Animals know!

@lynnief (1203)
Australia
April 17, 2018 5:08am CST
I'm sure we've all heard it said that animals know when a person is kind or otherwise. I saw a dramatic demonstration of this a few years ago. I was working for a charity, selling lottery tickets in shopping centres. The centre I was in on this particular day was an open-air one, with a wide walkway through the middle. A man came along and tied his dog to a post on the opposite side of the walkway from where I was, about 10 metres (30 feet) away. I'm not sure what breed it was - probably a "bitzer". It was fairly big, but seemed pretty placid, just laying down watching the people go by. Then a guy walked by on my side. Remember, he was at least 10 metres from the dog. Suddenly the dog was on its feet, straining at the lead and snapping and snarling. After the guy had gone, he settled down again. I couldn't help wondering, What did the dog see in this bloke that set him off that way? Have you ever witnessed a reaction like that from an animal?
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 Apr 18
Oh yeah, the dog instinctively knew that that guy was not a good person @lynnief . My Akita could tell if someone even coming up the driveway was good or not. If they were good, his tail would stay curled (like a Husky) over his back. If they were bad, that tail would immediately extend straight out from his body.
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Apr 18
@lynnief We should all have their sensory perception.
Lynn Fowler
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
19 Apr 18
@nanette64 Sometimes it would be VERY helpful.
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Lynn Fowler
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
18 Apr 18
They really are amazing, aren't they?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325696)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Apr 18
I wonder if the guy was known to the dog. Something must have been going on.
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Lynn Fowler
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
18 Apr 18
Maybe. It was a very strong reaction.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325696)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 18
@lynnief There had to be something in the backstory. Was it just the one man? My pony didn't like any men because he had been ill-treated by one in his early days.
Lynn Fowler
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
18 Apr 18
@JudyEv Yep, just the one bloke. Lots of other people - male, female, young, old, all kinds and varieties had gone by before him, without the dog making a single response. And after he had gone the dog settled down and ignored everyone else.
Sky
@skysnap (20154)
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17 Apr 18
I think animals kind of read out maginetic aura and that helps them gauge what is going on.
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Sherz SharonZ
@Sweetsherz (265)
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17 Apr 18
Yes they know if a person is good or bad and they can smell if he is caring something bad maybe that's what happened in this case
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