Part Two Discussion: Energy

[Stephanie]

Energy is not just a “new age” concept. All living beings communicate using energy, which can be transmitted through something as blatant as body language, or as subtle as a change in emotions. Can you think of examples of this from your own lives, either related to your dog, or to your relationships with humans?

[Pepper-Sugar]

Yes our dogs can read our energy. They can tell when you are not well, when you are upset, etc. I was ill and my dogs knew it they stayed by my side. When once I was stressed out from a day from hell and I sat there and called for them, they both just sat there and looked at me like I was nuts and did not come. I was shocked never did they ignore me when I called them, then I realized I was super charged with stress, tense and I thought "heck I wouldn't come to me either with me being in this mood" I closed my eyes took slow deep breaths pictured what would make me happy and after a few minutes I felt better called them again and they came.
Dogs can sense malice ( if someone does not like you) . Dogs can smell energy. We can sense it too, have there not been times you felt uneasy around someone , your hair stand on end, you sense a darkness something not right ? I think we all are born with these primal senses but as we grow other stimulous takes over our other senses and we become more in tuned to those.

[Stephanie]

My collie used to "comfort" me when I would cry during sad movies! (Yes, I've been known to be a bit sappy.) She was very tuned in to my moods, and yet, she was never affected when I ranted and raged about something or other- she actually looked like she was laughing at me during those times. However, she knew right away if I was ranting about something she had done.

[Pepper-Sugar]

Collies are brillant animals. I had a Border Collie he was 16 1/2 when he passed on. Collies I think are very much intuned with people. Mine would corral people without them knowing it at parties everyone all of a sudden would be all together in middle of yard without knowing why.