Dog owners who sleep with their pet or permit licks on the face are in good company. Surveys show that more than half of owners bond with their pets in these ways.
Research done by a veterinarian at Kansas State University found that these dog owners are no more likely to share the same strains of E. coli bacteria with their pets than are other dog owners.
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Eeeeewwww... I hate to have a dog lick me, something that my dog-obsessed friends don't understand, so it's nice to see a study that vindicates my aversion to their slobber (try watching a dog's dental procedure sometime and see if you ever want to come near it's mouth again). I barely put up with my cat licking me, though I promptly wash my hands, of course. No, really, I'm pretty good about wasing my hands after touching animals. How about you?
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