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.
If a dog is seen to be producing thick saliva, or to be foaming at the mouth, many people think immediately of Rabies. While thick saliva or foaming at the mouth is a symptom of Rabies, this is a disease which is actually fairly uncommon today, so please do not be alarmed if you see these symptoms in your dog.