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5. Of course they knew that it wasn't real.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 01:19 PM

Jul 26

Given the way that some dogs can sense a seizure coming on or even scent out tumors, there have to be all sorts of chemical signals issued by a person in actual physical distress. These animals have been by our sides for millennia; they can pick up physical and behavioral cues to an uncanny degree.

Happy to recommend The Wolf in the Parlor: How the Dog Came to Share Your Brain, by Jon Franklin. The author writes about how humans and canines essentially evolved together. Very educational and enjoyable read.

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POV: You "pass out" beside your dogs [View all] catbyte Jul 26 OP

Some doggos just wanna stay out of it. Some just wanna play. Others.... CousinIT Jul 26 #1

They think it's a game! Ocelot II Jul 26 #2

dogs are smart enough to know when you are pretend passing out DBoon Jul 26 #3

The Golden on the couch looks like "Get your dumb-ass off the floor and get me a treat!" chouchou Jul 26 #4

Of course they knew that it wasn't real. Collimator Jul 26 #5