Can dogs catch human's colds?

[benburch]

I ask because I have me a bad one.

[IndyOp]

1. I don't think so, but I am not sure...

Maybe you should just be sure to wash your hands thoroughly before touching the pups food and water or treats... :shrug:

I hope you feel better soon... :hug:

[RebelOne]

2. I don't know if it is true. I'll have to do some research, but

I have heard that dogs can catch colds from humans. But humans can't catch a cold from a dog.

[SiouxJ]

3. Most virus diseases don't jump between species

- any species. Not between humans and guinea pigs, not between cats and dogs, not between ferrets and humans. Each animal has a different body temperature, a different balance of chemicals in the bloodstream, different enzymes - and a virus that is happy at the 98.6° Fahrenheit (37° centigrade/celsius) body temperature of humans can't survive in the bloodstream of an animal whose body temperature is 101° and vice versa.

more: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/19695

I heard this a long time ago and have to believe it's true as I've never given one of my dogs a cold and they give me kisses all the time; even when I'm sick ;-) .