Feeding raw chicken and the risk of Salmonella?

EDIT: In the topic I don't mean the risk of Salmonella in the dogs, but in humans after the dog eats and jumps on us with "dirty" paws.

ok so Cali is not going to get her first raw RMB tonight because the girlfriend is freaking out about Salmonella. I could not find anything that was not smoked at the local grocery store and I figured it would be a good idea to start out simple to make sure her belly was going to agree with it so I opted for some pretty large perdue chicken drumsticks. I had it all measured out to her weight and I plan on doing kibble in the morning and then raw at night until I see how it plays out. I plan on feeding in her crate on the plastic tray and then wiping it down with a chlorox wipe afterwards. What about her legs/paws and everything else that comes in contact with the meat? My girlfriend is a nurse so she freaks out about germs constantly.

Is there a risk in this and if so what do you guys do to clean up your pups after eating? Thanks!

 

Cali is a little pig and if a mess can be made of her food, she will do it! I have read a few places that Salmonella does not live on dog fur, skin, or in the saliva and it only lives in the feces. I am pretty good about washing my hands before eating and what not, but I could see her completely disowning the dog until she gets a bath because she had chicken for dinner. I also want to see if my cat Baxter will take to a raw treat every now and then so she (as usual) has put the brakes on my whole operation

 

I did see in the store earlier a Perdue "large leg quarters" pack that was REALLY cheap. I am not sure on the exact weight of the package, but it was literally like $2.50 and it had to be at least 3+ pounds. I was tempted to get it, but figured I would start with a small package of about 5 drumsticks just to make sure all was well and good before getting a huge package.

I don't plan on feeding 100% raw until about August (hopefully no later) when we move and I have room for a large meat freezer and it will also give me plenty of time to do a ton more research on the topic.

I think tomorrow I am just going to go ahead and give her a drumstick regardless of what the woman says! LOL! The kibble she is on now makes her breath smell horrible and builds up fast on her teeth so if I can cut it in half daily atleast until we move it should make a bit of a difference. I still plan on feeding kibble in the morning since I usually take her for a walk, she goes potty, she eats/drinks, out for one more potty and then I am off to work for my 8 hours and I don't want to have to worry about something happening while I am gone. She has never had a issue on the kibble so I worry less when I leave. So kibble in the morning with her "special mix-in" which is just filtered water from the pitcher but she goes CRAZY for it for some reason.. and then a RMB for her dinner.

I just need to convince the gf that she is not going to get salmonella from Cali eating a raw chicken leg and then jumping on the couch afterwards.. ugh this should be fun *sigh*

 

Yeah I can't wait for hunting season. Her family is pretty much ALL hunters so there is always lots of meat to go around and now that I know that my pup can feast on some of it too I am happy! We had so much deer meet in our freezer that it went bad last year from not being able to use it!

I just wish that Kim would get past the fact that as long as she isn't licking the couch or the floor where Cali walks after eating and washes her hands before she eats (like you should be doing anyway) there will be no issues! I have never heard of someone becoming sick from salmonella being airborne! LOL

Cali's front teeth are nice and sparkly white, but her rear teeth are kinda funky so this will be nice to aid in cleaning them up. I can't wait to go 100% raw because I just don't trust any dog food companies anymore. I am going to start researching the same for my cat too for going raw. I will feel much happier feeding something that I myself will eat (cooked of course!) then something out of a bag that I have no idea whats in it!