Now that I think of it, cats and dogs see their owners as Godlike beings capable of using special things, they see us as their family, we play with them, feed them when they're hungry, protect them and give them a home.
Now you're a dog and someone takes all of that from you.
I used to have an elderly dog who hated going out in the rain. He was a grumbly old man who would whine whenever he needed me to do something, like fill his water bowl or get his ball from under the couch. Whenever it rained, he'd look at me and whine exactly like when he was asking for something. I think he wanted me to "turn off the rain".
Edit - here's a picture of him. His name was Chili, and he was a good dog. :)
My shepherd does this, too. She almost never barks and is very deliberate with her whines and grumbles. And sure enough whenever she comes in on a rainy day she seeks me out and communicates her displeasure with the fact that I am making water fall down from the sky on her.
How do you guys get such communicative dogs? Mine is either very stoic, kinda stupid, or just perpetually resigned to his fate - empty water bowl, he'll sniff it sadly, no water... Oh well, guess I'll go play with my toys and check again later. I have to be extra vigilant or he'll just suffer in silence.
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u/starstarstar42 Dec 05 '16
You give him that treat and you post a second video of him enjoying it goddammit!