Yes it is very normal...that area is the larynx. Humans, dogs, cats, etc. all have a very similar larynx. The larynx is up closer to the head though than the chest. Here's a website that shows the parts of the larynx: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wnor/lesson11.htm
Drawing of the larynx: http://www.gbmc.org/voice/images/blu...37;20front.jpg
Pictures of an actual larynx dissected out of some animal: http://webanatomy.net/histology/resp...ynx_images.jpg
The thyroid glands lie on each side of the larynx
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