Children raised around dogs and their Immune system.
Topic - Children raised around dogs and their Immune system.
We run a very large Australian Labradoodle UK owners Facebook group
and we see lots of questions and worries from families posting on this
group. We offer lots of advice and support to our puppy families before
and after they get their puppy, but we also do try and support families
that have purchased their puppy elsewhere from another breeder that
might not have received the same level of support or professional
advice. So, we decided to cover topics as when they come up so our
families can learn and benefit from the questions being asked.
Today’s question was: "My pup has just picked up her poop in her
mouth, gross I know, what can I do to make sure her mouth is
completely clean for my children’s sake? I don’t have a toothbrush
and paste at the moment, we have gave her water straight away,
thank you”. To add context, the puppy in question is only 8 weeks old.
As gross as it sounds, dogs pick up almost anything in their mouths
especially when they are puppies, and this question reminds me of my
son at 8 months old, having no nappy time rolling around our bathroom
floor, waiting for the bath to be ready. He did a poo and started eating it
whilst I left the room briefly to get a towel. To say I was horrified was an
understatement, when you are a first-time parent you worry about all the