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<DIV>i have been reading some books that the someone on the Drool
recommened. "For the Love of a Dog" and "the Other End of the Leash", both
by Patricia McConnell, animal behaviorist. the reviews i read on amazon
were great, so i bought them for myself and started reading "For the Love of a
Dog." it's basically about reading your dog's body language. and how
what we think they're thinking, they're not. so anyways, she puts a great
deal of attention on the open or slacked mouth of a dog and says if your dog
regualrly has an open or slaked jaw, he is happy. she says no matter what
else he may be doing, it the mouth is not open, he's not happy. well,
gus's mouth is never open! his tail wags 24/7, even when he sleeps and i
walk in the room, his eyes don't open but the tail is a-wagging. so now,
i'm so worried that he's not happy, i'm sick over this. would love to hear
from you folks on what you think. do your dogs walk around with an open
mouth most of the time? HELP!!!!!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV>thanks, </DIV>
<DIV>susan, loving slave to Gus</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>