Enjoy you mom while she is there--as you do--what a great story! I didn't know that about pyr slobber, but Dane slobber becomes as hard as lacquer when left to harden. My husband brought antiques when we married (I told him no Dane--this is a Pyr home) and I discovered that little known fact. perhaps there is a book in this--"Little Known Dog Facts" "101 Uses for Dog Slobber??" -Carrie