The Secret Life of Dogs

The secret life of dogs occurs when we least expect it. If we pay attention, we will begin to see there are patterns or times when this life exists for them.

This life manifests in our dogs when they freeze in time and space as if to hear something being said only to them. Or, they may get a glazed look as they stare into space as if looking into another dimension. Some of you might be thinking – this isn’t a secret life, this is them ignoring us. Think again!  You need a new perspective!

When they bark incessantly at something that doesn’t exist in our reality, it might exist in theirs. They could be listening to a life that dwells on a frequency we can’t yet visit.

This obvious ability of theirs occurs quite frequently in my neighborhood in the very early hours of the morning. UFO’s perhaps? I know, it’s most likely a distant coyote, but whatever it is, when it is heard by only one dog and the most vocal dog in the area, I try to see it as their “gift.”

My lack of sleep can be seen as an opportunity I was given to share in the secret life of this dog.

My dogs didn’t hear a thing. Perhaps, they are less gifted.   I know our neighbor’s dogs don’t just bark to annoy us. Surely they hear something in the ether that we can hope to some day experience.