Do you let your dogs lick your plate after you've eaten?

no thats a bit yuk ! my dog is a terrible begger because my OH does give him shares (which drives me nuts-its soooo annoying to have a dog sitting infront of you drooling) but lick the plate NO!!:eek:
 
No and I'm shocked that its a thing that people do!
Dogs aren't allowed near us eating either. Can't stand begging dogs!
If we have leftover food the dogs would like we put it into their bowls in the kitchen. Sundays they have their own sunday dinner, but again in their own bowls!
 
I've watched too many in-season bitches cleaning themselves up, and too many dogs licking their own arses for that, thank you just the same. An emphatic NO. Can't cope with "Plate watchers", either.

Mind you, I've lambed many a ewe, allowed my hands to dry and then eaten a sandwich, so perhaps there's no difference. Dunno, still here!

Alec.
 
NO, Its disgusting, my dogs do not come into the kitchen when we prepare food and they dont sit with us when we are eating. I cant abide dogs watching every mouthful you eat, it is funny though when we open the door after eating and they are all sat lined up hoping there may be leftovers.
 
No, absolutely not. Why would you?

We never give titbits so no drooling or begging either, don't think it is fair on the animal for them to sit there drooling away.

I am quite a messy cook so cat and dog usually take up position by the Rayburn, jaws to the ready :cool:
 
No way. I have them trained to not beg and not even touch food on a plate. I can put a plate on the floor and leave the room, and they won't touch it. Although they will stare hopefully at the plate and me.

They get treats, and I sometimes will give them a treat from my plate, but they know to wait until I have finished, and not beg.
 
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I am quite a messy cook so cat and dog usually take up position by the Rayburn, jaws to the ready :cool:
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Every lurcher which I've ever had, has as you say, laid in a place of comfort and whilst apparently asleep, there's always an ear cocked, or the odd raised eyebrow, in a sort of Ever-ready stance!! :D That I can cope with. Begging and even worse, dribbling isn't on (not that that's what a proper lurcher would do, far too refined! ;):D).

Alec.
 
Mine get to lick the cereal bowl out - but that's it.

The cereal bowl does get rinsed in hot water and then put in the dishwasher.

Various dogs over the last 20 years have had this "treat" and I seem to be OK.....
 
I don't get what the fuss is about. Me and my dog share an ice cream and everything. When you wake up in the morning she will sneak up the bed and stick her tongue in my mouth. I love her, crazy thing.
 
Not a chance- its my food, not his.

I will confess to the very occasional 'help' with a saucepan that looks like it might need extended scrubbing

Besides,due to my low personal standards, it's quite likely I've licked the plate clean myself ;)
 
No definitely not. I don't particularly like the fact that hubby will give them a tiny crust or a left over veg either as he's taught my boys to beg off him. They don't do it to me because they know better - but now they beg off visitors! :mad:

I don't want them having the salt or seasoning that we use - or get a stray bit of onion.
 
LOL I don't have issue with their tongues being on my plate - it goes in tot he dishwasher anyway and boiled clean anyway. But it's just that I don't think that dogs eating spices and salt etc is going to be good for my garden later!:p
 
No! Our lab is a year old today and from the very start, he was taught that he goes to his bed when we eat. If I feed him any of our food, it goes in his bowl and he must wait for it. My grandson allowed him to lick a tea plate once and when I washed up, no dishwasher, said plate was slimy.
 
Ew :o
No definetely not!! But my mum has a habit of leaving her cereal bowls in his reach, he's all sneaky about it though so doesn't go for it until your not looking :p
 
No! Yuck! Ours are in the room while we eat but they just sleep. When all the cutlery has been put down and we are sitting there chatting the lab might start hoovering the floor but a go and lie down' works.
On Sundays they lick the carving dish, so they know when it is a roast but still no begging, but the lab goes and sits on the 'hungry step' in the cloakroom where she gets the dish!
She does clean the bin lid and the compost bin lid - that is disgusting as she makes it all slimey.
 
ummm dog licks their own bottom and other unmentionables... I think that would be a no. I don't even lick my own plate! :D

On a more serious side I don't want to encourage mine to eat off any plates food stealing is a natural hobby for most dogs :D
 
I stayed with friends once and they let the dogs clean the plates, urrgh it made me cringe & they didn't have a dishwasher so felt rather icky eating meals after. I'm not a germphobic type normally but that & people letting dogs lick their mouths seem to get to me, probably as I see where my own dogs tongues go & crap (literally) they eat.
 
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