Unusual encounter....(dog&sheep)

[Catherine]

Quote:Plus a dog's nose is so sensitive and I am sure we give out a different scent according to our mood.

I really think this is true. When I had a colony of dwarf hamsters they responded to my moods. I had a bad encounter with someone and it scared me and I couldn't go near the hamsters for hours. They could smell the distress chemicals and they were acting distressed.

Dogs can smell the chemicals we give off and they know how to respond to them. It is not just that they know, they also care and want to help.

I think really empathic people can pick up on other people's emotional states. It may partly be reading body language, but I will bet that a lot of it is reading the chemicals that go with the emotions.