I just got a grandma Cooper flashback...
I remember when we (me and my sisters) were little and we'd be at my grandma's house she'd always warn us about letting her dog (or any dog for that matter) lick our hands or face. "Dog's have very dirty mouths" she'd warn us. But do you know what her alternative was? She suggested, and she was not joking, that we allow dogs to like our ears. You don't touch your ears often, your ears won't share as many dog germs as your face or hands might, and you won't ingest as many germs if the dog only licks your ears. Your ears!?! Do you know how hard it is for a nine year old boy to get a dog to lick his ear? Do you realize how goofy that looks? Go ahead, try to get a dog (or any animal for that matter) to lick your ear right now. Go ahead. I'll wait...
Good ol' Grandma Cooper...so many good stories.