Ever wonder what your dog is really tracking in from the sidewalk or ground outside and if it'll make you sick? Read this.
, a professor of small animal internal medicine and a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, dogs — their coats, mouths, paws — areThe germs on your dog's pawsIt’d take a very resilient bug — and a lot of it — to cause human illness. It’s not unheard of, but in general, the health benefits of adventuring with your pup far outweigh the tiny risks of getting sick from whatever may be latching to your dog’s paws.
The type of germs your dog’s paws pick up depends on where you live, what your lifestyle’s like, and the type of pathogens that exist in your area. For example, dogs in cities are going to be exposed to germs that are different from what dogs are in rural areas or farmland walk on, which won’t look like the pathogens that attach to your dog’s fur when they swim in lakes and ponds.
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