Should I keep my (wife's) dog away from my new baby?

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daryn,

No, I was confused because I didn't see him circumvent it a second time.

[Schwatt]

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We have a 6-year-old little dog who weighs about 10 pounds and is an inside dog for the most part.

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That's not even a [censored] dog! Are you sure it's not a cat?

[adsman]

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i dunno how i could end up on the wrong side of this one

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Daryn,

I'm sorry, but I think that this is a bit lame. Drew is a good poster. I really think that there's no need for this. I thought the rules were there to weed out the idiots, not to cut out the good posters. To the bad posters that seems unfair, and that's the point, it is because they were put in place to specifically get rid of the bad posters.

Now we're just laying them across the board?

[evil twin]

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On average, a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's, especially a human kid's mouth.

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This sounds like it can't possibly be true.

[Phresh]

Yeah, it's a common urban legend. It's definitely incorrect.

[Five-Star]

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Yeah, it's a common urban legend. It's definitely incorrect.

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I can't say for certain on a kid's mouth, but I've seen it at least one experiment on it and the dog's mouth was significantly cleaner than the humans

[Orangeheat]

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Yeah, it's a common urban legend. It's definitely incorrect.

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I can't say for certain on a kid's mouth, but I've seen it at least one experiment on it and the dog's mouth was significantly cleaner than the humans

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Definitely not urban legend - have seen similar experiments. Human mouth produced much more nastiness in a petri dish than a swab from a canine.

Orange

[grinin]

I am sure you have already taken dog to vet and explained situation ....
Up to date on all shots, wormed (especially with dragging ass), etc.

I also am in this camp:
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Every time a dog bites a kid moronic owners say things like "It's so out of character" , "He's NEVER done that before" - well of course he hasn't , if he had some parent would have wrung your dogs neck.

Don't trust dogs around kids.


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[danzasmack]

when I was a kid we had a dog and it went nuts and started attacking me like every day. It hadn't been like that before.

[Spanaway Vin]

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The dog, like all dogs, is pretty filthy in my estimation. If left alone in the apartment, she will pee or crap on the floor. She throws up on the carpet from time to time. After being walked, she likes to come back inside and either lick her butthole for a while or drag her ass along the carpet.

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Two things: Train your dog not to crap and pee in the house. It's simple and something that should have been done for all of your benefit ages ago. Obviously there are going to be some accidents, but these can be minimized. Also: Don't let you dog have free reign of the house when no one is home.

Second, take your dog to the vet to have its anal glands squeezed. That's usually the reason for butt dragging. If you don't want to pay for the squeeze, learn to do it yourself. If your dog's anal sacs AREN'T full, there is some other reason for the butt dragging and hopefully you can identify it.