Yes I might catch E.coli but I love my pets too much to stop my habit

What do I have in common with Beckham? She is a rich, luscious, twenty-something model, actress and heiress, married to , and I'm...well, none of the above.

And yet looking at an Instagram post of Nicola kissing her Chihuahua Nala, I realise that in fact we are soul sisters, both of us completely unafraid of the 600 or so species of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in dogs' mouths.

For I too kiss my dogs. In fact every day, I greet the morning with a ritualistic kissing, biting and licking of ears, necks and faces. No, I don't lick my two dogs, obviously, I pucker up and kiss the top of their heads. But licking is how dogs show affection and I appreciate their canine kisses.

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