Your dog’s germs could protect your kids from disease, a new study shows.

Infants who spend their first year of life with a pup in the house will get exposed to their microbes, which researchers found helps babies avoid things like fever and ear infections.

The microbes that come off a dog — through their hair, skin and drool — could explain up to a quarter of how dog ownership helps a child in the first year of life.

Researchers believe the rest might be explained by other things, like more time outside with the dog, that are boosting kids’ immune systems.

“It has been suggested that in the future it may be possible to modify the home…

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