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[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 47 points 6 months ago
[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 6 months ago

Best Pokemon/trek crossover ever.

[-] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 months ago

Awe its so cute! It can't be worse than the Swamp Gobbler's, right?

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago
[-] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 months ago

HOLY FUCK!

RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 41 points 6 months ago

In case anybody is wondering the actual reason, it's because many quadrupedal mammals bathe by licking themselves and each other, particular between parents and offspring, so a dog licking you is just the dog's instinctual response to close physical contact with family members. Some hypothesize that dogs enjoy being pet because it emulates the sensation of their mother licking them. Some animals are somewhat incapable of cleaning themselves at a young age and that leads to problems with early separation, such as Lions who in captivity are often paired with a dog who serves as a surrogate mother for cleaning them.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

Yes. Also, dogs like salty things.

[-] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 months ago
[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 7 points 6 months ago
[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 6 months ago
[-] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Dogs are the poop cleaners of the world!

Except for how much poop they make....

Maybe dogs are pooping out the poops they ate? Is the dog ourobouros?

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

There are also some related wolf behaviors. Pups seem to lick parent faces to trigger them to regurgitate foraged food when they return to the den after hunting. I always imagine that my pup is licking my face to get me to regurgitate a smackerel of something delicious.

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago

Almost all of my bones are inside my body

[-] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 24 points 6 months ago

Outside bones, outside bones, never forget your teeth are outside bones

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 25 points 6 months ago

They like to do this always after licking their ass and balls.

[-] acetanilide@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

If you make them wait a few minutes the germs will disappear

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago

Sure, you just have to keep believing it

[-] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 6 months ago

Am I the only one getting irrationally grossed out by people letting dogs lick their faces ?

[-] lowleveldata@programming.dev 27 points 6 months ago

Probably not. But you get used to dirty things when you have pets.

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago

Let me say... I work in healthcare. I clean human waste. I'm not easily grossed out.

I wouldn't let a dog lick my face.

[-] dave@feddit.uk 27 points 6 months ago

Let me say... I work in healthcare. I clean human waste. I'm not easily grossed out.

Come on Jo, we’ve talked about this. You’re supposed to call them patients.

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I also work in healthcare and deal with lots of poop and blood and dogs licking my face doesn't gross me out. Cats on the countertop do squick my out a bit though.

[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 6 months ago

Idk, you probably just live an artificially clean life.

If you do any sort of manual labour you get all sorts of gross crap on you. If it's on your hands it's on your face a few moments later anyway.

Carcinogenic grease, random lab chemicals, who knows what the fuck from soil, lightly rotting food and bathroom grime from housework, kitchen grease whatever.

That's why you wash your hands and face regularly through the day and shower /shrug.

[-] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago

You wash your face regularly throughout the day? How much dos your skin hate you?

[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

My skin is mostly blemish free aside from a few moles, some scars from old piercings, and the occasional spot of hyperpigmentation from old wounds.

Why would you think otherwise?

I use my own homemade true soap (I'm convinced modern detergents are much harsher than they need to be and that a superfat of olive and jojoba oil is good for my skin) if a simple wash with water and a towel won't clean me off.

Skin will only get angry if you strip away protective oils or clog up the pores with who knows what. I don't scent my soap either, perhaps that makes a difference?

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[-] Atropos@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

I don't think it's very irrational to be grossed out by that.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 13 points 6 months ago

If anything, being grossed out is rational and being enamored by it is an emotional response.

[-] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

You're not wrong to be grossed out, but dog kissies give me the big dopamine so I allow it.

[-] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

It's more than grossed out in fact, it's a deep disgust that makes me nauseous. I can't stand to even look at the image in this post.

But I'm glad it's fine for you, I wish I was in the same boat.

[-] aport@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

I let my dog kiss me on the mouth

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago
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[-] Lolman228@kbin.social 22 points 6 months ago

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a flesh sack?

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 22 points 6 months ago

Lick the dog's face first. Assert dominance.

[-] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 6 points 6 months ago

#3spooky5me

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 5 points 6 months ago

Looks like my staffy she used to go up your nostrils so it might have a point

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Reminds me of the Zou Arc from One Piece

Brooke is probably still traumatized even today...

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

You know that was like a month ago for them right? So yes.

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Not even a decent gaslight heh

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