Posing a chapter that deals with the dog’s emotions can be taken as a “fully anthropomorphic” act. It is possible, but I think it can be useful and interesting.
If we think about our dog for a moment, we will realize that a large number of its activities and behaviors are marked by emotions, even more than by impulses or by intelligence itself.
We could think that the justification of the emotions of our good furry friend are once again an attempt to approximate, to understand a different being through a simple comparison … Well, not this time! The dog is excited and we can demonstrate it in a scientific, quantifiable way: increased heart and respiratory rates, changes in secretions, changes in activity …
We are clear that the dog is a sensitive living being: it feels, it gets emotional, it sadly suffers …
That is why we must always seek their physical well-being, their mental well-being and their emotional well-being.
We do not demand from them what is unnecessary or impossible to be executed by a dog. Let’s not confront them with unfamiliar situations in an “unpleasantly surprising” way, let’s not take them to actions that clash with their instincts, with their unique and brilliant way of being.
The dog is capable of feeling emotions, positive and negative, let’s keep it in mind.
Today we are going to talk to you about fear, frustration, phobias, suffering, anxiety and, you are going to hallucinate, jealousy. Because yes, our best friends get jealous when we don’t pay them the same attention they are usually used to.
Unfortunately, we see suffering in every bull fair, in every horse that is forced to walk on a hot day without water or rest… These situations must be avoided and for that you have to get informed. Go for it.
