Dogs & Cats

[Reality]

Do dogs and cats realize when their friends/other animals in the house die? My dog just died and I was wondering if the other ones will be affected.

[Orgasmic]

Why don't you ask your dog? wai-

[Reality]

Good one? :S

[Orgasmic]

I personally think they do feel affection. Some dogs get depressed when a dog they are attached to dies.

[Ma3x]

Yep Orgasmic is right some of them get affected...
Do everything to make the dog feel good and to be in nice environment.
Don't rush buying a new dog maybe wait for some time 1,2 weeks maybe.

[Reality]

I personally think they do feel affection. Some dogs get depressed when a dog they are attached to dies.

They don't really notice which dog it is. Dogs make companions, and when they die they become lonely. We're getting a new dog next Sunday which is a golden retriever mixed with a flat coated retriever.. it's black though.. It's better than the Pomeranian my mom wanted to get so we could have a set of them

Yep Orgasmic is right some of them get affected...
Do everything to make the dog feel good and to be in nice environment.
Don't rush buying a new dog maybe wait for some time 1,2 weeks maybe.

[haydenaddison]

Cat and dog is not something you can call it a natural friend. Cat's behavior and with familiar people may be worried about, while the introduction to his dog, want to know how the latter reaction, and vice versa. One of the important behavior of cats is that they can be easily stressed. With this in mind, you should train your dog the way, your cat feel comfortable and safe around it.

[Unspoken]

I think they think you took the pet away instead of dieing

Like they think you kicked him/her out


unless the others see it die

[Pink Floyd]

They absolutely know. Whether or not they feel sad over it is unknown, but they definitely know when the other dog passes. They feel energy simply. You cannot train a dog for instance if you yell at it to sit, because it feels bad energy coming from you and feels like you're going to hurt it. Your dog would feel if the other dogs presence wasn't around anymore.

[Fossil]

Well, I hae two dogs that are brothers [What I mean for brothers Is they born from the same mom and I bought them both] The thing is, when I separate them, they freak out. They miss themselves. I don't want to imagine that one of them dies because the other one might die of depression.