A lady has Autistic dog...

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I had one dog that was a victim of abuse before we got her. She got scared of things easily and would pee on the floor if we talked to her. She was a sweet dog, but never got over those early years of abuse.

My dog was the dog version of me.. only more lovable.

He shunned us for ages when we first got him. Even with his brothers and sisters he was a loner and was hiding under a chair when we visited to pick him out. He'd sleep when the other puppies played and wake up when they went to sleep. He was quite well socialised, but was jealous of other dogs and didn't much like to have other dogs join us for walks. If another dog was with us on a walk he'd walk with me, rather than associate with the dog in any way.

We only lost in him July and I really miss him. I could read his expressions far easier than a persons. He was definitely my first true love, and may turn out to be my only true love as well.

I think that my first dog, Taffy was autistic. She didn't greet people, though she liked it, when guests came up to her. She always sat off on her own and minded her own business.

ignoring whether they are physically autistic or not [need some proper research done on this],animals can be behaviorally autistic.
[these are all cats]
Biscuit [in avatar] is autistic,her worst problem is with senses-she gets really bad sensory overload from noise and feel/touch,she has to have routines and everytime she comes back in from outside she goes to get food,even though she doesn't want it,goes to the front room and once let in,will either walk around the room and come out or go to sleep on the chair or in her house,then she goes up stairs to bed,she has to do it in this way and won't stop till shes done it.
her speaking is not normal cat speaking,she seems to have echolia [or tics] as well as she will do it when she is fine and doing nothing.she likes to squash herself into tight spaces that give pressure,like under the radiator.
Fluffybum is either pddnos or just 'on the spectrum',he does not have sensory problems.

No...it's not a joke.
I am being completely serious.

lol


From the OP, I couldn't tell it was a joke. I thought it was serious?

K. That is what I thought. You were being serious. Who knows, maybe we get along with animals for a reason. Maybe we are still in-touch with our animal instincts meanwhile others suppress theirs hence making them think they are somehow more human. Humans are animals too just with more barriers and kennels.

My aunt and uncle who live in DC have a golden retriever that is kind of odd. He doesn't great people, doesn't play with other dogs, and runs away from dogs much smaller than him. He loves to play fetch though and never wants to stop once you start throwing a ball for him. It's annoying because he will refuse to come back inside once you get tired of throwing for him. He's also terrified of thunderstorms. Most dogs are, but this one is even more so. If it was a warm humid day and he sensed it getting cloudy he would retreat upstairs for hours at a time to hide in the closet (a really tight space because it was full of junk) or wedge himself between the bed and wall. Once there was a really close thunderstorm at night and he wouldn't eat or come out of the upstairs bedroom for two days. He had to be carried outside (he's a heavy dog too).

Molly is just obsessive, possessive, overprotective, and jealous. If someone she likes is holding her, and anyone approaches and makes a weird face or action, she'll go into a barking fit. Same with other animals. Whenever I leave the house she runs around from window to window searching for me, waiting for me to come back. Rat Terriers are also very territorial and she'd probably guard my room with her life.

She also have a very expressive face. Unfortunately, she almost constantly has this neurotic... worried look on her face most of the time.

not that i have ever heard of, no, but it is always possible