A: Aglets, the little plastic or metal sleeves at the end of shoelaces, are near impossible to buy nowadays. Plastic aglets are generally molded directly onto the shoelace, while metal aglets need to be crimped onto the shoelace with a press that's carefully matched to both the aglet and the shoelace thickness.
Confidence votes 17. Dogs can carry a variety of germs that can make people sick. Some of these germs are common and some are quite rare. Puppies/dogs may pass the bacteriums Campylobacter, Salmonella, and E. Coli in their feces - All of which carry the possibiity of transmission and human illness. Puppies/dogs can also carry parasites which have the ability to cause a variety of illnesses.
Normally a human cannot get a dog virus like canine influenza or parvo. However, people can catch viruses through exposure to dog feces and the unsafe handling of sick or infected dogs. The dog virus a human can get is rabies. A bite from an infected dog is usually how the virus is transmitted. Though it is rare, a person can also get rabies if the saliva from an infected animal gets into their eyes, mouth or an open wound. When handling dogs, be aware that you can get parasites such as ring or tape worms, too.