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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  Ya know, I would swear that Trixie does this same thing to get revenge on me sometimes. If I'm outside talking to someone with a dog and she can see it, yep, pooped in the house when I walked back in. If I lock her out of the bathroom while I shower, yep, pooped when I walk back out.
I don't think that whether or not dogs have the same emotions as humans is anything that can ever be more than theory. (I mean think about it, how could it ever be proven?) I have known dogs to grieve themselves to death over things and dogs who 'pout' at their owners. So, IMO, they do definately have a range of emotions that they exhibit comparable to those of humans. Spite may as well be one of them.  |
I usually don't post on such topics as this because people disagree so much but I had a poodle who would pee in the floor the second we left even if she had went before we where leaving. I don't even know how she could pee so soon again. We even tested her to see how long it took. She would also grieve severly if we left her with anyone. She would refuse to eat and cry as loud as a child.
I also had a pug who would tear up the garbage. If he was no where to be seen when we came home we knew he had done something wrong. My Dad said he doesn't understand what he has done. Then after coming home with me one day to see the mess and Snoopy (the pug) hiding he changed his mind. lol He would be all excited to see my Dad but when he would look at me he would look all sad. It is kinda funny but the messes were not
I think we are not giving them as much credit as they deserve. All dogs are different and I believe they may very well do stuff for spite. Just my opinion.