Horsefeathers! Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Do you let your dog lick a spoon or fork when you're done with it? What about a bowl or plate? Do you put it down and let your dog lick it clean before it goes into the dishwasher? Or is that just plain gross? :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogPaddle Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Sometimes yes, sometimes no, depends on what it is and if they've been begging - because if they have there is no way. Now if they've been lying close, studiously looking the other way to indicate they are not begging - well that's ok. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFox Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 If it's something semi-healty I let him lick the bowl, fork, pate, spoon ect. I don't think it's gross, I have to wash the dishes anyways so what does it matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Matty Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 If any thing is left on my plate, and thats a big maybe. I like to eat. I scrap the left overs into my dogs bowls and divide it between them. With more than one dog you don't want them fighting over who gets the spoon. If I had one dog, yeah, I would let them lick off the spoon and then just wash it in hot soapy water. I know where my dogs tongue has been :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESSlover Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Carson licks off the plates after they have just been set in the dishwasher... a little "pre rinse cycle" hee hee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendalyn Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 If it's something I feel comfortable giving him, yes I let him lick the plate. His germs aren't any grosser than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I certainly do. Bentley and Roxie are really good at eating off a spoon or fork (only AFTER I'm done with it). And of course all three of them love to lick the plates if there are any leftovers! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefeathers! Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Good, it's not just me. It's taken quite a bit of convincing on my part to get my husband not to do a full body shiver when he sees me grab a spoon from a drawer and dish out something like some canned pumpkin (for upset tummy) or canned food if I'm giving meds. I know it's just as easy to add these to their regular food, but if I see some loose stool between mealtimes, I'm not going to prepare a bowl of food just so they can have some pumpkin. Easiest thing to do is just scoop some out on a spoon. Same thing with some of these pills. I HATE the way canned dog food feels on my hand, so I use a spoon to scoop it out and just put the pills in that and spoon feed it straight to the dog. I thought my husband would faint. It's not like they go back into the drawer when I'm done; they go into the dishwasher. :roll: He still doesn't know about me setting a plate or bowl down to be licked clean before it goes into the dishwasher. I'm afraid he'd have a meltdown. :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Kat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Zoe likes to do the pre-rinse cycle and lick the dishes in the dishwasher.one of the 2 wolfhounds that I petsit was fed porridge from a spoon and gee whizz what a mess that was. I finally managed to get her to lick from her bowl which amazed and pleased her owners, because they had tried without success! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Yeah, we have the doggy pre-rinse cycle too; Zeke and Riley get right into it. They even try to do it after the dishwasher has run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Debbie Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I'm not squeamish about dog germs, if I was I wouldn't let them kiss my face :o :lol: The only reason I wouldn't put my plate on the floor for them to lick is; #1- There's more than one and I don't want fights #2- I don't want them to see somebody with a plate and think it's fair game. SO........if I have any leftovers I think are O.K for them, I divide between the 3 and scrape them into their dishes. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mutts4Me Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Sasha gets plates and silverware, yes. She has to wait for the cats to have their turn, though ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 i do on certain things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xavierandrea Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Of corse I do!! :D I let them lick the spoon but not plates only because I would't want it to be a free for all when I place the plate down on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieMaya Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I never give Jackie and Maya food from my plate, but sometimes I'll let them lick my plate when I'm done. And they both lick from the same plate at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsanddogs Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I love the snack bar comment! Mine don't lick plates (very often), but I do let them (can't stop them) lick the dishes as they're piling into the dishwasher. I'm going the adopt it now as their personal snack bar. My husband will love it! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 yes I let them do it. I have a dishwasher, the temperature cleaning the plates is way over germ sustainability.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 No I dont but if it is a yogurt carton or trifle carton then they can lick that , they have leftovers but it is always scrapped into their bowls. They always wait till after we have finished eating before they look for any left overs, but since having the greyhound I have to watch what she eats as she has a sensitive stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Personally no, I don't let them lick anything that isn't theirs. I feed them leftover scraps from my plate or divide it and put it in their bowls. I have never let them lick cutlery although I caught Rosie licking the tops of the jars at the bottom of the fridge door. I could never let them lick my plates, it's just something I'm personally not comfortable with. My neighbour lets hers lick everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairn6 Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 I don't have a problem with them licking from my silverware or plates. Dogs are no grosser then human beings in fact your more likely to get germs that will harm you from the other humans we let eat off our silverware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 DF, I CRACKED up with the snack bar comment...both the dogs AND the cats try to lick the dishes clean in the dishwasher before I start it. Silly Laurel got her collar caught on the rungs and ripped the bottom shelf of the dishwasher out trying to get loose.... fortunately those shelves are removable, I thought she was gonna kill herself trying to get loose, but she still licks....onlymore carefully now.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 [quote name='ESSlover']Carson licks off the plates after they have just been set in the dishwasher... a little "pre rinse cycle" hee hee.[/quote] That is so wierd my dog Depill does that to!!! My mom hate's it beacause he always get's in the way in the kitchen all excited licking the dishes lol! But my dad the man that didn't even want a dog he always gives Depill a little lick of his dish after eating chicken or ice cream lol my dad is so funny my dad and Depill are like food lovers Depill started liking dad when he started giving him all kind of treets and picked him as the leader of the family huh and Depill is my dog but it's okay coz when I'm old enough I'm gonna move and take my pup with me and be the crazy dog lady...Sorry went little bit of the subject there :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 No They have their dishes we have ours. Any left over food will go into their dish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Rowie has her own spoon we let her lick off of. I would let her lick my spoons/plates but my mother will absolutely NOT allow it. And well, sometimes I don't know where her mouth has been! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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