The notion isnt so surprising. Pets have a myopic social structure compared to humans. We have our jobs, day-to-day interaction with people outside of the four walls of the house; things that broaden our periphery. Even with the availability of ways to enhance a dogs social element, like dog parks and play dates and agility outings, their social periphery is far more condensed than ours. The majority of their time is limited to the day-to-day interaction with the other pets in the household. When you consider the amount of time that our pets spend in each others midst over the course of years — even a mere few months in some cases — when one animal is gone for good, a huge void is left.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:50:27 +0000