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ever wondered if your dog can actually
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feel your emotions like does your pup
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know when you're sad or are they just
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there for the free treats well the
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answer might surprise you and I'll even
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share a simple trick to test your dog's
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emotional IQ right at home dogs are
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super perceptive they read us like a
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giant human mood board studies show they
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pick up on our emotions through facial
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expressions body language and even the
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sound of our voices a happy tone or big
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grin boom instant Tail Wag but use your
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I just stepped on a Lego voice they
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might back off like whoa I didn't sign
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up for this it goes even deeper than
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that though dogs are emotional sponges
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they somehow sense when you're having a
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rough day that's why they might nuzzle
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up to you during your low moments or act
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like a little hype Squad when you're in
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a good mood turns out dogs have been
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perfecting their empathy skills over
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thousands of years they're so in tune
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that they even pick up on our hormone
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levels like cortisol when we're stressed
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or oxytocin when we're happy in terms
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they're basically saying I know you're
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stressed let's chill out ever noticed
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your pup sticking to You Like Glue when
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you're feeling down or getting extra
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playful when you're in a good mood
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that's not random it's their way of
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saying I totally get you human they're
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like little furry therapists without the
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co-pay want to see this in action here's
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a fun experiment go to a quiet room sit
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down and pretend to cry yep Channel
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those interner acting skills watch what
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your dog does a lot of pups will come
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over nudge you maybe even sit by you
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like hey I'm here if you need to talk or
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treats are fine too this simple trick
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shows just how tuned in they are I'll
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never forget one tough day when I was
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lying on the couch just done with
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everything my dog Max who had been
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living his best life chomping on a toy
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suddenly stopped trotted over and gave
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me this look you know the one that says
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I don't fully get it but I'm here for
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you buddy he plopped a paw on my leg
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and just stayed there that was all I
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needed it's moments like these that make
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you realize dogs are way more than pets
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they're your little emotional support
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Squad ever had a moment where your dog
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just got you share it in the comments
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I'd love to hear your stories dogs are
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more emotionally in tune with us than we
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give them credit for and they seem to
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understand Us in ways words can't
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curious about more ways dogs connect
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with us stick around for the next video
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you'll learn even more cool stuff about
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your pup amazing emotional intelligence
