If you are a proud pet owner, you have most assuredly had moments where you thought your pet was literally reading your mind. Sometimes it's a simple stare, or a turn of the head, or even a simple intuitive run up the steps, a yelp of excitement that precedes a walk, or a trip in the family automobile. Most of us simply chuckle, roll our eyes and while we may secretly wonder, rarely do we give any serious thought that our dogs are bestowed with any special powers of insight or uncanny intellect. This however, may be changing, and as a result of lots of fascinating studies, some scientists are almost ready to say - "our pets may be psychic after all!"
Have you heard about the cat that "works" in a hospice? He has an uncanny knack of knowing when one of the residents is ready to pass on, and will visit the room of a patient before he or she dies, often 4 to 6 hours beforehand. This strangely gifted feline will stay with the elderly resident until they begin the journey into the great mystery that lies beyond this life. Doctors and nurses alike have attested to this remarkable "house" cat for many months, claiming that their best scientific methods aside, the very best indicator of a patient's upcoming demise is dictated very simply by a visit from the cat.
Does your dog know when you are coming home? There have been lots of experiments that say, while you are gone, your dog actually "feels" when you are ready to return, even while YOUR mind is on more pressing personal matters. Recent studies have shown, while incorporating real and hard core scientific protocols that your dog may sense FAR more than we think, and may have a connection to our consciousness that surpasses SOME science fiction novels.
The truth is, none of us really know what is going on behind those big, innocent and loving eyes. Much like the dog that can find his way home from hundreds of miles away, there is much more for us to learn about our favorite four legged furry friends. And who knows? As we unlock some of the mysteries that lie behind the canine mind, we may shed some extra and important light on those that lie behind our own as well.