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Do you know dogs can sense a person’s mood?

About 13 years ago, our house was destroyed in a tornado. My husband and I, along with my youngest sister who had been living with us at the time, and our three dogs, Sweetheart, Bo and Forest had to live in a motel for months until the insurance company settled with us.

I was depressed, sad and angry over the loss of our home and the shoddy treatment we received from our insurance company at the time.

After a couple of weeks of living in a motel I noticed that our dogs had lost weight and seemed lethargic. We immediately took our babies to the veterinarian to see what was wrong with them. After a thorough checkup, the vet informed us that our dogs were going through their own depression.

Our precious babies not only were depressed at the loss of their home, familiar play areas and favorite toys, they were sad because we were sad.

The veterinarian told us that dogs really can sense their owner’s mood because of their close relationship and everyday contact.

That was all the information we needed to hear. We went back to the motel and started walking our babies in the evenings and paying extra attention to them. Within days, their attitudes and appetites had improved.

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