Pets are a real delight. They are part of our family and know how to brighten up an environment like no one else. Freud, a famous psychoanalyst, also believed in the ability of dogs to analyze people.
In the book “What do dogs know?” (What do dogs know?) by Stanley Coren, the author says that Freud believed that his dogs felt and had a gift capable of analyzing patients who came to his office. He let his Chow Chow dog named Jo-Fi participate in his sessions, and that the weight of his response in relation to the patient's analysis depended heavily on Jo-Fi.
And recent research into this phenomenon shows just how right Freud was: a small gesture of affection for your dog has a huge benefit, like reducing stress. The more presence of dogs and cats, the less medical care you will need.
Clarice Lispector and her dogs
Writer Clarice Lispector had three dogs that were important friends in her lonely hours. She even wrote the following about her dog Dilermano: “No human being has ever given me the feeling of being so totally loved as I was loved without restrictions by that dog”, in the book Learning to live.
Dogs that like to bury bones
Dogs have a habit of burying bones (the ones we buy at the Pet Shop) and this comes from their ancestors, the wolves. These buried food for survival and the dogs inherited this same custom. As strange as it sounds, it's intriguing, isn't it?
Cats solve their own problems
You may have heard that cats are smart. They feel like solitary hunters, so they calculate precisely what they are going to do, from chasing a fly or even a mouse. They can hunt for their own food, in addition to knowing how to take care of their lives like no one else! They also have an excellent memory.
The nose of dogs and cats is their fingerprint
Just as we humans have fingerprints on our fingers, dogs and cats have fingerprints on the tip of their noses. Look at your pet's nostril, you will be able to see traces and lines that resemble our fingers. Therefore, in an identification it is possible to find out which races they belong to. But, a good alternative to not lose your pet around is to introduce an identification microchip.
Cats know when their owners will wake up
Many dogs and cats wait 10 minutes before their bedside, waiting for their owners to wake up from deep sleep. The fact that they want attention and feel protected by their owners makes them wake up earlier than expected. Your dog or cat loves you very much and wants you to be close to him soon, in addition to waiting for food or time to go for a walk!
Dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic
More than 100 years ago, the world's best-known shipwreck, the Titanic, which in 1912 killed more than 1.500 people, had boarded 12 animals and an unbelievably three dogs survived. Two German Spitz and a Pekingese were smart enough to take shelter and survive. Shortly after rescuing the survivors, owners who lost their dogs received a kind of life insurance to provide solace for their irreparable losses.
