Okay good, I just didn't want you to think I was purposely ignoring some of your posts. This computer is seriously slow :P
Whoops! We had a small misunderstanding. I never meant this wouldn't be stressful for Cody- it will be. However there lies what I said about moving on. I cannot provide links or URLs but yes this is a scientific fact. I see it with my own eyes daily. Dogs do not think like humans. End of. I know it sounds harsh but it's true. Butch adores me completely- however if I were to give him to another home he would adapt and move on. For a week or maybe even a couple of weeks he would be baffled, confused, upset and stressed...then he would go "Okay well she isn't coming back this is where I live now". When I returned he would be thrilled and eager to come back to me without a glance toward the home I left him in. It's just how dogs think. Do I feel horrid knowing my dog would simply move on? No. He's a dog. It does not mean he is devoted to me any less or that I love him any less. Sadly we cannot tell dogs that we will be leaving for a year or two and then come back to get them. We leave and they deem us gone after the few weeks of confusion and adapting are up. However again- upon returning they throw themselves into our arms with no second thought. Correct, you are right. Cody will not forget me after he leaves- but he won't long for me either. Unlike humans who may grieve for years on end dogs move on very quickly. Cody will be fine and that is my opinion...and well....fact. He is not the only nor the first dog to do this. |