Once I Needed A Helping Hand And Received A Leg

On many occasions, it has been questioned whether or not animals have feelings, if they have the ability to love us and if they have something we can call sixth sense that allows them to know when we are wrong.

Regardless of what many say, even if they are in the majority, the truth is that there are many real experiences that these faithful friends screw you up when you need them most.

Dogs are known as the most faithful animals, and they have the ability to be there always, regardless of the circumstances and even how we treat them. Added to this, they have the ability to show empathy: get to suffer your pain in their heart. That is more than many humans are capable of!

In what situations is a dog capable of extending a leg?

He gives you his leg … Soledad

Millions of people who are alone because they did not find someone to share their lives with, or because they lost someone they found, have found consolation and faithful companionship in a canine friend. There are many older people who only have their dog, or the single people who look for one as a roommate and come to love him as a friend, or the only children who come to see their brother and playmate in a dog. .

He gives you his leg … Frustration

There are so many things in this life that cause us frustration that they are countless. We are recommended to read self-help books, go to psychologists, and so on. We are not saying that you should not do that, but the truth is that many of the frustrations that we feel can be calmed or appeased a little by taking the leg that a friend can give us.

There are millions of couples who want to have children and unfortunately cannot. An animal cannot completely fill that void, it is obvious, but it can help to have someone to care for and love all your life.

People who are unemployed can also calm their frustration by caring for an animal, not to mention the laughs that it can provide in their playtime or at any other time.

He gives you his leg … Sadness

If you have already had or have a dog, surely you have cried in front of him on more than one occasion. What do you remember their reaction was? Indifference? Contempt? Of course not! Surely your friend gave you his leg trying to go out of his way to give you pampering, love and affection and to try to make you smile and see you happy. Isn’t that more than many “friends” have ever done for you?

Ways they tend their paw to you

We have already seen in which situations you can always count on your furry friend and his paw. But, in what ways does our pet give us his paw?

• Following us everywhere. Sure it has bothered you sometimes because your animal has done this, but it is a way of saying to you: Hey! I love you and I will always be here, count on me. Do not reject him when he follows you, thank him for his friendship and fidelity.
• Licking us. Another annoying and somewhat dirty attitude, but it is one of the only ways that dogs can show us their affection.
• Lying next to us or on our feet. It is as if they watch over us and our negative feelings waiting for them to change and become something better.

• Staring at us. Have you caught your pet staring at you without looking away from you? This can especially happen if the animal feels that you are sick. He’s just looking out for you and making sure your situation doesn’t get worse.

• Crying. In this way he wants to attract your attention. He knows that you are wrong and he cannot bear that you do not look at him and understand that he is there to support you, to love you and to lend a leg to you.

As you can see, your dog is someone who will always give you a leg, who will never let you down and who will be attentive to your needs, feelings and circumstances. The ways in which he does it may not seem entirely pleasant (like licking you for example), but think about the beautiful feeling that those gestures hide. Your dog loves you, holds out his paw, grab it!

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