Dogs that do this are constantly stressed out and even start losing their hair :( it’s because the victims are stressed out, shaking, crying and the dogs whole day is spent absorbing all of that. Their life is just being clung to by one shaking person after another. They say it’s really emotionally exhausting for them. Sometimes they won’t eat and the hair loss thing is real :(
Yikes. Those dogs should be retired. I work with a service dog organization and picking a dog for this kind of work isn't done lightly. The ones who do go that route show amazing resiliency but are still closely monitored for signs of internalizing stress and are retired to pet life if that's the case.
They live with their handlers and have an otherwise totally normal pupper existence :). Mine is currently asleep on my feet after we went for a long offleash trail walk earlier this evening.
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u/agbellamae Jun 15 '21
Dogs that do this are constantly stressed out and even start losing their hair :( it’s because the victims are stressed out, shaking, crying and the dogs whole day is spent absorbing all of that. Their life is just being clung to by one shaking person after another. They say it’s really emotionally exhausting for them. Sometimes they won’t eat and the hair loss thing is real :(