Ethnographic accounts, classic and contemporary, are both descriptive and interpretive; descriptive, because detail is so crucial, and interpretive because the ethnographer must determine the significance of what he or she observes without gathering broad, statistical information.
Mouthing is when a dog puts his teeth and mouth over a personâs skin while using little or no pressure from his jaw. Itâs not to be mistaken for aggressive biting, which is done out of fear or frustration.
Animals who have difficulty swallowing will appear to hypersalivate or foam at the mouth. Drooling or foaming at the mouth can be a sign of poisoning. Hypersalivation is a side effect of some medications. Infection with rabies virus is perhaps the most famous cause of drooling or foaming at the mouth in cats and dogs. Rabies is rare in animals that have been vaccinated.