Moon's Graden

> >  Hi!  My mom and I are having a disagreement.  Quite often my dog
> >will*** my face and mouth to show affection and my mom just hates
> >it because she says we can catch diseases from animals.  Is this
> >true?  Can a person catch a cold from a dog if it happens to have
> >one?  Thanks.  Chris

> While you can catch some diseases from animals, they're mostly
> through bites (like rabies, for example). You can't catch a cold
> from a dog because most viruses and many bacteria have a limited
> host range, meaning that they only infect closely related species.
> You're a LOT more likely to catch something just from being around
> another person than you are from letting a dog*** you. As long
> as your dog is up to date on his or her shots, you have little to
> nothing to worry about.

> Stacy