• RoamingGnome
    +5

    Pretty much anybody who has been the companion of a dog knows this. And the few who don't, simply were not paying attention.

    • sgfc
      +4

      True but strangely enough scientists have historically disagreed and it was thought that non-humans were not capable of sentient thought or emotion. Only relatively recently has that begun to change.

      See for eg. "When Elephants Weep" 1996, by Jeffrey Masson.