Lizbeli
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So I have read how in tune dogs are with their owners feelings. Especially so with these Dobermans. I experienced it today with Jasper. Not like any other dog I have had.
My dad went the the hospital yesterday. He is battling stage 4 cancer and the new immunotherapy caused him to fall into diabetic ketoacidosis (sugar over 400).
This morning I got more bad news regarding his white cell count being zip. And of course with covid- he is all alone and in a lot of pain from other new medical concerns. He is fighting a big battle all alone, it kills me.
I had a major anxiety attack, which is NOT like me. I have control. I can handle stress. But im a daddys girl, my father means the world to me, and I feel like I am losing him. So, I lost it.
Jasper would not leave me alone. I sat down, sobbing, and he laid his whole body on me and continuously licked my face. I wrapped my arms around him and immediately felt better. It was so strange. I went from hardly being able to breath, to petting the dog and halting my tears. When I calmed down he just stayed on me. But I went to grab my phone after getting more text updates, I started to get upset again. Jasper knocked my phone out of my hand! On purpose? Did he attribute the phone to my stress? Idk. Maybe just a coincidence.
Since then he has been closer to me today than usual. He is calm too. Not pressuring me for exercise. Just letting me be. I took the day off of work, I can’t risk messing up and harming my officers from a bad dispatch or whatever.
But I have Jasper by my side and I finally understand through experience, what an emotional support dog could do for people who go through these feelings on a day to day basis. I am just a loss for words. Wanted to share this to show my appreciation for this breed.
So I have read how in tune dogs are with their owners feelings. Especially so with these Dobermans. I experienced it today with Jasper. Not like any other dog I have had.
My dad went the the hospital yesterday. He is battling stage 4 cancer and the new immunotherapy caused him to fall into diabetic ketoacidosis (sugar over 400).
This morning I got more bad news regarding his white cell count being zip. And of course with covid- he is all alone and in a lot of pain from other new medical concerns. He is fighting a big battle all alone, it kills me.
I had a major anxiety attack, which is NOT like me. I have control. I can handle stress. But im a daddys girl, my father means the world to me, and I feel like I am losing him. So, I lost it.
Jasper would not leave me alone. I sat down, sobbing, and he laid his whole body on me and continuously licked my face. I wrapped my arms around him and immediately felt better. It was so strange. I went from hardly being able to breath, to petting the dog and halting my tears. When I calmed down he just stayed on me. But I went to grab my phone after getting more text updates, I started to get upset again. Jasper knocked my phone out of my hand! On purpose? Did he attribute the phone to my stress? Idk. Maybe just a coincidence.
Since then he has been closer to me today than usual. He is calm too. Not pressuring me for exercise. Just letting me be. I took the day off of work, I can’t risk messing up and harming my officers from a bad dispatch or whatever.
But I have Jasper by my side and I finally understand through experience, what an emotional support dog could do for people who go through these feelings on a day to day basis. I am just a loss for words. Wanted to share this to show my appreciation for this breed.