Well, if you're a pet owner, you know that this question is presented to you on basis more regular than you would ever want to talk about in mixed company.
...I mean, after all, what IS the acceptable amount of time to let pass by before you become completely nonchalant about your dog sticking his tongue all over your face (READ: YOUR LIPULAR REGION) after seeing him lick his butt fervently for a solid 7 minutes?
I'm just saying. Is 30 minutes enough? Is 2 hours enough? All of whatever was going on there is just circulating around - let's be real here, there is no decontamination practice going on, he's not going to brush his teeth or swish and spit anything out of there.
The honest truth is, we wait until we can go into denial again. Which simply means we are crazy delusional. Because I guarantee you, if I saw a BABY sticking her hand in her diaper and then licking it, I would NOT be okay with that child getting anywhere near my face with that mouth until someone dipped her in a sanitation vat or at least got some sort of baby mouthbrush up in that situation.
Ew.
