The hot topic of debate around this household.

[justletmeknow]

Should dogs be allowed at the table? I don't have a problem with feeding them scraps, but...

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[callbacks]

only if they help wash up afterwards

[justletmeknow]

Hmm!

[justletmeknow]

It's pretty clean for a dog.

[callbacks]

i heard a dogs mouth is cleaner than a humans
which i guess anyone could have figured if they met my son

[justletmeknow]

No, that's not true. That misunderstanding may come from observing dogs licking their wounds. Dogs' wounds disappear quickly because licking stimulates blood flow, which results in the body paying more attention to the injury. Humans may have assumed that because the healing was quick, the dog's mouth was clean.

[justletmeknow]

But I suppose there's little harm in a dog's mouth regardless of the activities they choose to pursue. Most diseases also aren't communicable between species.

[justletmeknow]

Too bad the same can't be said about your child!

[callbacks]

yeah
i dont let him kiss his mother with that mouth

[callbacks]

does your dog lick its own balls or what because if so i dont think you should let it do the dishes

[justletmeknow]

Have you ever thought about doing something about him?

[justletmeknow]

That isn't a problem with the dog. It's female and bathes itself in the shower the same way humans do. It's very well-trained and even grooms itself.

[callbacks]

whoa

ok i just had a thought that could solve both our dilemmas
trade you my kid for your dog
you can let him eat at the table

[justletmeknow]

I won't trade. He's a boy.

[sunflowersister]

Well, I'll be honest, I certainly wouldn't allow it. My boys cause enough of a mess at meals by themselves.

[justletmeknow]

That's what I thought! Dogs shouldn't be at the table no matter how much they protest.

[justletmeknow]

We can get the dog a separate table.

[duckface]

Take this down!!

[justletmeknow]

I can't.

[duckface]

Yes you can! You posted it, so unpost it!

[justletmeknow]

I can't. Letting a dog have its way when it wants to have its way is considered bad habit.

[duckface]

Yeah, I'm learning that.

[justletmeknow]

That's great! We'll get along better that way.

[duckface]

Are you even a real thing? Like, I never saw you around before this junk started. Do you live here?

[justletmeknow]

We've always been here. If not me, then others.

[justletmeknow]

I live here now!