Love, love, love this article! I wonder if in the first study, the reaction between the dog and subject would have been even more positive sans the mask 🙄
My lap dog, Shirley Mae goes to work everyday and will comfort the anxious patient as she lays on their lap. Some who are super anxious, I have noted that they continue to lightly pet her while we are working. Your article helps me to understand why.
I have wanted to write my next piece on a happy topic and you just gave me some inspiration 😉. Thank you so very much for all of your time and effort to keep us informed.
I thought exactly the same thing as you when I saw that stupid face decoration!!! I hope the dog wasn't too traumatised by it.
Your gorgeous little Shirley Mae is far better suited to her patient-comforting role than my big boofy Tonka 🤣. Your anxious patients are so lucky to have her there.
Looking forward to reading your happy article. We all need some cheering up, with the World Insanity Meter going up to 11 right now.
A remarkable coincidence because just this morning I watched this short by a cat-lover who implores people to adopt, not buy their cat. What she points out about the Scottish fold cat she's holding (actually her step-mother's cat that she looks after a lot) is that she has had to take him to the vet far more than her other rescue cats. I find Scottish folds incredibly cute but they can suffer terrible health problems like pugs and other dog breeds. It is simply criminal the way animals have been bred for certain features that cause them to suffer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5hOnz_6lZQ
If for no other reason, adopting a mixed-breed rescue animal may well mean fewer visits to the vet and if you don't have a lot of money to spend on vets - my goodness can they cost a fortune - that's something to consider.
I could not agree more. Short-nosed breeds like pugs and bulldogs suffer terrible respiratory problems. German shepherds have been bred to have an aggressive-looking stance that results in high rates of hip dysplasia. Labrador retrievers have an unfortunate genetic anomaly that makes them overeat. And on and on it goes. I love my cross-breed doggoes; they really are proof that (true) diversity is strength!
Dogs are the superior species.
It's hard to argue with that.
Love, love, love this article! I wonder if in the first study, the reaction between the dog and subject would have been even more positive sans the mask 🙄
My lap dog, Shirley Mae goes to work everyday and will comfort the anxious patient as she lays on their lap. Some who are super anxious, I have noted that they continue to lightly pet her while we are working. Your article helps me to understand why.
I have wanted to write my next piece on a happy topic and you just gave me some inspiration 😉. Thank you so very much for all of your time and effort to keep us informed.
I thought exactly the same thing as you when I saw that stupid face decoration!!! I hope the dog wasn't too traumatised by it.
Your gorgeous little Shirley Mae is far better suited to her patient-comforting role than my big boofy Tonka 🤣. Your anxious patients are so lucky to have her there.
Looking forward to reading your happy article. We all need some cheering up, with the World Insanity Meter going up to 11 right now.
Very interesting research, Robyn.
A remarkable coincidence because just this morning I watched this short by a cat-lover who implores people to adopt, not buy their cat. What she points out about the Scottish fold cat she's holding (actually her step-mother's cat that she looks after a lot) is that she has had to take him to the vet far more than her other rescue cats. I find Scottish folds incredibly cute but they can suffer terrible health problems like pugs and other dog breeds. It is simply criminal the way animals have been bred for certain features that cause them to suffer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5hOnz_6lZQ
If for no other reason, adopting a mixed-breed rescue animal may well mean fewer visits to the vet and if you don't have a lot of money to spend on vets - my goodness can they cost a fortune - that's something to consider.
I could not agree more. Short-nosed breeds like pugs and bulldogs suffer terrible respiratory problems. German shepherds have been bred to have an aggressive-looking stance that results in high rates of hip dysplasia. Labrador retrievers have an unfortunate genetic anomaly that makes them overeat. And on and on it goes. I love my cross-breed doggoes; they really are proof that (true) diversity is strength!