Dog Spit

Do you think dog saliva is gross? Many people do.

But here’s a story that might change your mind.

Many years ago, back in the 1970s, my husband had a horrible infection in his arm. The antibiotic the doctor had prescribed wasn’t helping and my poor husband was so miserable he couldn’t get out of bed.

Our dalmation kept trying to lick the sore and, finally, my poor husband felt too weak to push her away and let her lick it.

To our surprise, the wound began to improve, so he let the dog keep licking it. In a few hours the wound had completely healed.

When we told a doctor friend about that he explained dogs have an enzyme in their saliva that kills the bacteria that cause infections.

So, if a dog licks or slobbers on you or your kids, please don’t worry about it being unsanitary. It’s quite the opposite.