{"id":363,"date":"2009-08-20T08:35:44","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T12:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/dogblog\/?p=363"},"modified":"2009-08-20T08:35:44","modified_gmt":"2009-08-20T12:35:44","slug":"chesapeake-bay-retriever-week-happy-growl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/chesapeake-bay-retriever-week-happy-growl\/","title":{"rendered":"Chesapeake Bay Retriever Week – The Happy Growl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Classic Smile<\/figcaption><\/figure>A classic dog smile… we Chessies know how to smile like that as you can see above. But did you know that we also have a Chesapeake-only “smile” that can flip out the uninitiated?
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\nThis “smile” is toothy and comes with all kinds of vocalizations, which can include a growl or two. Each Chessie has a unique “smile,” just as humans do. If you don’t know this about our breed, it could seem as if we’d like to eat you for lunch. But it’s our way of showing happiness. Even when we aren’t smiling, we can be very vocal. A deep and throaty “roo-roo-roo” means “What’s up? Where have you been? I’m so happy to see you!” It always makes the humans laugh.
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\nI give my smile only when I have a toy in my mouth, so you don’t see my teeth, but you can hear my happy growls. Many a visitor has recoiled to these noises, but they soon see I’m just a bucket of love. I don’t have any media to show you my smile, but here’s a little clip of another Chessie showing his lovely teeth, enjoy!<\/p>\n

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