday for all 7 GC, 3 step children, partners & children. We had an Easter egg hunt in garden, had breakfast in local farm shop & walked my lovely little dog around, petted animals etc.

For context I need to say that DSS & DIL are both British, but live in USA.

After a roast dinner I put the plates & general pots & pans down for the dog to lick. My DIL lost the plot saying that was so unhygienic I assured her that they would be going into the dishwasher on a high temperature - about 90c so would be sterilised. I always let the dog pre-wash my plates as consider it's going into the dishwasher at high temp to be sterilised so no problem.

DIL saying she will never let her children eat at my house again & gone-taken her DH & DC off in an huff.

DH has had a text from his son apologising but saying what can he do as has to support his wife. I totally get that. But....

My question is - is it OK to let dog lick out the plates etc when they are going into dishwasher at a high temp? WWUD?

@Missohnoyoubetterdont thank you!
People on here are badly informed.

Op, if the dog licks them really clean, just put them back in the cupboard. No one will ever know. Energy saving tip right there.

Hmmmm. I don’t see the diff tbh as they go in the dw and get deep cleansed

im prob skanky

tho I’m not a dog owner

but sure I’ve held out the odd plate for a friends dog to lick

lol, great idea.

Our dog bowls get washed in the sink with their own separate scrubber and are dried with paper towels.

I love these comments, which now sound like people are implying they go above and beyond, like ‘Obviously, I soak the bowls in 120 degrees boiling water for 24 hours, in a bowl kept specifically for dirty dog bowls, followed by sterilising them for another 24 hours and use a hard wire brush (again specifically for dirty dog bowls), and finally they are tested with ultraviolet light for lingering germs…….’

This must be a US thing as UK domestic dishwashers only tend to have cycles up to 70'C tops.

This made laugh so much!!
I do it all the time…
My husband and kids would be be horrified but as it’s only me that washes the dishes they can sod off
🤣

I just clean the cats bowls with the hose tbh when I’m hosing down the catio. Two jobs one hose.

Well, we don’t lick our arses or eat shit in this house for a start.

You have bigger problems than mn posts

That would revolt me, even though on hygiene grounds it is largely irrational.

Realistically I know that if I go out to pubs or restaurants I’m breathing in other people’s farts but that doesn’t mean I’d be okay with them bending over and letting rip in the direction of my face.

🤢 that’s grim

oh but those would be welcome

I think it's disgusting. I wouldn't want to eat off a plate that a dog has licked.

Why on earth would you let the dog do that?

For all of you that do allow doggy crockery/utensil licking, this sounds like a brilliant idea!

Mine only goes up to 60°c. That's not going to sterilize.

My dog does not eat shit. And I know people who love to indulge in a good rim job.

Just realised we do this with cat bowls as well! He has several and yet still ends up eating off the small plates relatively often. Again, wouldn't have even crossed my mind that it could be a problem, cat germs are no worse than human germs and they all get washed just the same.

I misunderstood what the YABU and YANBU meant but I think allowing a dog to lick plates, knowing that they eat shit and dirt and God knows what else means it's a big nope from me.

Errm... yes it does. All dogs do.

How do you think your dog cleans his arsehole? It ain’t with Kleenex. Your dog does eat shit.

I hate dogs but I don't see anything wrong with this........

The plates are going in the dishwasher - I'm not sure why they wouldn't be clean afterwards. Id say it helps the dishwasher too...

If I had a dog I'd give them the roast dinner trays after they were cooked to get all the grime off. The only problem is that I hate dogs.

@Happyspendingthedayinthegarden god help them if they ever buy a puppy who will be jumping into the dishwasher ever time the door is opened!!

If you are happy for guests to see this I’d question what other gross habits you have that you hide

No, my dog does not eat shit. If they do, they tend to have some sort of deficiency that can be treated.
Eating shit is not a normal behaviour.