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or threat? Are you sick or well? Should I trust you?” In the canine world, this is the height of polite social gathering, not a breach of etiquette. To refuse this sniff would be like covering your face during a conversation.

The awkwardness belongs entirely to us, shaped by human social codes that dogs neither share nor understand. Yet because we love continue reading …