Do you let your dog lick your plate?

[Varga]

I sometimes do, depending on what food it is. I don't want him eating anything too spicy.

My oldest sister was always horrified that I would do something like that and she literally bleached any bowl I put water in for the dogs when we were at her place, lol. She is not much of an animal person.

[lizbud]

No, they might get a bite sized bit of chicken from my hand occasionally, but not from my plate. They don't need the condiments
in their diets.

[k9krazee]

All the time!

[SWHouston]

Every single (evening) meal !

AND they are just immaculate, after we run them through the Dish Washer.

[Alysser]

I find that gross too. Perhaps because both my dogs have been known to eat poop, Sassy ate her own and Mikey likes BUNNY poop from the yard It's putrid. Maybe that was TMI, but yeah, that's my reasoning.

Cindy, Mikey licks plates in the dishwasher too!

[SWHouston]

This certainly gives one a fresh outlook, on Dental Hygiene for their animals, doesn't it

[wolf_Q]

My mom would always freak out if I tried to do let them lick a plate so I never did. Then I met Corby. He considers it the "pre-wash" cycle for the dishwasher. I feel like it's okay if the dishes are going in a dishwasher - not sure you could get them clean enough hand washing. So pretty much every plate/pan/etc. gets a prewashing from the dogs.

[Karen]

My mom would always freak out if I tried to do let them lick a plate so I never did. Then I met Corby. He considers it the "pre-wash" cycle for the dishwasher. I feel like it's okay if the dishes are going in a dishwasher - not sure you could get them clean enough hand washing. So pretty much every plate/pan/etc. gets a prewashing from the dogs.

I knew we liked Corby! Hee hee!

[beeniesmom]

Not always.

[Lori Jordan]

Oh, I should have mentioned........Zoee licks the plates when they are in the dishwasher. When they are still dirty, of course! I don't really "let" her, but sometimes she sneaks a lick or two.

I was just about to say the same thing!I don't make a habit of it either.Every animal owner is different.I use to let them,and that did not work.I do not like dogs that bag at the table.I do alot of dinner parties and having 4 big dogs sitting around a table begging is not my idea of fun.

[chocolatepuppy]

Dogs lick too many other places before they lick the plates, so no. I don't freak if they do get a lick in though. I hand wash my dishes so maybe that's not as clean as the hot water in a dishwasher.

[dab_20]

I used to let my dogs lick my spoon if I was eating yogurt or something, but not right off my plate. They have a bad enough begging habit. My fiance is extremely grossed out by it too, so no, I don't let them.

[Roxyluvsme13]

No. That sounds gross to me, especially knowing where their mouths have been. They get bites of whatever is on the plate usually (unless it's something they can't have of course!) but actually licking the plate, yuck!