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I'm the same way--I hate the doggy smell. Cats are another story; they don't tend to drool or smell (unless it's an outdoor cat--they can get sort of smelly sometimes) so I don't feel the need to wash my hands. I guess I'm doggist as well!
i only do if ive gone to the bathroom, am going to prepare food, etc. i give my dogs a bath about once a week (i know prolly bad but i cant stand them dirty... the vet said as long as i use oatmeal shampoo and brush them regularly their skin shouldnt dry out :))
@stephanie63087: same here. I do have a poodle though so they are non-shedding, near no Dander and aren't smelly or oily like most dogs. It's like touching your own hair.
Haha, I do the same thing! Immediately after I pet a dog I'll wash my hands. Stinky, gross creatures. :P
that's funny that you mention outdoor cats! I've definitely met some stinky outdoor cats, but ours who is out at least 4-8hours a day, always smells better after he comes in, like when you dry laundry on a clothes line, it's weird.
I only wash my hands during times when I normally would regardless of the dogs (after using the bathroom, before cooking a meal, etc.).
I touch my dogs a lot, it would be impractical (and unneccesary) to wash my hands every time I touched them.
The "doggy smell" has A LOT to do with a dog's diet. Better food = less doggie smell. (Natural/holistic dog food gives the dog less smell than grocery store food. A raw diet pretty much eliminates all doggie smell.)
I have a serious infatuation with purell so I sanitize regularly. We dont have any dogs but my parents as well as my FIL's do and the only time I wash my hands after petting the pups is before dinner but I would do that regardless.
I don't ever wash my hands after petting my cat. Trust me, he's cleaner than we are!
@KLP2010: yea if i would have thought, i would have gotten a poodle... instead i have a lab mix and a shepherd mix and you can imagine the shedding... even with brushing them every 4 days i have to vacuum and dust about every other day (no joke) they shed so much!!!!
I've definitely noticed that our lab has much less of a smell than any other I've met/owned before, I can only attribute it to her diet. We don't raw feed (not confident enough for that yet, more reading is in order), but we do feed one of the higher quality kibbles available (Orijen).
I'm a habitual handwasher. I got that way after working in university computer labs (disgusting) and so after I touch/pet/pick up my pet, I wash my hands. I'm just that way.
This is so interesting! I am a sanitation freak (I bleach counter tops and wash my hands thoroughly before all food preparation and after using the restroom) but I NEVER do just because I have touched my dog. I have a very small chinuahua, and to be honest, he even sleeps in bed right next to my face. I think he smells great! Very soft and pleasant, like a clean baby's skin (maybe sounds weird?). We don't bathe him a lot, but maybe because he is more of an inside dog he doesn't have quite the same odors? So fascinating!
I tend to wash my hands before I eat regardless, so it isn't really about the dog. But other than not really unless he slobbers on me. I don't think my dog smells at all, but he does shed like WOAH. After seriously playing with him or letting him lay on me I usually have to change my shirt.
I feel like I should add that I do wash after petting any non-poodle. I AM allergic to dogs however and i really can't stand the smell or feel of the oiliness on my hands. It's so icky to me... but again, clean-non smelly-non shedding poodle owner here :-)
i grew up with a bichon and never felt dirty or like i needed to wash my hands after touching her, and she was pretty much always in my lap, at my side, etc. but i think that's a lot about bichons having hair rather than fur, and being non-shedding/non-dander. when i'm playing with FFIL's dogs, who both have short hair that sheds a little, i wash a lot more. i think it is also somewhat related to it being my dog versus someone else's dog.
I'm the only one that said "Never, why would I wash my hands" ??? As far as I'm concerned my cats are cleaner than humans.
@meliss: Lol, I can agree that my cats are cleaner than some humans. However, not as clean as me ;)
honestly...it depends on the dog. for some reason, and maybe it's because i'm so comfortable with them, when it comes to my parents poodles and my pomeranian, i don't feel like i have dirty hands. maybe it's because these dogs generally like to keep clean and i know their habits just from living with them. i also know that they are groomed all the time.
when it comes to short hair dogs or dogs i don't know, i have to wash them. after the dog park, i feel pretty grimey because those dogs are all over eachother, drooling on eachother, rolling in dirt and what-have-you, and everyone has touched them!
gross.
I also kiss my cats' paws frequently, well aware that they've been in the litterbox earlier in the day. Yes, you can call me gross :) But they spend hours licking them clean, and little pink cat toes are so cute!
Our dog doesnt have a "doggy" smell so I wouldnt need to get any smell off my hands. And even if he did - why would I be smelling my hands!?! I only wash my hands after using the restroom or before I am going to make food.
I pet my dog way to often that I would be washing my hands all the time. So regardless of when I touch her, I always wash my hands after the bathroom or cooking/eating.
I also kiss my dog all the time on her head or her cheek! Her head is so soft!
Immediately here too, but because I'm allergic and washing keeps me from sneezing :/ Same goes for cats, except my cat allergy is way worse.
@meliss: Yup, me too. I love my kitten to death and his paws are too cute not to kiss!
I'm the same way! Dogs are just dirtier, and there is a dog smell. Not a disgusting smell...I grew up with dogs...but a smell all the same. My cats are indoor cats, so they're only as dirty as my house is, which isn't dirty at all. Besides, cats get EVERYwhere, so you have to reconcile yourself to the fact that there is already "cat" all over everything anyway. My fiance and I joke that there is a total disconnect in our brain between the cat that uses the catbox, and the one that walks across our pillows at night.
Surely those aren't the same paws that were in the catbox, right? ;-)
I answered based on MY dogs, because if I touch other dogs sometimes I do need to wash my hands.
My own, if I feel the need to wash my hands after touching them then they get a bath!
They love to lay on me and they sleep in bed under the covers, so if they get any smell they get bathed. My Italian Greyhounds and Whippet very rarely get any kind of odor, and the Flat coats are show dogs, so they get bathed and groomed fairly regularly anyway.
i generally don't wash my hands after petting my dogs, unless i feel they're stinky/dirty. i do wash my hands after petting other dogs as soon as i can. i don't think it's silly to wash your hands right after petting your dogs, though--it's a personal preference/comfort thing.
i wash my hands more often after petting my cat than my dog. the dog gets frequent baths, but it grosses me out a little knowing the cat she spends time every day in a dirty litterbox!
I don't like dog smell either that is why I have my dogs groomed regularly and brush them and clean them with puppy wipes on a regular basis. But between my two little love bugs I would live my life washing my hands if I washed up every time I were to pet one of them. When I'm home I don't think there is probably more than a minute or two in between petting them, cuddling, playing, etc.
I'm such a freak with this. I feel the need to do it when touching other peoples' dogs, but not my own. I've noticed that other dogs like our dog (Aussies, or Border Collies) don't make me feel like I need to wash my hands.
I can't explain it, other than that I'm just used to her?
I have to wash my hands immediately after cause I'm allergic to dogs and if my hands come anywhere near my face my eyes and lips swell up. It's crazy but I have TWO dogs! I love them so much I'm willing to make the sacrifice. :)
My cat is GROSS. So I wash my hands all the time. He's a drooler/sneezer/too-old-to-reach-back-and-clean kind of cat. He's my old man. :)
I could never wash my hands every time I touch my dog. It's too much, especially b/c he's always at my side at the dinner table sniffing. I'd have to wash them every other second.
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Just a random question. My partner thinks I'm silly because after petting the dog/playing with the dog I'll go wash my hands, even if she hasn't drooled on me or done anything particularly nasty. he likes to point out that I don't treat the cat with the same discrimination. I honestly just cannot stand the 'doggy' smell on my hands, even though she doesn't smell nearly as bad as other dogs I've owned/met.