A dog from a stranger

@Shasha_ (1017)
Envigado, Colombia
August 5, 2023 12:58am CST
I was at a park one day in the afternoon when a guy with his dog showed up. I guess he was walking his dog. The dog was so friendly and playful as it jumped to me and started to try to lick me on the face. I tried to avoid it but the guy who owned the dog laughed and said to his dog to keep doing it. He praised his dog for its action. I like dogs, but I prefer to pat and rub their head and body.. I don't really like if any dogs that I don't know well lick me on the face. Finally I left the park after I said bye to the dog, not to its owner. Do you let any dogs from strangers on the street lick you on the face?
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@jstory07 (134646)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Aug
I would not be low enough for them to lick my face that is just gross.
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• Mojave, California
5 Aug
Yet, you let your cat lick your face. Just kidding giving you a hard time. I hate cat licks. Their tongue so rough, . Like sandpaper. Its like you have road rash when a cat licks you.
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@jstory07 (134646)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Aug
@crossbones27 My two boys do not lick my face but they will rub their nose with me when I tell them kiss.
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• Mojave, California
5 Aug
@jstory07 That's cool, that is the good thing about cats, they not big lickers but do stuff like that. Some dogs do overly lick. Kai very rarely licks, Brooklyn likes to lick your feet but its not very often. Do not ask me why she likes to do that. I usually think its her way of telling me I want to go for a walk. The puppy likes to lick a lot, you would hate her.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
5 Aug
No, I don't let dogs get close to me. I'm allergic to animal fur. Any dog that tries to lick a stranger on the face is badly trained. You should have sternly told the dog to stay down and pushed it away from you. You should have told his owner that you were offended by the badly trained dog and moved away from them at once.
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@Shasha_ (1017)
• Envigado, Colombia
7 Aug
I agree with you. I think he is not a good dog owner. Anyway, I can do better in the future.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
7 Aug
@Shasha_ I hope you don't have that problem in the future. Good luck!
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@Shasha_ (1017)
• Envigado, Colombia
7 Aug
@DaddyEvil thanks
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@allknowing (130134)
• India
6 Aug
That was indeed wrong on the part of that stranger to encourage his dog to lick you I would not like any unknown dog to do that to me.
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@Shasha_ (1017)
• Envigado, Colombia
7 Aug
Yeah, that was so rude of him.
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@crossbones27 (48480)
• Mojave, California
5 Aug
No I keep my dogs as far from people as possible. They very nice but do get overly exited some times. They older now, so not to bad, but when younger it definitely put people in uneasy mode and plus my dogs are pretty big. Kai is huge her paws about half the size of my hand. She could give small grey wolves a run for their money in size. She is very nice though.
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@Shasha_ (1017)
• Envigado, Colombia
7 Aug
Sounds like you have more than one dog. I believe Kai is such a lovely dog.
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@LadyDuck (459212)
• Switzerland
5 Aug
I would not even let my own dog lick my face, never! Dogs are not clean animals.
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@LadyDuck (459212)
• Switzerland
7 Aug
@Shasha_ When you know what they lick I cannot understand how people can let do this.
@Shasha_ (1017)
• Envigado, Colombia
7 Aug
@LadyDuck I think this is merely their way to show their affection to their dogs.
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@Shasha_ (1017)
• Envigado, Colombia
7 Aug
I saw many dogs owner let their dogs lick them on the face, and even on the tongue.
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• India
5 Aug
No I will never let to do that. I feel that's unhygienic. Our face is very sensitive and dog saliva can cause skin issues. I love to rub their head and dog enjoy that. I feel that happy. But the owner should also take care of his dog to not lick person who is not comfortable.
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@Shasha_ (1017)
• Envigado, Colombia
7 Aug
Yeah, I'm 100% in agreement with you.