Dreamweaver view different than browser view.

I'm doing my best to learn HTML and CSS, but am a relative newbie.
I have my new homepage working in all the browsers I've tried (and Mac and PC), but it looks terrible in Dreamweaver which makes it very difficult to edit. What am I doing wrong? Since the page renders fine in all the browsers I've tested, I don't know where to start. Any help you guys can provide would be much appreciated.
The page is here:
http://skyhoundz.com
TIA

Start by validating your code and fix reported errors. DW isn't a browser so it's much less forgiving of errors in your code. HINT: You have the <body> tag incorrectly nested above the </head> tag.
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fskyhoundz.com%2F
Also keep in mind that since DW isn't a browser, Design View isn't 100% perfect. Use Live View and Preview in browsers to check layout changes.
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> using
> DW MX 2004. I have attached small sample code.
> Thanks,
> Alexariel
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Transitional//EN"
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http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
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