Is it normal that i used to let my dog lick me

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Okay, when I was like 12-15, I used to let my dog like below my neck. It sounds so gross to me now, but at the time, I thought it was normal and I would giggle a lot because it tickled. I never made her do it or anything. Just, sometimes when I would lay down, she would cuddle up by me and start sniffing and then licking. She never licked beyond the top, but thinking about it now really disgusts me. Did I abuse my dog? This makes me feel soooo bad and I keep crying. I was abused when I was younger and I was probably really confused. Anyway, I would kill myself if I was bad like him. I mean, do you think I'm an abuser? :( Help? I stopped this a couple years ago. Whenever my dog attempts to lick there or starts sniffing, I tell her NO and that she is a bad dog... This makes me feel terrible. I don't want to be a bad person. I love my dog like a daughter and if I somehow hurt her, I don't know what I would do with myself. :(

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  • PumpkinKate
    12 years ago

    Hon, you were young and didn't know any better. Don't beat yourself up about it. Plenty of people experiment with their sexuality in ways that can seem "odd" or that they later feel embarrassed about, but it's just part of growing up. You didn't do anything wrong and you didn't hurt or abuse your dog.

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  • k9love
    12 years ago

    this is not abuse at all and im sure the dog would not mind if you let it go futher you are not forcing her and it is perfectly natural for dogs to lick so let her go for it i bet it feels amazing

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  • flutterhigh
    12 years ago

    Neither you nor the dog really understood at the time. It's fine.

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