When I cry so do they...

Its amazing to me how our four legged fur kids know exactly what we are feeling.   On the days of recent when my stress was higher than normal they were all growly and hyperactive, when I cried out of joy this weekend they licked my tears while wagging their tails.  Now that I am sick with the flu (Cold version) they are all giving me the best sleepy all day kind of day.  Everyone is just relaxed and sleeping. 

So what does that tell you?  Do animals FEEL?  Do they have EMOTION?  How do you explain dogs and cats with extraordinary ability to tell their owner when a seizure is coming, or lay on the foot of the bed when the owner is dying.  They are not just a living creature they are a feeling, emotional creature who have a 7th sense about them and their humans' needs.

This will be an entire chapter in "Through Barkleys Eyes, A Love Story with a Rural Animal Sanctuary",  A book I have been working on for the past several months.

There are so many good books about animals and emotions/how they indeed feel - I reccomend you start with Jeffrey Moussaieff Massons Books:

The Pig Who Sang to the Moon (the emotional lives of farm animals) & When Elephants Weep (the emotional lives of Animals)

Dogs and cats are no different, so remember the next time you see a stray cat or dog who is pleading with your for help dont turn your back, when you see an animal on death row at a kill shelter dont turn your back.  We are their voices when they have no choice.  Work harder, raise awareness, donate, transport, volunteer, foster and love our kids and the world would be a better place.

Payton on the left and Poppie on the right were rescued at only 4 and 5 ounces and bottle fed.  The entire litter is as emotional as we are!  They seek humans out, they are comforted when they are held, they purr when you talk to them, and they abolutley love each other.