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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: Trackman on May 12, 2008, 08:24:20 am
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We have a sixteen year old cockapoo. He is my wife’s lapdog, pays little attention to me except when I am eating AND when we go to bed. The last five or six years when we go to bed (he sleeps between me and my wife) he would kiss me continually on my left ear. When I would move he would stop, starting only again when he could kiss my left ear. This would go on nightly. I didn’t think anything of it, until I returned home after my surgery (3/4/08). He wanted to start again, on the exact spot of my surgery, the same place as before. Did he know something 5 or 6 years ago? STRANGE BUT TRUE.
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Wow - that is kind of eerie, isn't it? However, there are some dogs who can "sniff" cancer, so I don't know why this would be different. Kinda cool to have a canine "nurse" isn't it?
Debbi
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even more eerie ... its not the first time I've heard of this! :o :o :o :o .. I forget where I've seen it tho ....
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Kind of freaky, but also cool 8)
They say animals can sense things and I believe it.
Jan
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I think my Kodiak senses something is coming up with "momma", he seems to follow me more now and always wants to be near me and lately is very cooperative, which is exceptional considering he is a 1 year old 90lb chocolate lab. He likes to sleep next to me and lays his head on my pillow on the AN side....he never sleeps on the other side?? He's always watching me when I go down the stairs as if to make sure I make it.....with my veritgo I am not good with stairs....couple broken toes a month or so ago.....I fall down them alot....I do feel they sense these things, it amazes me.
Melissa.....Kodiak's momma.....counting down the days, 3 more to go......
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Miss Queenie Beanie, the healing "toot" Queen (my Pug, whom many here know) can always tell when I feel like ugh or knows when I'm under the weather. She typically is not a huge cuddler (hates to be picked up), but when my head or other aching body parts bring me down, she nuzzles right up to me and won't move. She's a constant by my side on my ecchhhh days.
they are certainly intuitive..... no question about it.
Phyl
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I don't currently own a dog (no room, no time) but my father owned a beautiful, pedigreed Boxer he exhibited in shows, including the big AKC show at Madison Square garden. 'Luke' was our family pet. My dad was also a volunteer dog obedience trainer and I often assisted him. So, I grew up with a very special dog and learned to love dogs. Still do. To this day, I relate very well to almost any dog I encounter. That dogs can sense an owner's mood is fairly well-established. That they may somehow intuit an acoustic neuroma is well within the sphere of reason. Dogs survive on instincts, fantastic hearing and olfactory abilities. That a dog may 'sense' something 'wrong' on their owners body - even an acoustic neuroma - is not at all unimaginable. I can accept the possibility, based on the circumstantial evidence presented.
Jim
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I remember seeing some TV story about training dogs to diagnose certain types of cancer by smell. And they sure know how to read the subliminal signs of their owners.
Regards,
Rob
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I saw a really cool show on dogs that can tell when an epilipsy seizure is coming on. It's amazing and it really works. These dogs have allowed kids to go to school that previously were unable because of class distruption. THe dogs go lay their heads on the child usually about 20 minutes before a seizure. Now the teachers can anticipate, get the children their medicine and keep the seizures from happening.
Dogs are amazing. I know my stubborn, snorting, and snuggle pug keeps me smiling and happy all day long.
Mary
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I am a dog lover too, but I think the only thing my dogs can sense is when it's time for dinner. I always seem to get the least intelligent, but most lovable one of the litter for some reason.
Lori
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I go along with this. And have no doubt they can spot problems or deviations from the norm. Dogs are rather uncanny.
i have two small dogs - a maltese cross (boy) and a sh...zu cross (girl). lqately, the girl dog has been licking the mouth of the boy dog rather prefusely. We decided to have a closer inspection and yep, there was a sore under his bottom lip - small but nonetheless there. we 'repaired' it and the licking has ceased.
Quite incredible really.
Laz.
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Lori, you made me laugh. I agree dogs can have a keen sense of what is wrong with someone. I agree, also, that some are dumb! Lovable and sweet, but dumb! Just like people. ;D ;D ;)
Again, I highly recommend reading Marley and Me by John Grogan. All you dog lovers will really enjoy it. Even if you aren't a dog lover, you will enjoy it. They have something like this in that book, also.
Have a good weekend,
Sue in Vancouver, WA
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Wow...thats interesting!
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I wonder if all of you know who Headcase has in the picture. That's Jack Elam, a wonderful character actor who had a long career. I saw him in many a western. He was good as the evil bad guy and good as the loveable curmudgeon. One of the great character actors of movies and television.
Sue in Vancouver, USA
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Hi,
I now realize one of my standard poodles has been telling me something is wrong. She had started licking me a lot and staying close all the time. She sits by me and sleeps near my head during any naps I take. She has been acting sadder. She always has been the more emotionally aware one, but she started doing this quite awhile before I even knew I had an AN or that ANs were even in existence. I have seen the tv shows showing dogs diagnosing problems and it actually crossed my mind, "could she be trying to tell me something about my health?"
The other dog is a clown so she just wags her tail and wants to play or eat. She is a snugglebug also (both think they should be lap dogs. But she is constant entertainment and provides lots of smiles.
Love all animals,
Mary 8)
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My loving dog with his AN sensing skills passed last night after almost 17 years with us. He’ll be missed.
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. It's so hard to lose a faithful friend.
17 years is a good run for a dog - and I'm sure it was a good 17 years for him. How lucky you both were to have each other.
Lori
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I am so sorry about your doggie. I know it was a great 17 years. We lost two 15-yr-old dogs last year, and our oldest "child" is 16 years this year. Dogs are truly man's (and woman's) best friend.
Grace
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I'm so sorry to hear your dog passed away. I love them too and know 17 years is a pretty good run. I got my own dog (fox terrier/boston bull mix) for my 10th birthday and she lived to be 18. She was my first "baby" and I still miss her dearly even after all these years. You have my sincere sympathy,
Wendy
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Awww.. I'm so sorry about the passing of your dog. 17 years is a LONG time for a dog, and I'm sure you treasured it as much as the dog did. You have my deepest condolences.
Regards,
Brian
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So sorry about your loss. They become part of the family and it is awful when they leave us. I have 2 Maltese dogs and though lovable are not the smartest. Last night we had an Earthquake here in LA and I was sitting on my sofa with both dogs asleep next to me. I did what I always do which is remain still and wait for it either to get worse or end. It went on for some time and I swear my dogs didn't even wake up. I guess the theory that dogs sense earthquakes before they happen is just not true for my 2. I am with Lori the only thing my dogs sense is "Dinner time".
David, Nancy & Francesco did you feel it?
Lainie.
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One of the things keeping me from having another pet is that I don't want to go through the heartbreak of losing him/her. It's gut wrenching, even if you did have 17 (my kitty lived to be 19) years. My condolences on the loss of your beloved pet. :'( :'(
Sue in Vancouver USA
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I just love dogs. Have always had them and always will. They are my favorite people. I'm sorry Trackman that you've lost yours. It is always a terrible to lose a beloved pet--they give us far more than we could ever give them.
An earthquake in LA? All that shaking better be done by the 21st of January, when I come for a visit!!
M
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Thanks everyone for your kind remarks.
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Our cat, who is otherwise an incredibly anti-social creature, sleeps with whomever in the family is sick. While someone is sick, she is sweet as can be. Then she returns to psycho-cat. I start to worry about my health when she takes a nap with me.
I read about a cat in a nursing home that would go hang out with residents shortly before they died. The cat was so consistent that the nurses began calling in family members when the cat settled in with a resident.
Sara
P.S. Trackman, sorry about your dog. My previous cat lived to 17 and died of liver cancer just after my last child was born. She was with me through some very tough periods in my life. I still miss her and she's been gone 11 years.
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Trackman:
I don't currently own a dog (or cat) but I grew up with a pedigreed Boxer that was not only a show dog but our much-loved family pet. He died from stomach cancer at age 7. It was one of the very few times I ever saw my father cry. I cried, too. I still remember that wonderful dog ('Luke') almost 50 years later. With that memory, I can sympathize with your loss of your friend - who just happened to be a dog.
Jim
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You know, that's really interesting. I've noticed ever since after my surgery that my malti-poo (Sammie Roo) will hop up on the couch right above my head and lick at my ear - the AN side. She's never licked the other side. I briefly wondered if she smelled or sensed that something was different on that side - maybe the healing incesion or something....I don't know.
I have 2 pups... a 4 1/2 yr old Yorkie and a 3 yr old Malti-poo. Everyone always tries to tell me that my Sammie is the dumb one (lovable and cuddly but not the brightest bulb in the bunch) - I don't belive it for a minute. ;)
As for the BOOK Marley & Me.....HIGHLY recommend the BOOK. I listened to it on CD while I drove from CO to IA a few years ago. But, don't bother with the movie.... :-[
Cathy
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Trackman,
So sorry to hear about your dog. Sounds like he had 17 very good years with you and your wife.
I've also heard many stories of dogs' special abilities to sense what we can't perceive - it's really amazing. (Though the story about the cat in the nursing home is a little unsettling!)
Nancy
P.S. - Lainie, just like your two Maltese, I didn't feel a thing.
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Oscar the Cat was written up in the New England Journal of Medicine:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/25/health/webmd/main3097899.shtml
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I remember reading about that cat or probably seeing the clip on TV. Really something, huh? I got back from my dental surgery last week and my son's dog came right over and was sniffing at my face. He could smell whatever was different there and he was very curious.
Sue in Vancouver USA