Our Pets

[MissMacD]

I talk to my dogs all the time. They know more secrets about me than any human. :happy: I tell them my troubles and they sit and listen without judging.

 

[Kim500]

The great satisfaction in earning the trust of your pet:

What was totally unexpected to me was the good feeling I get in being able to gain and maintain the trust of my birdy. Finches have a high "flight when frightened" instinct, so the fact that I can sit by his cage and he comes right up to the bars and looks at me while I blow him little kisses makes me feel like I treat him well and that he is happy. Also, he lets me put my hand in his cage and move things around and such and he pretty much is calm throughout it, sometimes he even sings while my hand is busy in his cage!

But the most rewarding experience I've had with Crest was when I wanted to check if he had mites. I wanted to check at night when mites are active, so after he had been sleeping for a while and it was dark, I walked up to his covered cage, small flashlight in hand, hoping not to startle him too badly. I walked up softly, talking to him gently to let him know it was me. Then I lifted up the cover half way, still talking to him, and turned on my flashlight and aimed it at the bottom of his cage as I scanned it for mites for a few seconds. Not only did he not make a peep, he didn't even stir in his nest. That made me feel so good! He probably thought it was a 'Close Encounter of the Third Kind', but he wasn't scared because I was there and he knew I wouldn't let anything hurt him! I wish that people were that gentle with us!

 

[Kim500]

I talk to my dogs all the time. They know more secrets about me than any human. :happy: I tell them my troubles and they sit and listen without judging.

That sounds wonderful MissMacD!! :) I usually just tell my birdy how beautiful he is and that he's the best nest maker that I ever saw:) , but maybe I should start telling him my problems too! :) I noticed that when I'm crying he gets a little quiet and I feel like it's his support of me!

 

[MissMacD]

I tell my dogs all the time when they are being good and all of the things I like about them. They head tilt when I talk to them so it really looks like they are engaged in the conversation. Animals are great therapists! :D If I cry my little dog licks all of my tears away and my big dog will come to me and put his head on my lap and look at me. If I need comfort from them the both let me hug them like teddy bears.

They have a greater understanding of me than I do most of the time. If only more humans could develop the ability to simply listen - the urge for them to say something back frequently discourages me from sharing my troubles with people.

 

[Kim500]

Wow! Your dogs are so loving! I can't even imagine the wonderful comfort that must bring you, every way they show you they love you and support you when you're down!!! I actually don't believe they have to understand your "words" to be as fully engaged in the conversation as a human would, (if not more so)! :) I remember a quote I read somewhere that said "Words are cumbersome".

 

[JustBe]

I do so agree! I wish there was a way here on the forum to just let others know we care and are listening without having to hit the "like" button which seems inappropriate so much of the time.

 

[MissMacD]

Dogs have an amazing sense of smell which can detect how you are feeling by the way you smell. My dogs know lots of words like 'clementine' and 'smelt' (two of their favorite treats) but more than anything they respond to tone.

 

[Kim500]

You are so right about the 'Like' button! I love getting them, but it feels very uncomfortable for me to click 'Like' when someone shares something painful, which is a lot of the time because we are suffering! Thank goodness for the little heart! :) I would love it if they had a button for "Hugs", "Warm thoughts and prayers" or "I support you!"

 

[JustBe]

My little one has been constantly licking a spot on my leg for months. Last week I showed it to my NP and she said "let's freeze it off" so she applied the stuff and it has blistered and looks nasty, but now Doozer doesn't even touch it, but if I get a cut or scrape he worries over it until it is healed.

hmmmm:rolleyes:

 

[MissMacD]

:hug:

 

[Kim500]

Dogs have an amazing sense of smell which can detect how you are feeling by the way you smell. My dogs know lots of words like 'clementine' and 'smelt' (two of their favorite treats) but more than anything they respond to tone.

I didn't know that about their sense of smell detecting feelings. But now that I think about it, they always say that animals(wolves,dogs, etc.) can smell fear, so why not be able to smell emotions like joy or sadness! That they respond mostly to tone is interesting. Dogs now seem to me to be even more sensitive creatures than I already thought. Thank you for sharing!!

 

[Kim500]

Movin'On, that's so sweet!!! Is Doozer the cutie on your profile picture? :) If it is, he looks like he has a lot of personality! :D