Comments on: Dog Myths Debunked! http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/02/dog-myths/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:13:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tina C. http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/02/dog-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 Tina C. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:48:58 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=3316#comment-1857 Hi Sandy. That is a great question. Both human and dog saliva contain an antimicrobal enzyme called lysozyme which has cleansing properties. The problem with this myth is that it is not straightforward. A dogs mouth is chock full of bacteria just like a human mouth is - but it isn't the same exact bacteria. Dog kisses most likely would not hurt a normal healthy person, but a dog licking a human wound can (and has) caused instances of septicemia from bacterial infections. As far as digesting the meat, a good portion of the human digestive process comes from the grinding of our food by our teeth, allowing the enzymes to start working. Dogs tear, rip, and swallow their food without any grinding. It is the acid in the dogs stomach that kills bacteria from raw meat. Stomach acids in dogs are much stronger than that of humans. Hi Sandy. That is a great question. Both human and dog saliva contain an antimicrobal enzyme called lysozyme which has cleansing properties. The problem with this myth is that it is not straightforward. A dogs mouth is chock full of bacteria just like a human mouth is – but it isn’t the same exact bacteria. Dog kisses most likely would not hurt a normal healthy person, but a dog licking a human wound can (and has) caused instances of septicemia from bacterial infections. As far as digesting the meat, a good portion of the human digestive process comes from the grinding of our food by our teeth, allowing the enzymes to start working. Dogs tear, rip, and swallow their food without any grinding. It is the acid in the dogs stomach that kills bacteria from raw meat. Stomach acids in dogs are much stronger than that of humans.

]]> By: Christy Mesker http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/02/dog-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 Christy Mesker Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:20:41 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=3316#comment-1851 Great myth list! Particularly the nose one - I was never sure if that was true or not. Will be passing this list along! Great myth list! Particularly the nose one – I was never sure if that was true or not. Will be passing this list along!

]]> By: Sandy http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/02/dog-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Sandy Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:29:27 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=3316#comment-1841 I read somewhere that although you would think a dog's mouth would not be as clean as a humans, their saliva produces different enzymes to kill more bacteria than ours, as they would normally be eating raw meat in the wild. Have you ever heard of this, or do you know if it is untrue? I read somewhere that although you would think a dog’s mouth would not be as clean as a humans, their saliva produces different enzymes to kill more bacteria than ours, as they would normally be eating raw meat in the wild. Have you ever heard of this, or do you know if it is untrue?

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/02/dog-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 uberVU - social comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:24:22 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=3316#comment-1713 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by Dog_Recipes: Call them Myths; call them Old Wives Tales. There are a number of sayings about dogs that are simply untrue; alth... http://bit.ly/b8OyZT... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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