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Originally Posted by Mayzoo  My brief research shows this:
"Can your pet catch a cold or flu from you? Dogs can’t: “There’s no concern with dog-to-human, or human-to-dog, transmission,” says Scott Weese, the Canada research chair in zoonotic diseases and an associate professor at the Ontario Veterinary College. Dogs get viruses from each other. But a cat can catch cold or flu from you." Your Dog and the Cold Germ | petMD
"The answer: Generally, no. Research suggests that dogs do not catch human colds (aka rhinoviruses) because their genetics are not susceptible to the same strings of viruses as humans. " can dogs catch colds from humans? | blog for outdoor dogs |
How wonderful to know that, so Buddybear won't have to miss his kisses after all. :-)