It's been
told that the dogs are the best friends of man (of the woman also obviously),
but, have you ever thought if ¿are we their best friends too?.
Recently
I have experienced some problems because of my dog's behavior, well to be
honest it's not my dog, it's my girlfriend's dog which basically means that the
dog is mine too. I have not been able to sleep well, in the early morning the
dog starts to bark and acts so anxious, it seems that he listens to the neighbor
and his dog going out to take a walk, maybe he also wants to go out or just
thinks that there's a problem, but I don't think that because he always acts that
way when is taken out to take a walk.
The
problem might be deeper, more complicated, it's well known that dogs are very
social animal, they need to be accompanied by humans or other animals, and this
poor dog is alone along(during) almost all day while we are working far away,
he stays at apartment with nobody to play, that's very cruel for a social
animal. So he gets stressed, who wouldn't?.
When we
get out, he stays barking at home, maybe feels that is going to get alone or
maybe he only wants to go out with us.
When she
returns home, the dog gets anxious and she can't control him, he barks so loud
and jumps to her legs like claiming to be taken out for a walk. So at the end
of the day she takes him out to take a walk and he comes back so happy, he
obviously loves it, he meets other dogs, smells new smells, runs, breathes
fresh air, is happy throughout the whole walk.
After
returning home, the dog is relaxed, happy, but some hours pass and everything
begins again.
It's
evident for me that he is not happy, he stays alone for many hours, when he
should be accompanied, when I realised all this, I wondered "He is my best
friend, but ¿Am I his best friend?".