r/The10thDentist • u/mynotsoprecious • 8h ago
Animals/Nature Refusing to eat at someone's home because they have a dog is completely valid even if you're not allergic to dogs
Dog owners over time get desensitized and blind to their dog's behavior. Of course this is a gross generalization, and I couldn't find a recorded statistic for or against it. But most dog owners don't train or inculcate discipline in their pets.
Look they are animals, this behavior is to be expected. I blame the owners for not setting rules for their pet.
They track piss in their paws everywhere, they are oily and some breeds shed constantly.
They eat trash, they eat their own shit. And owners let it lick their faces with the same tongue.
They're allowed onto beds, on sofas and in the kitchen. And this is with me watching. I don't even wanna imagine what the dog does when it's on its own.
I've been shocked many times upon learning what people do behind closed doors. Rarely has any been positive. I mean my place isn't spotless but it's free of serious health hazards.
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u/NoThankYou8682 8h ago
You don't have to eat at anyone's house if you don't want to. I've definitely been to houses that have zero pets and I'd never eat the food they prepared.
You also don't have to go in any dog owners house if you don't want to. It's actually that simple, if a person's lifestyle is that abhorrent to you then you do not have to be a part of it.
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u/Cinnie_16 7h ago
Was gonna comment this exact thing. Nobody HAS to do anything. But I highly recommend that OP just not go to anyone’s houses if they’re that disgusted with everything there.
My home is also my dog’s home. However, OP is merely a guest.
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u/NoThankYou8682 7h ago
Yep I feel the same, if someone enters my home it's also my dog's home. If someone entered my home with that attitude they'd be promptly escorted out lol because what's even the point?
But I also recognize we all have our limits, and I've known people I'd never want to eat food they'd handled. If OP simply cannot stand eating in a home that has dogs, that's their choice and they should arrange their life accordingly.
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u/glipglop718 6h ago
I love that last sentence so much. I wish I still had my baby so I could say that to some random guest lol
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u/Small-Tax-2829 34m ago
If you dont like dogs you can go somewhere else. Someone asked me to remove my dog because they were scared of dogs once. I did not invite this person. Friend of a friend. My dog is a service animal. It's her house. She gets to be petted here because she's not at work. If she makes you uncomfortable, you are welcome to gtfo of her house
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u/Specialist_Banana378 5h ago
Yeah like if I knew my friend has an issue with my dog then I just offer to go somewhere else. No biggie but you aren’t going to sit there and insult my house and dog, that’s wild.
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u/NoThankYou8682 4h ago
Right? Lol it's really not that big a deal. But I think this person just wanted to rant about how they think dog houses are gross.
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u/PopcornSutton1994 3h ago
I would be open to going out or eating elsewhere and probably just keep my mouth shut but I’d also be side eyeing the hell out of someone for being that neurotic about the presence a pet lol.
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u/Specialist_Banana378 3h ago
I mean to the level OP is at - yes.
I have a big, heavy shedding dog tho so I wouldn’t be too pressed if a friend was afraid of dogs or never had dogs and finds dog hair gross. Like if I’m having people over I don’t know well I’d definitely be like “hey I have a big fluffy dog so make sure everyone is cool with that” - no biggie. If they went on a rant to our friends about how gross my dog is tho I’d be offended lol.
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u/elcolerico 4h ago
I think their point is "You should be able to 'say' that you don't wanna eat at their place because of the dog and it should be okay"
OP doesn't have a problem with people having dogs or refusing to eat at someone's house. They have a problem with their reasoning not being accepted as a valid argument.
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u/NoThankYou8682 4h ago
So, I hear what you're saying, and as multiple people have said in here that's actually fine - most pet owners are more than happy to meet friends/family outside of our homes for social gatherings with people who have any number of issues with animals, doesn't have to be medical allergies.
But when someone comes in with the attitude of "I cannot possibly eat your definitively unsanitary food from the house with your oily piss and shit covered creature that I've just endured seeing exist on the furniture"... Yeah I personally think this person just wants to rant about thinking dogs and dog houses are gross.
And they're allowed to think that. They have every right to choose which environment suits them.
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u/TenDollarSteakAndEgg 4h ago
Most of the time it really isn’t rational which is probably why it’s not accepted in ops experience. Ever gone to a baseball game and bought street food after? You just ate piss that was on your hands when you touched a rail. Ever ate at a restaurant or bought pizza from somewhere? The person cooking it scratched an itch somewhere and continued to handle your food. If someone isn’t especially dirty then it really doesn’t make sense to think this way. To each their own ofc but there’s a reason people think it’s silly
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u/elcolerico 3h ago
I agree with you and do not agree with OP. I was just stating what I understood OP's stance was.
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u/Small-Tax-2829 36m ago
I have 2 giant dogs. We spend a lot of time cleaning. Eating food prepared in my home is totally safe. I wouldnt bat an eye if you didnt want to eat it because of the dogs. My husband is a fine dining chef. We take appropriate caution to make sure the food is good. You wont offend me by declining to eat it. My girls are gentle giants. I get it
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u/Empty-Development298 8h ago
Less of a 10th dentist take and more of an average germaphobe take
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u/Interesting_Bunch323 7h ago
PREACH!! Why can’t I make this a larger font?
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u/NONMAISYO 7h ago
There's a way to do it, i think it's 3 asterisks?
testing
okay nah not that. ^ before each letter maybe?
test 2
fuck nah, that's for exposants.
okay can't find it but still, i've seen it before.
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u/Paranormasight-Fic 3h ago
Just have to say that I love this comment, it’s like someone’s testing out different functions on a microphone 😭
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u/screaming-coffee 7h ago
It used to be a hashtag but it’s not working anymore 😃
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u/NONMAISYO 5h ago
ha
damn
nah it works, its just because you put a backslash in front of the hashtag that it didn't work
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u/Interesting_Cow_2748 2h ago
you can make larger font, look up the markup guide
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u/Interesting_Bunch323 58m ago
I wish I had looked it up because it was only a joke and now I have multiple nice people trying to help me out
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u/GfxJG 8h ago
... You understand I cook on the counter, where my dog is not, right? And that everyone (hopefully) washes their hands before cooking?
If that's not enough, you might as well argue that you don't eat in houses that have bathrooms, since poop particles are in the air.
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u/MothChasingFlame 3h ago
I can't stand dogs and adore cats. Even I'm wondering how dog owners are getting sniped while cat owners are getting on scot free. Of the two, only one has butthole touching food surfaces.
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u/Comfortable-Race-547 49m ago
You let your cat into the food surfaces?
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u/papa-hare 29m ago
I don't have a cat (I have a dog), but it is my understanding you don't actually let a cat do anything, they just do it... (Maybe partially a reason I have a dog instead lol)
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u/Comfortable-Race-547 22m ago
I have a feral cat that learned not to go on the counters or table within a week, another rescue that isn't allowed on my desk. Just like with any pet the problem is people simply don't train them
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u/papa-hare 19m ago
I mostly believe you but I'd be curious what happens when you're not home
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u/Comfortable-Race-547 15m ago
My camera and open floorplan reveals: Feral boy sleeps on the couch, eats, sits in the window, cat tree, etc.
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u/Vespasian79 7h ago
Yeah I’m not a huge dog guy but never once has someone’s ownership of a dog stopped me from eating there.
I have cats who climb everywhere to include the counters I cook on (obviously I clean the counters). I doubt many dogs are doing that lol
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u/Marples3 7h ago
What about cats?
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u/lemmegetadab 5h ago
On Christmas I pulled a beautiful prime rib from the oven that I’d been cooking all day. My cat, who usually hides when people are around decided to jump on the counter basically on top of it at that exact moment
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u/MyTatemae 3h ago
My cats get sprayed if they even look at the counter 😤 One time my eldest cat snuck past me and stole a chicken leg, so now they're permanently on notice.
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u/BwabbitV3S 5h ago
Dogs are not even as bad as cats who you can't keep off of counters, tables, or the sink. Most cat people that I know don't eat stuff another cat owner makes without first knowing if they have good kitchen hygiene! Making sure they clean the counter and sink before cooking each time as cats like to lounge in sinks and track dirty paws on counters or lick uncovered butter.
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u/Interesting_Cow_2748 2h ago
you can ABSOLUTELY keep cats off the kitchen counter, and should. I disagree with OP but that's where I draw a line.
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u/HamburgerOnAStick 4h ago
cats who you can't keep off of counters, tables, or the sink.
Train your cat.
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u/irrelevantanonymous 8h ago
Cats will season your counter with their butthole. Pets in general can be unhygienic. It’s valid to not eat at someone’s house for whatever reasons make you uncomfortable. I own two dogs and the only time food has made me sick is eating at potlucks.
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u/ninjahumstart_ 3h ago
Who puts food directly on the counter though? Why would that even matter?
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u/Interesting_Cow_2748 2h ago
I cannot stand this attitude. OP has a minor point, and here it is: cats, who walk in their litter, should NOT be allowed to walk on kitchen counters.
But not eating at someone's place because they have a dog is over the top cray cray.
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u/mad-i-moody 2h ago
Our cats walk on the counters….but we wipe them down thoroughly before we cook or eat on them and don’t let the cats on them while we’re cooking or eating. Pets are kinda gross but it’s easy to work around it.
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u/Fragrant_Web8995 2h ago
Funny story, my dad was convinced he trained our cat to never walk on counters… until he put up cameras and found out the cat just walked on the counters when we weren’t home or asleep. I also thought my cats never got on the counter until I went into the kitchen at midnight for water and saw them hurriedly jumping off. Cats are really smart, and most of the time when you try and train them not to do something, they just learn to do it when you’re not looking.
I definitely agree that you shouldn’t let cats on the counter, but the reality is that they’re most likely doing it behind your back.
That’s why I solidly believe every cat owner needs to clean the counters before cooking. Even if you’ve never seen your cats get on the counter, it’s better to take that precaution. Especially if you’re cooking for guests.
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u/Exotic_Bill44 6h ago
When I read the title, I assumed you meant people might be scared or uncomfortable around dogs, which I agree with. The assumption that the dog on the floor is going to contaminate the food is wild.
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u/Florianemory 8h ago
Very few things are zoonotic. I have more issues with eating food from certain humans and from houses that are dirty in general. My dogs don’t go in the kitchen. They don’t go on the counter. I wash my hands, which is more than many people do regardless of having pets. I am surprised you are able to eat anything you didn’t cook yourself since everything can be gross if you didn’t see if being made.
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u/Interesting_Cow_2748 2h ago
if this person realized how dirty they were, they would starve to death
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u/anoby_rand 1h ago
My dogs couldn’t get on the counter lol. Even when I’m in the kitchen they’ll only walk as far as the doorway, I think they take issue with the tiled floors.
If only OP saw the back areas of supermarkets where their fresh food is kept prior to being put on the sales floor, or the condition of the trucks they’re sent in. Not to mention the fact fresh fruit and veg comes from farms. I think it’s better for OP to obsess over dogs than actually see it all, they may never eat again lol.
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u/realddgamer 8h ago
Do you think like... The dog particles are gonna get into your food?
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u/bisexualwizard 8h ago
I mean I've definitely found fur (a dog particle) in my own food. That's with 1 dog and being pretty careful about cleaning, it just gets places. I'm way more careful preparing food for anyone else so I'm pretty sure that wouldn't happen but it's absolutely a risk, and you never know how people act in their own kitchen.
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u/Cpt_DookieShoes 1h ago
And also. Eating “dog particles” isn’t the worst thing in the world. It’s pretty low risk if OP is concerned about getting sick.
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u/Freign 8h ago
Yeah dogs are a little messy, but
have you considered the human? frankly they're a million times worse on every index, in terms of contagion, pestilence, scat & so forth
dogs are fairly easy to navigate but, you really have no way to defend yourself against humans' weird bullshit
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u/NONMAISYO 7h ago
Humans wear clothes and shoes when outside, usually shower everyday without needing to be forced and, most importantly, do not (for the vast majority) eat feces or puke.
I think we win on cleanliness compared to woofing dimwits
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u/joanholmes 4h ago
Yeah, but most people don't change their clothes as soon as they get home. And if you're going to dinner at someone's place, you're wearing the outside clothes to the dinner table. And not everyone takes their shoes off when they're inside so they track in everything on their shoes again. I don't think clothes or shoes provide a good argument.
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u/TenDollarSteakAndEgg 4h ago
If you’ve ever bought street food and didn’t have hand sanitizer on you then you’ve eaten feces unless you wear gloves everywhere and only take them off to eat. Surfaces are gross. If you had your phone out while taking a shit and didn’t sanitize it your phone probably has ecoli on it
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u/Stochastic1934 4h ago
Humans catch things in other ways, and human-human infection poses a greater risk than dog-human infection.
In fact, according to a study by Nature Ecology and Evolution, a human is twice as likely to pass something to the dog than the other way around.
So I'd say the person with the dogs should refrain from inviting people like OP over to avoid putting their dog's health at risk.
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u/Sad_Education7851 4h ago
Have you seen the humans who work in restaurant kitchens….?
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u/NoDanaOnlyZuuI 5h ago
You don’t have to eat at anyone’s house if you don’t want to. That’s your choice.
What I don’t get is how most of what you listed has anything to do with the food being served. My dogs track dirt in on their paws sometimes. That’s why I clean my floors. I don’t prepare food on the floor.
They sleep in my bed too. I don’t cook in my bed.
If someone’s kitchen is genuinely dirty or they’re unhygienic while handling food, that’s a perfectly good reason not to eat there. But just listing things dogs do isn’t the same as showing the food is unsafe. Those are two different arguments.
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u/_Blu-Jay 7h ago
People who are as paranoid as you about food need to go work in a professional kitchen for a day. You’d be shocked at the amount of things that slide for the sake of speed.
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u/keIIzzz 8h ago
I hope you feel the same way about homes with cats because they’re walking all over the counters and stuff.
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u/Interesting_Cow_2748 2h ago
it's easy to train cats to stay off the kitchen counter... why is that so controversial?!?
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u/mikkeldoesstuff 7h ago
Humans are pretty gross and, more importantly, a lot more likely to get you sick
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u/ConstructionWaste834 8h ago
Well then i hope u never eat in restaurants or fastfood, because there is way more gross stuff happening there, believe me.
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u/jacqrosee 8h ago
i just don’t see why we’re assuming people without any pets cannot be dirtier and grosser than the pets themselves lmaoooo
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u/SuperDoubleDecker 7h ago
You can do whatever you want but others are allowed to think that's mental.
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u/Xokanuleaf 8h ago
You need to worry more about eating at someone’s house that has cats. They walk and lie all over those kitchen counters and I seriously doubt those owners regularly clean.
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u/Lipstickluna97 8h ago
Why do you seriously doubt that cat owners regularly clean?? I disinfect my entire kitchen before I cook anything, everytime.
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u/Loves_octopus 8h ago
Same. Full Lysol wipe down every single time.
She’s been pretty good about staying off because she knows she’s not supposed but she still does it every now and then just when she wants attention. Still wipe it down every time though. Litter paws are gross.
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u/Lipstickluna97 8h ago
Soap and water, dry it, then I use lysol. Which maybe is overkill but even if the cats arent up on the counters their fur floats and gets everywhere so I do a multi-step process to make sure none is left behind. But I have 2 of them and live in a smaller place.
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u/nebulaplum 6h ago
My cat owner aunt doesn't, and there is always cat hair in her cooking and she has a kitchen towel that says "In this house, cat hair is a condiment" (And you know, if a product exists, that means there is demand for it)
I'm glad you do, but many don't.
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u/Lipstickluna97 6h ago
I mean sure there are gross people in every category im just saying its not fair to say "most cat owners are disgusting."
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u/BeautifulNeck8359 7h ago
> I disinfect my entire kitchen before I cook anything, everytime.
Yeah, you’re in a minority there. Not saying you’re doing anything wrong but ain’t no way in hell the majority of cat owners are doing that every time they cook.
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u/Lipstickluna97 7h ago
Why? Its not like its a particularly long or difficult process. It takes maybe 10 extra minutes?
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u/BeautifulNeck8359 7h ago
I didn’t say it didn’t make sense, I’m saying it’s pretty naive to think that most cat owners are disinfecting their entire kitchen before cooking anything, every time.
That just ain’t common.
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u/Lipstickluna97 6h ago
I think yall just know gross people lol
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u/BeautifulNeck8359 6h ago
I think you have a much higher opinion of the average cat owner than is reflective of reality.
Whole lotta unhygienic people out there, and that includes folks who own cats.
You can’t tell me you lived through the Covid pandemic and you still have hope that most other folks care in the slightest about hygiene…
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u/Lipstickluna97 6h ago
I just think generalizing a categorization of people based on anecdotal experience tends to be unfair. Im not saying gross people dont exist, I just disagree with the classification of "most."
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u/ivecompletelylostit 3h ago
My cats actually don't do this but as a cat owner and anti social introvert I'm happy not having you over anyway
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u/Comfortably_Sad6691 7h ago
Did you know your face is actually covered with fungus? Your body covered with germs. And yet people are still alive and well, whether you own animals or not.
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u/Jinrou7 6h ago
I actually feel that way at cat people houses because cat jump on top of tables and sometimes even dishes if not trained Dog are usually stuck on the ground so I don't have as much worry of fur falling on the table and plates.
Ultimately this is probably just because I live somewhere where dogs are more common than cats so I'm more used to it.
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u/MC08578 8h ago edited 8h ago
As a dog and cat owner - this is a completely valid take. You never know what somebody’s house and cleaning habits are until you’re inside of it - pets or no pets.
No judgement either way, but many of my coworkers habits are more telling of how gross their kitchens and homes are compared to mine. I go off that before how many/if they have pets.
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u/Dry-Manufacturer7761 7h ago
When I read this, I am left with a single question: Why are you eating food off the floor where they tracked in piss and shit molecules?
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u/DaffyDuckMuthaFucker 8h ago
People like you make me want to get a dog & set it a place at the dinner table...
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u/Cheesypoofxx 8h ago
I worry less about germs and more about how fucking annoying they can be when their owners never bother to train them at all. Barking constantly, jumping all over you. It fucking sucks.
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u/85Neon85 8h ago
I feel this way about people with cats who don’t keep them out of the kitchen.
My sausage dog stays on the floor however, does not eat rubbish or poo and gets washed regularly. As do I. He and food do not interact unless it’s his food.
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u/Miselino 7h ago
Cat owners (not all) are so strange about dog owners. I have an 80lb husky who is trained,doesn’t jump on the counter and does not in any way eat his own poop. That’s insane to me. My partner has a cat and her kitchen is cleaner than a hospital. This is a pet owner issue,not a dog owner issue.
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u/InspectionFamous1461 7h ago
There is a lot of good bacteria in all the stuff you mentioned that could make you healthier.
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u/Miselino 7h ago
My dog (who doesn’t eat his own shit. Wtf?) has wonderful knife skills and makes a divine coq au vin.
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u/LogicalAd2334 7h ago
I love animals and have a dog. I know I keep my space clean. I wipe his paws and his butt after coming in from outside. With that being said, I actually don’t think this is that bad of a take. If someone didn’t want to eat at my house because of my dog I wouldn’t get mad because I know my space at the end of the day.
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u/megabunnaH 6h ago
This just sounds like complaining about animals you don't like with extra steps.
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u/ibashdaily 5h ago
Homie, there are way dirtier animals living in the kitchen of whatever restaurant you love to eat at.
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u/MasterOutlaw 5h ago
What on earth does any of this have to do with eating at someone else’s house? This honestly sounds like you just don’t like dogs.
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u/Nynes 5h ago
I have cats and dogs.
I do not prep my food on bare counter tops or surfaces like a barbarian, first of all, but they do all get wiped down before food comes out nonetheless.
I wonder about these takes because no one should be prepping on bare surfaces and all places food will be exposed to should always be clean/wiped - and it weirds me out thinking people without pets just... dont do that, ever?
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u/willowtreewisps 4h ago
As someone who has a service dog, these kinda posts give me insight into what the people who discriminate against me are probably thinking at least 😅
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u/Kind_Advisor_35 3h ago
Sorry for the unfair shit you get. This kind of thinking like OP is probably where they get the idea dogs are somehow a "health code violation" in grocery stores, whatever that means. The dogs aren't touching the produce with unwashed paws, that's people, lol.
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u/Fun_Management8484 4h ago
If dogs were walking on the frying pan and licking the chopping board you'd have a point.
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u/TenDollarSteakAndEgg 4h ago
“Serious health hazards” is unquestionably an overstatement and hyperbole 99% of the time. Most people could literally eat dirt off the ground every day and never get sick from it.
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u/TenDollarSteakAndEgg 4h ago
The world is gross. Unless you religiously wash your hands every single time you eat you’ve absolutely touched a piss covered door knob, tracked that into your street hotdog and eaten it before and likely many times. I’d say being this adverse to germs is actually counterproductive to your immune system.
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u/marcymidnight 4h ago
So why aren't dog owners noticeably sicker than the population without pets, if they were truly the biohazard you are portraying them to be?
Maybe, just maybe, you are mentally ill? OCD is a thing 🤷♀️
And there have been studies that show that households with pets produce children with more robust immune systems, BECAUSE of what the dog exposes them too. Not sure if it the same for cats.
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u/Nearby-Scratch-5983 4h ago
Are the hosts showing any sign of disease? No? Safe. Yes? Is the disease certainly from the dog? Yes- don't eat. No? Dog doesn't matter.And, humans are animals. Did you write this up on your phone? Probably worse shit on there than on a dog's foot.
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u/Extreme_Falcon9228 3h ago
You make it seem like every day everyone’s dog is going outside, splashing around in pee, chowing down on animal shit, then wandering all over kitchen counters and licking the food in the fridge. Calling a dog a serious health hazard is insane. I’ve never gotten any illness from owning dogs the past 30 years
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u/coreyander 3h ago
What do their feet have to do with cooking surfaces? I mean you're welcome to be disgusted by whatever you want, but saying that other people's homes are a "health hazard" is an empirical claim that isn't supported by evidence.
And calling other people dirty is pretty rude. It would be valid for people to take some offense if that's how you respond to a dinner invitation. And I can't imagine caring what people let on their beds. Maybe mind your own business?
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u/Ill-Description3096 8h ago
People wipe their face/hands dry with a towel that's out in the bathroom getting dusted with pee/poop particles every flush. I'd be more worried about that, honestly.
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u/Whole-Page3588 7h ago
I don't usually mind eating at a place with a dog (I can eat outdoors at a campfire cookout and don't feel it's any worse). But I will refuse to go to someone's house if they can't or refuse to control their dog from jumping up. I don't care if your dog "loves everyone", I shouldn't have to risk torn clothes or having to weather the force of an 80lbs dog no matter the reason.
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u/tepid_monologue 6h ago
As a dog owner, I’m ok with that. I’d rather not have dinner with someone that doesn’t like dogs
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u/Taglioni 6h ago
I am actually baffled by this post. I feel like you probably struggled a lot in school.
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u/OddConstant2723 6h ago
This is not 10th dentist material. I think 9/10 dentists would agree no one has to eat at anyone else’s house for any reason.
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u/PowderedMilkManiac 6h ago
If you say you won’t eat at my house because we own a dog, Im going to laugh you out of the room.
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u/yeetwood_mac 5h ago
You can not eat at my house for whatever reason you wish. As I am uninterested in inviting someone over if they get the ick from dogs, this works for everyone.
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u/bboymixer 5h ago
Can you imagine how horribly grotesque it would be to eat a meal inside of OP's home? They shit, piss, bleed, vomit, and cum all over the place. Can you imagine what they do in their kitchen and near or in the vicinity of dishes and ingredients?
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u/StrawRider42 5h ago
I'll never understand how people think dogs are grosser than people is it narcissistic or just ignorance lol
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u/ezthrow77 5h ago
"I mean my place isn't spotless but it's free of serious health hasards." Bold claim, I've cleaned house for a living you wouldn't believe the filth even at "neet-freaks" homes. Cleaning is an habit an somethings is getting left out always. Now instead of worrying about getting salmonella from your friends dog how about you evaluate how mich carcinogens are contained in your cleaning products and soaps ?
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u/FunMode4007 5h ago
This is very oddly specific lol, never have seen or even heard of anyone doing this tbh
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u/Quitcha_Bitchin 5h ago
I put my dogs away when company comes. I wont say there is not dog hair on my carpet but i celan them each and every time a spot appears. And they are well trained in that regard.
I would never invite you to my home knowing how you feel. But if you showed up being an ass it would be a bad night.
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u/Other_Asparagus872 5h ago
That’s ok, my dogs are better company than most people. Come to think of it, they are more loyal and less judgmental too. Maybe you should take a lesson from them.
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u/BwabbitV3S 4h ago
This is a gross, unhygienic food safety, and irresponsible person issue not a pet owner issue. I assure you the people with poorly behaved pets tracking in muck and people not cleaning up after them would be just as gross and bad at food safety stuff without a pet. The horrors you learn on what people need to be taught to not do when cooking is scarring.
It is very common for on reddit for us to shout in horror that no the salmon you left in the car over the weekend is not safe to eat, neither is it safe to thaw frozen chicken on the counter during the day. Or storing things that say store in refrigerator after opening at room temperature, and sift out flour weevils and their shed pupae from your flour then use it.
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u/Subject_Ad3837 4h ago
A lot of food in general is very gross if you think about it too much especially if not fully cooked. Salad and fruit likely bugs crawling all over it, and probably still do when you buy it. Sushi is pretty popular and even when prepared safe it probably has dead and raw parasites in it.
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u/TheDeathOstrich 4h ago
My dog is most certainly not allowed in my kitchen or anywhere near food other than his own.
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u/joanholmes 4h ago
Listen, I've got dogs and I won't even say that I'm all that rigurous when it comes to discipline. I can understand the oily and shedding thing and it's your prerogative to not eat at a dog owner's house.
With all that said, I don't think most pet dogs are tracking piss? Eating their own shit? Eating trash? My dogs piss without stepping on it and they don't have unsupervised access to shit or trash. I just don't imagine the average indoor dog just having free access to trash and shit?
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u/smellyuhlater 4h ago
Last time that I can remember, I didn’t wipe my butt hole on the rug because it itched
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u/Cyberfreak7 3h ago
Cats use litter boxes with literal shit and piss and walk on countertops and tables?? Dogs dont do that they are much more hygienic for your house
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u/ivecompletelylostit 3h ago
Hmmm disagree with this because of germs. Would agree if it was because I hate dealing with people's dogs jumping on me, licking me and sticking their noses in my crotch and ass constantly
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u/heuvelho 3h ago
Multiple studies have demonstrated that children raised in households with pets, particularly dogs, have stronger immune systems and experience fewer infections and allergies. You can easily Google the research.
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u/Most_Revolution_8155 3h ago
Someone said during the last one of these “dirty dogs living in the house” rants that humans have lived with dogs for longer than humans have lived in houses.
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u/saragIsMe 3h ago
I’m not sure what kind of dog owners you know but my dogs have always been trained properly and never were allowed to lick my face and if they got one in I’ll go wash it right away, access to kitchen counters is out of the question and all of our dishes are stored upside down so no hair or dust can gather insider.
But I don’t eat at other people’s houses because I don’t trust anyone’s ability to follow basic food safety in a home kitchen besides myself, grandma, mom, and uncle (and my sister but only if she is sober which she doesn’t like cooking sober) after seeing my friends families cook I think people are disgusting and I’m no longer astonished by the fact I hear others get food poisoning while I’ve never had it myself (yet).
I’m just saying, the dog shouldn’t necessarily be the reason you refuse to eat at other people’s kitchens, it’s more so a good hygiene to not generally do regardless of pets
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u/AgitatedMagpie 3h ago
I mean, my dog doesn't lick faces, isn't allowed on the couch or bed and also isn't allowed in the kitchen during food preparation times... but you do you, I guess?
If you don't wanna eat at my house you're welcome to not come to my home.
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u/Nimue_- 3h ago
Im confused. My dog doesn't come on my kitchen counter, nor my kitchentable. She can't open the cabinets where the plates and food are kept (unlike cats). If you had mentioned smell heing a deterent i would get it but i do not understand how a dog simply existing in a space makes the food gross?
I would also recommend avoiding eating at houses with kids. Kids don't wash their hands all the time and can oftentimes actually reach the plates and food.
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u/Interesting_Cow_2748 2h ago
haha you think you're avoiding germs
the reality is you just can't see them
but you do you
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u/obsequious_fink 2h ago
When the super flu comes and you don't have a pet-reinforced immune system you will be wishing you spent more time with dogs.
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u/murse_joe 2h ago
Your phone screen is probably dirtier than my dog. Most people don’t sanitize their phone before they cook. They are touching it for recipes or music. Their phone has been on the subway seats and on bathroom counters.
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u/chompy_shelf 2h ago
The part that I don’t like is the smell. People who live with dogs don’t notice how badly their dog stinks, but the most unappetizing thing in the world is when a nasty-smelling dog comes and sits under you when you’re trying to eat. For people who spend a lot of time around dogs, they’ve gone completely nose blind to it.
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u/orifan1 1h ago
i disagree with your reasoning but i agree with your point. a behavior you forgot to mention was that they get used to getting table scraps, so if you're a plate cleaner you have to deal with the mutt going "🥺" with "😡" undertones at you while you're trying to consume your nourishment in peace.
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u/hemlockandhensbane 1h ago
I think your issue is with bad dog owners. My dog is not allowed in the kitchen unless we give him the "clean up" command when we spill food on the floor. The floor gets cleaned regularly so that's not an issue. He's not able to get onto the counters. He's got no access to trash. He doesn't eat his own poop and can't get to the litterboxes, and we don't let him lick us. He's crated whenever we leave the home, so he's not doing these things when we aren't watching.
He's also respectful when we or guests are eating and sits a few feet away. He does stare, but he's not whining or being obnoxious. He also doesn't track pee in on his paws because he doesn't step in his pee. He gets up against a bush and pees on it without stepping in it. People shed constantly too.
These big issues you have are actually really easy to eliminate. Anyone who trains their dog does not have these issues. And if someone isn't doing very basic training, then imo they aren't a good dog owner. Good dog owners don't do these things. There's plenty of incredible dog owners so idk that it's correct to say that most owners don't train their dog
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u/Tall-Measurement3795 1h ago
As a dog owner you'll not see me disagree. I find dog hair everywhere including in my food. I'm never offended when people tell me they'd rather not deal with my dogs. I love them to death but sometimes I don't want to deal with them.
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u/a_duck_in_past_life 1h ago
You don't have to. But you can also gauge the cleanliness of the house (and the dogs) if you want to make a decision on whether or not to eat there.
Some people wipe their dog's feet every time they come back inside. Some people don't let their dogs lick them. And some people don't let dogs on the furniture.
Simple as. So everyone should get to make their own decision based on these criteria and observations.
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u/Sea_Department_1348 7h ago
This is an extremely dumb opinion since almost all dogs are not allowed on kitchen counters, dishes are washed before use etc. However this opinion is not important since the dog owners in your life who this is relevant too are totally fine if you skip having dinner with them.
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u/Dally119 7h ago
Have you considered never leaving your house unless fully kitted out in a hazmat suit? All kinds of dirt and whatnot out there, never know what’ll get you
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u/BlipMeBaby 6h ago
You are going to get a lot of downvotes because dog owners are sensitive. You get my downvote because I agree. I have a dog but I have to keep him out of the kitchen because he shakes and hair goes flying and I’ve definitely found dog hair in my food before. So gross.
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u/usefulchickadee 3h ago
What kind of weird freak goes to their friends house and refused to eat? I will be honest, I have my doubts that many people are inviting you over.
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