Dogs Have a Sixth Sense
We have all heard stories about a dog
warning his or her owner about fires in the home, impending tornadoes,
and other events that pose a danger to their owners and the dog.
Countless dogs have been documented as “acting out”, and doing all kinds
of weird behaviors before earthquakes.
I believe this is one of the most
endearing things we love about owning a dog, because a dog’s sixth sense
is often much better than a human’s. This most likely is genetically
encoded in modern domesticated dogs and has been passed down for their
ancestors—wild wolves who needed all their instincts to survive in the
wild.
A great example of a dog’s sixth sense is
the story about Molly, a Chihuahua, who knew something dreadful was
going to happen on September 11, 2001. Her owner began this day as she
usually did but noticed Molly was soon extremely upset and agitated.
Her owners lived within sight of the Twin
World Trade Towers, with a beautiful view of the Hudson River and,
Lower Manhattan. Their apartment offered a panoramic view from large
windows that had enticed Molly’s owners to choose this apartment.
On this fateful clear and sunny morning
her owners were very puzzled why Molly ran all over the apartment
barking. The dog would growl and bark in the bedroom and then repeat
this behavior in each and every other room. Her owner states this
behavior began several minutes before the first terrorist controlled
airplane slammed into the first tower.
Her owners watched as the first of two
planes hit the towers, the instant fires, people falling and jumping
from the towers to escape the spreading fires, and the final collapse of
those magnificent buildings. By now Molly had jumped into the arms of
Lori while trembling and refusing to look out the windows.
Her owners moved very soon after this
terrorist attack and have said they knew in their hearts Molly had
sensed the terror from the skies about to befall upon the twin towers. I
believe this little dog did in fact know a very fearful event was about
to befall them and tried in her own way to warn her owners. I would be
very surprised if Molly was the only dog in such close proximity of the
attack to do all they could to warn of the impending tragedy.
A dog’s instincts and sixth sense should
be given special attention when your dog begins to act in a very hyper,
warning way. Start paying close attention, because it may save the lives
of those you love as well as your own.
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