1, licking people's wounds is the nature of dogs.
The behavior of dogs licking people's wounds is a disgusting habit to many people, but it is actually one of the dog's natures. Dogs naturally like to lick things around them, including their own bodies, humans and other animals. In many cases, this behavior is not harmful, but will bring some benefits to dogs.
For example, if a dog hurts itself, licking the wound can help it relieve pain and eliminate bacteria. In addition, the dog's tongue surface has certain disinfection and cleaning functions, which can prevent wound infection.
2. It has certain medical significance for dogs to lick people's wounds.
Dogs licking people's wounds have certain medical significance. Dog saliva contains many substances beneficial to human body, such as growth factors that can promote wound healing, bactericidal antibiotics and so on. In some surgical operations, doctors also use dog saliva to promote wound healing.
However, this does not mean that it is necessarily a good behavior for dogs to lick people's wounds. After all, there may be bacteria or viruses in dog saliva that humans can't bear, such as canine distemper and rabies. Therefore, when dogs lick people's wounds, we also need to pay attention to the cleaning and disinfection of the wounds to prevent bacterial invasion.
It may also have psychological significance for dogs to lick people's wounds.
Dogs licking people's wounds may have some psychological significance besides medical significance. Dogs are docile and emotional animals. They can lick people's wounds to express their feelings and care for human beings, convey a message of comfort and comfort, and make human beings feel warm.
Of course, the behavior of dogs licking people's wounds is not necessarily intentional, and sometimes it may be just an instinctive reaction or a manifestation of boredom. Therefore, when dealing with this kind of behavior, we also need to judge and deal with it according to the specific situation.
4. Guide and control the licking behavior of dogs.
Although dogs licking people's wounds have certain medical and psychological significance to some extent, if they appear excessively, they may cause unnecessary troubles and injuries. For example, dog saliva may cause allergic reactions, and may also cause certain irritation and pain to specific wounds.
Therefore, it is necessary to properly guide and control the behavior of dogs licking human wounds. On the one hand, dogs can know what they can lick and what they can't lick through training, and establish good behavior habits and rules; On the other hand, when dogs lick human wounds, we need to guide and control them in time to avoid any unnecessary risks and problems.