Broke my thumb yesterday. Not a major thing. We used to call it "skiers thumb" and I've dealt with it many times since I was a kid.

What is cool is that my Golden, my best pal, keeps licking my thumb. How could a dog possibly know that I have an injury? Not swollen, not lacerated, no external signs of injury, but he knows. He just keeps licking that joint.

Dogs are better people than most people.

Yes they are.

Yes they are. That’s incredible that it knows you have an injured thumb. Guess that means a DOG scan may be more effective than a CAT scan - sorry, couldn’t resist.

I had a heart attack at 3:00am almost 6 years ago and I went to bed at about 10:00pm the night before feeling fine. My little 10Lb. dog climbed up on me and sat directly on my chest and stared at me in the eyes. I kept thinking she was feeling bad or she was trying to tell me something (she was) but she kept doing it so long it was unnerving. I finally lifted her off and put her at the bottom of the bed where she sleeps. She got up and came and layed against my rib cage until I woke up with a heart attack.

She’s never done that before that night or never done it since. Amazing creatures.

Love em, they are our best gift outside of children.

Awesome story 1s1k.

I don't know how they know, but they do.

This little guy looks like a small purse dog. He isn't.
His name is Hagar, and he's three years old.
He is 75% French Bulldog and 25% Old English Bulldog. It was a deliberate mix at the breeder, the "mixed breed" variety are called Mini Bulldogs.

Here in the top photo, he is "Mommy's" little boy.
That is forty pounds of rippling muscle! He's got a "hump" of muscle above the spine between the shoulders just like a grizzly bear.
He is gentle, loves to play, and will play/chase Tractor Supply red balls for an entire day if you are willing to kick the ball for him.
If he has a variety of balls out on the floor and you tell him to go get the red ball, somehow he knows which of the selection are red.
He's incredibly fast (not at running) but general athletic ability. Able to go "airborne" and catch a red ball in mid-air.

He is an incredible watchdog, routinely patrols the house at night. He sleeps on the Master Bedroom bed every night and likes to snuggle in at night when it's cooler.
But a strange noise, or a door opening at night and he's off the bed in under three seconds and out to investigate whatever disturbed him.
That's really what I want in a dog, eternal vigilance and a warning that something is going on. Give me just enough warning to prepare.
We do laugh about it, and if he had opposable thumbs, we would issue him a holster and a badge. He's that good!

IMG_20250125_144314 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

11664 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

I must have something going on because my Pugs keep licking my bald head….

About to spend 8 hours in the truck with my German shepherd. In these temps she gets the rear seat. She’s a good traveler, unless she needs something.

Dogs are more work, but the return is higher.

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Guess that means a DOG scan may be more effective than a CAT scan

Dogs are better at Lab work.

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I must have something going on because my Pugs keep licking my bald head….

LOL

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Dogs are better people than most people.

1,000% correct!

Predator instinct.

Dogs are simply incredibly animals period. I don’t know what superhuman or dog powers they have but they never cease to amaze me!

Symbiosis. Both species benefit from the association.

My girl Ahyoka will lick and very lightly nibble my fingers when I'm having a hard day. She will nuzzle me and press against me.

She will press hard against me and lick and nibble my fingers for hours if she has to. She knows when I'm not feeling well and she will stay close to me the whole time.

My boy is less so, though he normally is more needy and super glue on average.


ARman

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She will press hard against me and lick and nibble my fingers for hours if she has to. She knows when I'm not feeling well and she will stay close to me the whole time.

Ain't it amazing? Somehow they just know when we're not doing well.

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Dogs are better people than most people.

1,000% correct!

This can't be said too many times!

They train dogs for all sorts of things like letting a person know when they're about to have an epileptic attack. I remember one time I had knee pain and was having a hard time going down the stairs, my dog came up to where I was and walked down with me looking up at me.

Maybe a week ago, my wife said she heard me cry out in my sleep and she saw our dog go to the room where I was and was checking up on me. They're pretty smart sometimes but can be dumb when you're trying to train them. Or maybe they're that smart they can play dumb.

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They train dogs for all sorts of things like letting a person know when they're about to have an epileptic attack.

They literally smell it, like with diabetics and their blood sugar (either high or low).