Does your boxer comfort you when you're upset?

[Sirus'Mommy]

So sorry to hear about your precious kitty...:(

Sirus is brilliant when it comes to cheering Mommy up. He comes up with the most creative things to do to make me smile or laugh when no one else can. He really is a godsend! He's like my little angel...so compassionate and loving.

 

[Anna Begins]

Yup- last week, I was sick for 8 days with Broncitis. It would get so bad, I'd be hacking, almost trowing up. Most of the time, Luka sat at the end of the couch with me (I wonder how he kept all that energy pent up?) and when I'd get a hacking spell, he look at me really concerned and put his paw on me... or he'd come racing over and whine
I told him he made being sick much better!

 

[Mama_Zookeeper]

I am very sorry about the loss of your kitten.

Dora

 

[GIZMO BABY]

I'm sorry about your kitty.

When I had the flu Gizmo knew something was wrong. He would stay by my side and check up on me. During those days he was my own personal nursepup....

 

[Skeet]

Skeeter is usually so wound tight that I think she may explode, but when I am upset she is so calm and lays right on me she even lets me lay on her and get all cuddly with her! I am sure that you dog is just as upset as you about your kitty, Ii think dogs know things too, they just deals with it a litte different than us humans Max, Skeet, and I send our best wishes to you in this difficult time.

 

[SSpiro]

Yes, every dog I've had the pleasure of having has been that way.

My two dogs I have now are very much in tune with their dad's feelings. If I'm feeling hyper and great, they do the same. When I'm mad or upset, they lay next to me and just relax. A good way to check or stimulate this is to play a little rough with your baby and pretend you got hurt by them.. cover your face and whine and cry and see how they react. When I do this my dogs go nuts, licking my face and whining..

I lost a VERY close friend a few months ago. After I got the phone call and just sat on the couch sobbing, both babies ran up to me and just started licking my face and looking at me as if to say "Dad.. It's OK.. We're here with you"...and they sat with me all night. Slept with me in bed and even into the next day they were so very close.. They'd even look at my wife and whine as if to say "Mom.. Look at dad..He needs us.."

I have felt so much closer with them since that day..(Don't get me wrong, before that day these kids were my life, still are) They knew I was hurt and they were so in tune with what my heart felt and it effected them emotionally as well. To me that's HUGE.. To me it's so crazy how a dog knows how to read and react to their parent's emotions.. Mindblowing in such a special way. I love these kids..