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Why Do Dogs Drool?
livescience ^
Posted on 07/02/2009 6:32:17 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Slimy saliva contains digestive enzymes that help canines (and humans) break down their food. Saliva also wets the throat for a smooth snack-slide right into the belly. But that all happens inside the body. Drooling occurs when there's a saliva spill.
It's simply biomechanics: Some dogs, such as bulldogs and mastiffs, have such short snouts they have trouble containing their saliva and the leakage constantly pours out. Bow-wows with folded skin around their mouths, such as St. Bernards, bloodhounds and Bassett hounds, are also big drippers.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dog
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To: JoeProBono
Why Do Dogs Drool?
Because they cannot whistle.
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:35:42 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: JoeProBono
Dogs have almost all of their sweat glands in their mouth.
They become overheated very quickly.
Drool is also a form of sweating for them.
To: JoeProBono; mikrofon; martin_fierro
Why Do Dogs Drool? Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
To: JoeProBono
I don't drool, and I have one of the shortest nostril-to-brain distances in the industry. But then, I am not a dog . . . I am a pug.
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:36:55 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: JoeProBono; mikrofon; martin_fierro
Why Do Dogs Drool? IT'S SALIVA!
To: Charles Henrickson
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:40:34 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
OK. I give up. Why DO dogs drool?
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:40:47 PM PDT
by
Sarajevo
(You jealous because the voices only talk to me.)
To: Sarajevo
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:42:12 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Why Do Dogs Drool? Because it's too hard to sing.
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:46:09 PM PDT
by
angkor
To: JoeProBono
Why do birds suddenly appear
Everytime you are are near?
To: JoeProBono
Dogs drool because they see all that loose change on the ground and they can’t pick it up because they don’t have any pants to put it in.
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:50:38 PM PDT
by
Krankor
("Quit talking about the eight men, or there's gonna be nine.")
To: JoeProBono
I own a Basset Hound and he is very un-drooly. He was ADORABLE as a pup, and I kept thinking; it’s coming! He’s going to drool on you all day long...but he never has.
Well, except when he’s just had a drink from his water dish. Then, for some reason, he is COMPELLED to find me, wherever I am and give me a big old wet, sloppy kiss!
*SMOOCH* (Grandma was right; always keep a hankie tucked in your bra!)
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:52:25 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: Krankor
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:54:20 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:56:56 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: 1rudeboy
Like that. I have two pugs. They don’t consider themselves dogs either.
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posted on
07/02/2009 6:58:37 PM PDT
by
machogirl
(If Obama's handing out Pie, I like Lemon Meringue.)
To: Krankor
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posted on
07/02/2009 7:00:17 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Mister Muggles
I hope you are joking!
Both cats and dogs pant to get rid of excess heat because they don’t sweat.
On the other hand I have a cat that drools when you pet him. Supposedly some cats do that when they are happy.
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posted on
07/02/2009 7:00:57 PM PDT
by
visualops
(portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
To: JoeProBono
That’s the little guy I fell in love with. :)
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posted on
07/02/2009 7:03:40 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: JoeProBono
My little girl is a smiler. (until she figures out that the nail clippers are for her)
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posted on
07/02/2009 7:06:14 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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