I have a dog.
I am a dirty human. (no worse than you, so sit back down and calm down!)
That seems, at least, to be the opinion of my dog. He really gets into licking me "clean". I don't necessarily feel or appear cleaner but then again... he does very well on upholstery!
He is well fed so it is not residual "food" particles on my hands. Certainly not on my ears... at least I hope not! Spaghetti is sort of an "iffy" food. It can get most anywhere.
Danny is a Golden Retriever and is not one of those drooling, slobbering dogs that leaves a trail like a snail around the house. oh... we do NOT keep pet snails, that was an example only!
Mostly he licks my hands and wrists. They would be the parts most likely to need cleaning. I do wash my hands but I notice the licking is much more intense after I have been cooking or handling food. Residuals, I guess. Sort of like the music industry. The RIAA is one greedy, crumb sucking dog!... Not that I have an opinion, one way or the other.
Back to the licking issue. I do find it strange that a dog, given it's own sanitary habits, has the nerve to imply that a human needs cleaning.
We shouldn't go into the thought process in the human either. The term is cognitive dissonance. That's where you know something to be true but behave as though it were not. Smoking is one example, and a potentially lethal one.
Getting licked by a dog tongue is not lethal but... well... we really do not want to get into that discussion. Those of us with "dognative dissonance" do not like to have that particular issue brought up.
I am human. (honest!)
On Sundays I go to church.
The rest of the week.... well...
I have a dog.
It all works out.
Regards,
WebMouse
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