ckpollman:
It is possible with some acting skills to march a woman to the bathroom for a proper mouth soaping without using actual soap. We can have the crying, foaming, gauging, saliva and tears without poisoning the actor or damaging her mouth and throat.
There wouldn't need to be any great acting skills if you used cut scenes. Use enough cut scenes and an average dog is made to look like a wonder dog. That's how Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and all the other animals stars made their movies.