Dog Owner's Trick To Keep Dog off Public Restroom Floor Goes Viral

In a viral TikTok video shared on Monday, a woman from Houston, Texas, revealed her hilarious trick to keep her dog from touching the floor in public restrooms, and internet users can't cope with it.

The post by @stilljaqui shows the woman's Shih Tzu, Tippy, stuffed inside her bag, hanging off the coat hook on the door, while patiently waiting for his owner to finish so he can get his freedom back.

"Pov [point of view]: mom doesn't want me touching the restroom floor," reads layover clip. A caption adds: "He's just a baby." Newsweek reached out to @stilljaqui for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.

While this may seem like an extreme solution, the poster has a point. Web MD says that plenty of bugs lie in public restrooms, including streptococcus, staphylococcus, E. coli and shigella bacteria, hepatitis A virus, the common cold virus, and various sexually transmitted organisms.

However, the medical website adds that, if your immune system is healthy and you practice basic hygiene such as washing your hands, you shouldn't worry too much about it. Most viruses, including cold germs, tend to die rapidly.

Washing your hands can significantly reduce the risk of getting infections from public restrooms; however, as easy at it sounds, not everyone does it. While 95 percent of people say that they wash their hands after using a public toilet, a recent survey study found that only 67 percent actually do.

Even those who do wash their hands may be doing it wrong. The National Health Service of the United Kingdom shared a hand-washing guide, breaking down the process into easy steps.

To start, wet your hands with water, then apply enough soap to cover your hands and rub them against each other. Clean both hands between the fingers and fingertips, then rub the back of your fingers against your palms.

After you have scrubbed every single inch of your hand, rinse it off completely with water, and then dry it off, preferably with a disposable towel. Use the towel to turn the water off to avoid touching the tap.

The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 877,000 views and more than 204,000 likes on the platform.

One user, Microsoft 365, commented: "He's so nervous about the strength of the hook."

Cosmiconsciousness posted: "I do the same thing. I feel absolutely Looney Tunes because she goes potty outside on the grass dirt and sidewalk where people walk."

Shorty added: "I don't even want to touch the floors and I got shoes on!"

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