This morning I posted on Facebook on how crazy the connection that my pup Donovan has with me. I have never experienced anything quite like it!
He has always been my shadow - he was the first puppy that we had in out house in 17 years after my dog Baxter had passed away. When he was a baby (he is now about to turn 5 years old), he was worse than my own two human babies when they were infants. I would have to have him lay on me for him to fall asleep. Needless to say he is a spoiled dog! If I am not home with him, he will sit by the door and whine or if he hears something outside, he will run to the window to see if I am home. When I am cooking he wedges his body between me and the cabinets. I don't think I have ever been as close with a dog in all of my life...he really helped me when I lost my 17+ ear old dog.
This dog knows when something is off with me...I didn't realize it until recently but since I have been home from the hospital he will get up close & personal and starts to act weird. I now realize he does this when my blood pressure is up and thinking back, he did this the day I had my collapsing episode. I was getting so upset with him too because he was being so annoying. About a week or so ago, I started to piece this thing together...so every time he acts all funky, I take my blood pressure and sure enough it is higher than it should be. Even when I forgot to take my meds over the weekend, he wouldn't get off my lap, he kept whining and licking me. It is definitely a crazy connection!
Yesterday when I came home from my stress test, he was very standoff-ish. I am not quite sure if it was because I was injected with a nuclear dye or if it is because I now have a device connected to my chest. He is weird like that and gets freaked out by little things like that. He has anxiety issues! Last night, he wouldn't even sleep next to me as he ALWAYS does. Yet he kept whining because he wanted to be up with me...he did jump up a few times but jumped right back down. I am thinking it maybe the dye...I am planning on wearing shirts that cover up the monitor so he can't see it. We will see tomorrow when the dye should be fully out of my system. He will let me pet him but not for long. He doesn't want to snuggle...so I have been snuggling with our other dog, who doesn't seem to care or know there are any changes with me. 😂
Here are some pictures of my pooch...
And here is a few pictures of my "pooch-hound"...
Has this happened to you before with a pet? If so comment below and tell me about it!
~Shannon