Do you think of dogs as unclean? Was I wrong for this?

Went for coffee with 2 ladies.
Doggy got a pup cup, but once finished he kept licking it and rolling it round on the floor. I picked it up and put it on the end of the table near me.

I noticed that one lady looked at the cup and cringed.

None of us were eating. Just drinking coffees from the Starbucks enclosed travel cups they serve drinks in. .

Was I wrong for doing that?

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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

Yes. They carry dangerous bacteria in their mouth that if get into a wound of an immunocompromised person, it could cause sepsis. That's why when you're bitten by a dog, you should take antibiotics.
Further, they sometimes roll in feces or corpses of other animals.
They run all around outside so unless you clean their paws when they enter the home, it's the same for me as walking around in your shoes. If it's just your garden, okay, but not public spaces where all the other dogs shit in the grass or people spit on the ground etc.

As for the cup, I guess I'd feel a bit squeamish about it too. It's better to throw it into trash.

Magenta · F

@CrazyMusicLover Indeed.