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re: Do you think dogs experience Grief when their owners die?
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:35 pm to BabyTac
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:35 pm to BabyTac
quote:When we keep my son's dog for a few days, he will lay by the back door waiting or he lays on his old boots and whines. It has nothing to do with the dog physical needs, as he gets food/water and plenty of play time. He just misses his master and wants to be with him.
I think dogs have feelings but most of those are assigned to its own needs and desires.
Humans give way to much credit to dogs personalities and hearts for their own satisfaction.
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Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:39 pm to BowDownToLSU
I believe it to be true from my own experiences
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
The Hachiko story…dammit. 
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:41 pm to BowDownToLSU
my dog, before she passed a few months ago, would have massive depression whenever my dad would visit and leave. he has dementia, and when he would visit, she would lay with her head in his lap and stay by his side the entire time he was there. when they would head home, she would be noticeably depressed for a day or so and bounce back.
so yes - they absolutely can and do feel things.
so yes - they absolutely can and do feel things.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:41 pm to BowDownToLSU
My brother's dog was incredibly sad when my brother passed. She would wait by the door for him to come home and went through a spell where she didn't want to eat (my parents were still feeding/giving her water, so the "need" was being met). Whenever someone would say my brother's name she would perk up and wag her tail in excitement until she realized he wasn't going to be there.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
They don’t grieve and aren’t sad. If they had a consistent routine they can be confused and anxious which humans twist into being grief
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:45 pm to BowDownToLSU
yes, but dogs move on quickly, it's their nature - ain't much time for grieving in the animal kingdom.
The stories you hear/read about where a dog won't leave his owner's grave are likely greatly embellished, if not complexly fabricated, crafted to achieve an emotional response from the audience.
If puppies are separated from their mother for just a few weeks, often the mother will not recognize the puppies as her own (occasionally she will). I've seen that myself, plus several high end breeders have told me that.
The stories you hear/read about where a dog won't leave his owner's grave are likely greatly embellished, if not complexly fabricated, crafted to achieve an emotional response from the audience.
If puppies are separated from their mother for just a few weeks, often the mother will not recognize the puppies as her own (occasionally she will). I've seen that myself, plus several high end breeders have told me that.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:46 pm to BowDownToLSU
It's been proven beyond doubt that whales, some birds and Dolphins experience grief. I haven't heard about dogs, but it would be hard for me to not believe.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:46 pm to BabyTac
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BabyTac
Why do you suck so much dick?
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:47 pm to lsupride87
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They don’t grieve and aren’t sad. If they had a consistent routine they can be confused and anxious which humans twist into being grief
I've heard this as well. I would almost prefer it be this way to spare them the grief. But who knows.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:48 pm to BowDownToLSU
I think they do. Their thoughts probably aren't as complex.
They certainly noticed the absense of their owners and feel loss.
They certainly noticed the absense of their owners and feel loss.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:48 pm to greenbean
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If puppies are separated from their mother for just a few weeks,
If you took a human baby from their mother at birth she wouldn't recognize the baby as her own after a few weeks either. And dogs grow a lot faster than humans.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:51 pm to BowDownToLSU
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Do you think dogs experience Grief when their owners die?
That's why I'm asking my family to euthanize my dog after I pass
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:51 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Hachiko
The movie about him is terrific.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:52 pm to HighRoller
Unless the dog was taken there, they wouldn't be at a grave.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:53 pm to BowDownToLSU
Animals grieve. So, yes.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:58 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Each day, for the next 9 years, 9 months and 15 days, Hachiko awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.
If you've ever seen the Futurama episode “Jurassic Bark”, you'll know why I cursed Matt Groening’s name for a year afterwards.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:59 pm to Dixie2023
Ok. So those that beleive they grieve
Take a dog with an owner for 8 years. The owner leaves to go work out of state for 2 months. The owner dies. Tell the dog he died. See all the grief Bring him to the dead corpse if you want
The dog will initially be off when the owner first leaves because his routine and comfort is gone. After a while with the new companion he will be right as rain and won’t give a shite about bis old owners corpse
Take a dog with an owner for 8 years. The owner leaves to go work out of state for 2 months. The owner dies. Tell the dog he died. See all the grief
Bring him to the dead corpse if you want The dog will initially be off when the owner first leaves because his routine and comfort is gone. After a while with the new companion he will be right as rain and won’t give a shite about bis old owners corpse
Posted on 8/22/24 at 1:01 pm to BowDownToLSU
Posted on 8/22/24 at 1:07 pm to lsupride87
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Ok. So those that believe they grieve
I watched it happen. My husband passed away from cancer in January. Both of our dogs were obsessed with him, but I thought one of them was going to die the first week. He wouldn’t eat, had diarrhea snd then started urinating in the house. (He’s never done that). It got better, but he was clearly grieving.
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