Whenever the pet dies, the grief is similar to when a family member dies. Finally, some animals, especially dogs, longtime faithful companions for life.
However, according to a recent study, dogs grieve in a similar way when another animal in the household dies.
By now it should have become clear to everyone that dogs feel empathy and are extremely sensitive and alert animals. Of course, fur noses of all breeds also feel emotions such as anger, joy, fear and sadness.
So far, however, there has been no real scientific proof of this, although even experts have accepted the facts. Especially when two dogs have been living together in a household for years Great pain and sorrow in loss.
Trained veterinarians from a renowned international team of researchers now provide evidencethat dogs feel grief over the loss of a conspecific.
The sensation that every animal owner already suspected and had their own experiences with.
These are the facts and evidence about a topic that has long been unofficially recognized
Source: Unsplash.com/Celyn Bowen
Are dogs capable of grieving when a member of their own species dies? Just like us humans when family members or close friends and acquaintances die? Definitely YES! Almost 500 dog owners with two or more pets were interviewed (Italy).
Whenever one of the animals died, the other animals behaved strangely.
And for a long time. Loss of appetite, restlessness, as well as the regular return to the place of the grave are clear facts about how similar dogs are to us when it comes to emotions. Even in wild animals such as wolves, forms of mourning have been identified.
Wolves and dingoes have been observed caring for and carrying the deceased pups for days. A typical way of mourning the serious loss.
The clearly proven signs of mourning dogs can be: desire for more attention, less desire to play, much more sleep, less desire to eat.
Interesting is the fact that the Character changes lasted about two to eight months. So certainly not just a few days, but many weeks. As a result, dogs grieve much like humans do, especially when their longtime companion animal dies.
Dogs are closely related to us humans
Source: Unsplash.com/Chewy
Which has also been proven that Dogs accept us as «pack leaders» without a doubt. As soon as the owner behaves insecurely – of course we also mourn the loss of a dog – this is often transferred to the dogs. The deeper the grief of the owners, the deeper the grief of the surviving dogs. But even if the owners are not visibly mourning, the nature of a dog changes significantly.