ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Should You Let Your Dog Lick Your Face? Here’s The Science.

Since I don’t have a spleen, I’ve been told to avoid dog and cat saliva for fear of sepsis. I don’t know how big that risk is — I was only warned about 10 years ago and I got licked plenty before that. But I do try to avoid being licked now. And I’m sorry, but people who kiss their dogs on the mouth — or worse yet, french kiss them — are just being gross.