11 Pets You Should Keep Away From Your Face

Dogs

A cuddle from man’s best friend can warm your heart. But a lick on the face can make you sick. That’s because a dog’s saliva can carry all sorts of pathogens: for example, fever-inducing Brucella canis; the bacteria Leptospira interrogans, which can lead to kidney and liver trouble; and the rare Capnocytophaga canimorsus, which a study in the journal Veterinary Microbiology found was present in 74 percent of dogs, though it’s rare in humans and usually only passed through bite or scratch. Be sure to avoid these 53 mistakes nearly every dog owner makes.

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