Dogs Can Read Their Owner's Minds

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stormymorn — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:18:08 GMT

My Great Dane will come into bed with me and if I exhale deeply so does he. Also if he's being too in your face while I'm sitting down I'll tell him to go lay on the bed then I'll sit where he can see me and keep closing my eyes slowly and then opening them until he starts doing it too, and pretty soon he's finally put his head down and fallen asleep. It's like saying your getting very sleepy but only with your eyes and off course you have to be relaxed as well. No doubt about it pets bring alot of calmness and smiles in a sometimes very hectic life. I could go on about the dog AND the cats but....don't want to take up the next 4 pages, lol's.

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Jennifer Jenvey — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:35:22 GMT

I think dogs used yarning before we did. The best book for dogs I have ever read was 'Calming Signals' byTurrid Rugaas Learn to understand what dogs are trying to say to us with their bodies.

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virginiarey — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:45:51 GMT

Very interesting topic! I actually got scared when I read it. We had some neighbors that lived across from us years ago. They had two, very beautiful pitbull dogs. Very, very protective of this family. They were well loved and allowed to com and go into the house at will. The problem my neighbor was having at the time, was that they had problems having company over for visits. The dogs were so overly protective that could never be allowed to come inside during those times.

Eventually the husband decided to get rid of the dogs and screamed at them after they had just had visitors. He told them that he was going to take them to the pound and be destroyed, and that they were horrible dogs,etc.. It is so frightening what happened next! They came in to the house, like they always did, and attacked our neighbor and his young son!! His son lost part of his ear and the husband had multiple bites,cuts on his arms trying to ward them off! They managed to call 911 and the police got there and shot both dogs, dead. Our neighbor kept telling us all, including the police........"they understood me!".

We, as people, need to realize that all of creation has an innate ability to comprehend us in one way or another. Whether it's through energy levels they sense in us or intelligence....we need to respect them!

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wingmaker — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:08:38 GMT

Hi Westerncoloradogirl was interested to read your post about the mantises and spiders. I have been in the habit for many many years of talking to any living creature mentally. I have experienced similar responses to yourself. I have been able to catch big huntsman spiders (I live in Australia), dragonflies, mantises, cockroaches, beetles and moths without hurting them and to take them safely outside. I even ask them whereabouts they want to be placed and yes I get a reply. I talk to them first and let them know that I intend them no harm. I don't say this in public usually because many people are disbelieving of such things and would prefer to think that I am nuts.

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wingmaker — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:25:00 GMT

Let's turn it around the other way. Can humans read the mind of their dog? My female dobermann used to send me mental pictures of an empty water bowl every time she was thirsty. I would be moving around our house doing cooking, cleaning or whatever, not even thinking about her and out of the blue I would get this strong clear picture in my head of her empty water bowl. I would go outside to check and her water bowl would be empty (she would follow me outside of course!) She would then confirm the situation by drinking heartily from the bowl when I filled it with water. This happened to me many many times with her. It was normal in our relationship.

Our silver tabby female cat makes it her business to go and sit with or on anyone in the family who is upset or unhappy about something. They will be given the "treatment", loving, positve, calming energy. We call it Cat Reiki.

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westerncoloradogirl — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:57:29 GMT

I think this mind reading goes beyond our furry friends. I really love the praying mantis. Pick one up sometime and check it out. They check you out in the process. Then carefully set it down. Next time you go to pick it up it will climb on your hand. I work in a big garden and the mantises no longer run from me. Some even jump on me and go for a ride. I would swear they know I won't harm them. Same with spiders. They don't run from me. I can easily catch them and put them outside. The more I do this the easier they are to catch, as if they no longer fear me. It's pretty cool.

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RobinAnne — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:41:21 GMT

I watched a tv show a while back, where they were studying wolves and comparing them to domesticated dogs.

I certainly do not know if it is true, but it was very interesting-the program said that wolves did not learn hand signals, but that dogs did, and one of the reasons was that dogs had developed an extra gene in their DNA that specifically related to observation of their human companions. Dogs (and probably all the other animals we may share our lives with) are masters of observation, and if we could learn a little of this from them, then we as humans would probably interact much better with our world. I love dogs, and cats, and just about any creature on our earth-well, I won't share my home with reptiles, much to my sons' chagrin.

If you have not seen it yet-go to You Tube and search Christian the Lion-a very touching video, and one that demonstrates the love that can develop with our furry friends.

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susanrm — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:08:49 GMT

The explanation that's always made the most sense to me is that yawns happen when we are low on energy, and a yawn is our system's attempt to capture energy. If we steal it from an animal near us, that animal will automatically try to steal it back. Same with humans.

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TWS500 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:21:42 GMT

I'm reading my dog's mind right now...... He wants more food........

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javamdnss — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:46:52 GMT

Not sure if my sweet great pyrenees can read my mind, but the AOL guy sure has her trained. Every time I sign off and he says "Good-Bye!" she gets up and leaves the room ahead of me, then waits for me at the door to see where I'm going!

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jlillge — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:46:43 GMT

There is a nursing home in my community that keeps a cat in the home to keep the elderly company. Whenever someone is in their last 48 hours or so, that cat knows it and goes and curls up at that person's side and doesn't leave until that person has passed. The folks at the nursing home have gotten to know this tendency and now will call family members as soon as the cat has taken up a residency with people. Amazing that cats know so much...

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KikiKalena — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:57:43 GMT

I agree the article is a lame example of something that dog owners already know. Dogs and other animals communicate on a level that we humans don't pick up on easily. The yawning example is lame. My experience is that they can understand my moods, and thoughts. They pick up on vibes from people, and on my vibes. I have done dog tricks with the usual commands, and then progressed to the same tricks but without using words, only the thought, and they knew when I thought the command.

But those people who are dissing Cesar Milan, are jealous or misinformed. I am so surprised at the venom towards him. Cesar is not aggressive to the dogs. He is an alpha male energy. He understands about energy and communication. Dogs are pack animals and do want an alpha to follow. Someone has to be the leader, so is it you or the dog? I'm not saying don't be kind and loving toward your dog. Too many people use human psychology on dogs, forgetting that they are animals.

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CrazyAgilityDog — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:57:20 GMT

Milan's show makes for great "reality tv". I do have concerns, as expressed by several other folks, about the longer term results of Milan's interventions. What he describes as "calm submission" is what I have seen as an animal shutting down which can be the calm before the storm or the total emotional breakdown of what could have been a bright, responsive and happy companion animal. Either outcome is not acceptable.

My girl loves her agility game. When we don't do well it is my fault because I fail to clearly indicate to her what I want her to do. When we were attending classes so we could both learn how to do agility I encountered "trainers" who thought they knew the best way to get my girl to do the see-saw which she found quite frightening - ground that moves! Their methods frightened her even more. She shutdown compeletly and wouldn't even do her favourite - the tunnel. When she saw the scary equipment she headed for the truck or lay down, It took me 6 months to get her back to being a happy "let's play" dog again.

Our animals are quiet watchers of our behaviour. When we aren't really paying attention to them they are watching us closely and well aware of our moods. This is the level of communication that we have "forgotten". We talk all the time or have the radio or TV on. We don't listen to the quiet voice inside - our intuition - because there is no argueable "reason" for what it tells us. Of course our animals are telepathic/empathic. We are as well if we would just observe and listen as they do. Maybe it is time to learn (remember?) another language?

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kimber54 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:14:59 GMT

I grew up w/ horses as well as dogs, cats, etc. Horses catch the "yawns" from humans and vice versa. The most recent experience with this was when I was working in equine therapy in the afternoon. At around 3 or 4 p.m., everyone got the yawns; humans and horses and we all kept passing them on to one another until a lesson started!

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TWS500 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:56:39 GMT

I always thought that my dog wanted to talk to me...