I've been noting at the behavior of my coon hound for sometime, the way she attacks and empties any water bowl I put down on the floor, etc!! I'll never figure her out but there is one behavior in particular I am beginning to admire! Anytime I take her or doing anything she views as fun---she howls at the top of her lungs! For example, when I take her to her favorite park where she gets WAWA bacon as treat--she will essentially hang her head out the window howling at people, passing cars the entire time until we get to the park. I finally figured her behavior out---its her way of expressing happiness--something people should do more often! Oh--sure---we laugh on occasion but when is the last time you laughed until your stomach hurt? With all their stress in the world---we should find more time in the day to laugh! I would go as far to say that we should follow my dog's example (Harmony) and howl at the moon! I've certainly felt better since I started howling!If not howling is there an equivalent that gives you the same feeling as laughing out loud you would like to share?