5. Stress and anxiety
We can easily say that anxiety and stress are the most common conditions found in our society at this moment. Everything moves so fast, we have access to so much information, and it is easy to get overwhelmed because of all of this.
Now let’s get back to our subject: dogs. Have you ever heard that old notion that tells us that dogs are able to smell fear? We want you to know that this is actually true. Pups can detect when your levels of stress have risen. They do this by smelling the hormones our body releases when we feel stressed or anxious. Some such hormones are cortisol and adrenaline.
Since dogs have this incredible ability, they are trained, and then they can help people who suffer from depression and anxiety. This pup will alert you when they sense that you might suffer an anxiety attack or when they feel a sudden change in your mood.
Also, according to an extensive study (involving 3.4 million participants) that took place in Sweden, those who own a dog have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease and being affected by stress compared to people who don’t have a dog.
Even if we don’t have that much evidence, it is easy to see that pups have the ability to smell certain medical conditions. Also, sometimes their smell can save us from some life-threatening situations. So, until next time, keep your pup close and give them some snuggles. You don’t know when they might save your life.
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You should also read: 8 Surprising Reasons Why Your Dog Smells Bad
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I have a 2 year old St. Bernard who can detect low blood sugar and wakes me up when mine drops dangerously low.
Very. Helpful.
That is so awesome! I hope you give him anything he wants! ( he ‘s big enough, so I guess you’d better!) You truely have a wonderful friend.
My Aussie sniffed my lymphoma 1 year before medical detection. Wanted to sniff my affected nodes & tell me. Same dog who smelled my steak on the table but could reach it. Chairs were pulled under table and he took his paw & pulled out the chair & put his front paws on the seat to reach the steak. Amazing dog—in heaven now waiting for me.
That’s really interesting
We have three dogs that we trained ourselves. No med training at all. Yet they still can and have sensed when something was wrong with me back in 2020. They helped save my life. There was another time after that they saved their daddy’s life too. He was about to have a heartattck. The doctors were amazed that the dogs can do all of that. They said yes they saved you. So they have a forever home. One has been detecting my brother’s blood sugar being low. So she has been staying by his side. The Other dogs aren’t being allowed inside families house at the moment. We are only visiting with them right now.
My yorkie lets me know if I’m about to do something that will piss my wife off by bringing me a beer.
Would like to know more about how amazing our companions are? From smelling diseases to knowing how to tell when they need care and attention.
I would like to know of places that train dogs for this.
Where can you have your dog trained to help owners?
I had a bad case of bronchitis and strangled and quit breathing on mucus. My dog started head butting me just below the rib cage. Until I gasped a breath. I had sore belly and ribs but he saved my life.
how would i know how my dog is trying to tell me something, i have high blood pressure and anxitey and diebities, he’s always following me around the house but i don’t know what he’s trying to tell me, how can i get help so i’ll know what he’s trying to tell me. Vivian
When I was a teenager, I gave a Lab/Doberman mix puppy to one of my friends. My friend and her mother were epileptic. When the puppy was around 1-2 years old, she started alerting them when they were about to have a seizure! No special training, she just started doing it on her own! She would paw at them and whine non-stop until they acknowledged what was happening. Dogs are amazing!❤️
I would like to know where I could get my dog some training for this