Do you let your dog lick you LO's hands and face?

JamieSF · June 2011

My dog keeps trying to lick LO's hands and face lately, and I keep nudging the dog away and blocking LO's hands and face from dog slobber. Leg? Fine. Back? Fine. Top of head? Fine. Hands? Ick!! Face? Ick!!

What do you do? I am wondering if I am too uptight because my DH thinks its cute / hilarious...

Lucky_Dragonfly · June 2011

we don;t have a dog, but if I did then I would not. MIL lets her yorkie lick her feet and it makes me gag. I find it soo disgusting.

catycate · June 2011

I get grossed out when my dog licks my face- so there's no way I'd let her lick DS's face. And, it goes to follow, his hands, since they are always. in. his. mouth. I don't mind so much my hands, since I restrain from shoving them into my mouth.

GracieMaeLovey · June 2011

Yah, ok,so I'm totally guilty of this- but I limit it to one or two 'kisses' at a time- does that count for something? FTR, my dogs aren't drooly dogs! Dog

misscakes777 · June 2011

I tried preventing this in the beginning cause I felt he was too young or whatever it may be. But now, I let my pup lick his feet and legs and occasionally the pup will sneak a hand in once in awhile.. I allow it now because King LOVES it he cracks up everytime she does it. And I started to think that if everytime she came near and I would tense up and shoo the dog away, that King might think theres something to fear in her.

liladelphia215 · June 2011

I definitely let the dog lick the baby's feet, and the top of her head. I want the dogs to feel comfortable around the baby an not on edge. Face and hands, I definitely try to control, and keep wet wipes around.

sclement7975 · June 2011

I let my dogs lick her feet, but that's about it. It isn't a big struggle for us though because our dogs either ignore her or seem scared of her!! LOL

MrsStreff · June 2011

our dog does, we try to get her to not do it. But its a hard.

ameliahedlund · June 2011

GracieMaeLovey:
Yah, ok,so I'm totally guilty of this- but I limit it to one or two 'kisses' at a time- does that count for something? FTR, my dogs aren't drooly dogs!

this exactly. Just like one or two little "kisses" and then we're done. He thinks it is so darn funny and honestly, hearing him laugh is totally worth it.

Lilleybug · June 2011

discobelle:
We try not to let her, but it's a constant struggle. She tries to do it all the time.

This exactly! What is even gross is the dog tries to get his spit up, eewww!

Wufroggy79 · June 2011

Yup, whatevs. It's gonna happen.

liladelphia215 · June 2011

Lilleybug:
discobelle:
We try not to let her, but it's a constant struggle. She tries to do it all the time.
This exactly! What is even gross is the dog tries to get his spit up, eewww!

I actually let this happen sometimes lol. I mean, if she spits up a lot and it gets on herself, and the floor, my priority is always to wipe the baby up first. If the dog so happens to want to help clean my floor, go ahead, earn your keep, dog! Gross, I know, but dogs will be dogs.

RileyGrace · June 2011

I don't let him, we use the Leave It command, but I know it happens every once in a while. I know that eventually LO will be covered in dog germs, especially once he's crawling, but I don't need the dog helping things out.

noodle929 · June 2011

I try to avoid excessive puppy-kisses but my doxie sneaks in a few licks here and there. I just try to convince myself that its building up X's immune system!

magdalenamtz · June 2011

misscakes777:
I tried preventing this in the beginning cause I felt he was too young or whatever it may be. But now, I let my pup lick his feet and legs and occasionally the pup will sneak a hand in once in awhile.. I allow it now because King LOVES it he cracks up everytime she does it. And I started to think that if everytime she came near and I would tense up and shoo the dog away, that King might think theres something to fear in her.

This! we have three dogs so we keep wet wipes handy...my LO loves the dogs and thinks they're hilarious.

LadybugPicnic2011 · June 2011

ameliahedlund:

GracieMaeLovey:
Yah, ok,so I'm totally guilty of this- but I limit it to one or two 'kisses' at a time- does that count for something? FTR, my dogs aren't drooly dogs!

this exactly. Just like one or two little "kisses" and then we're done. He thinks it is so darn funny and honestly, hearing him laugh is totally worth it.

Yep, my ladybug thinks it is hilarious... and I dont think it is that bad. My dog is trained not to lick her lady parts, and we control the amount of stuff she eats off the ground.

Jenniferk08 · June 2011

I'm ok wih everything but the face. I do not want them getting into the habit. Freya has gotten a few face licks in but mostly the hands.

Rainingdaisys · June 2011

I let my dog do one or two "kisses" on the top of the head or side of the face. Sebastian just laughs so much when Buddy (our dog) does this. How could I not, when I hear such happiness come from my LO?!

magdalina.h · June 2011

No! It makes me gag to hear the licking noise and my dog licks his own azz. So no

dee1369 · July 2011

Our two little dogs don't even try. The pit has been trying to kiss her since the moment she came home. I'm fine with him licking her feet or legs or top of her head, because she thinks it's hilarious and she loves being around him. I try to control hands and face licks but I'll say I'm not great at it and he sneaks them in whenever he can. My husband would ban all "kisses" if he could but I told him that we have to let Valentino feel comfortable around her, not afraid he's going to be scolded.

Honestly though, I know I grew up being kissed by dogs, and my parents' dogs weren't dewormed, flea-prevented and frequently bathed. They were country dogs and they were treated like country dogs. I think DD will be fine with a few pit bull kisses now and then.

amyk927 · July 2011

Yes...my dogs are both very licky and lick her all over. I don't like it when they lick the open mouth, but pretty much everything else flies.

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