Do Dogs Get Depressed?
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2014
- Do other animals feel sadness in the same way?
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/1eA5JCm
Check out "Animal Madness": amzn.to/VD0MoB
Watch 'The Science of Depression': bit.ly/Yvre57
---Links To Follow Us Below!!---
Instagram: Gregs(bit.ly/16F1jeC) Mitch(bit.ly/15J7ube)
Twitter: Greg @whalewatchmeplz and Mitch @mitchellmoffit
AsapTHOUGHT Facebook: / asapthought
Send us stuff!
ASAPSCIENCE INC.
P.O. Box 93 Toronto P,
Toronto, ON, M5S2S6
Further Reading:
Rats and psychiatric issues:
psychnews.psychiatryonline.org...
Stress effect on apes:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17...
Psychopathology in great apes: concepts, treatment options and possible homologies to human psychiatric disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17...
Comparison of cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolite levels in dominant-aggressive and non-aggressive dogs
www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
Separation, Sickness, and Depression (in Guinea Pigs)
cdp.sagepub.com/content/18/4/2...
Induced depression in monkeys
www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
Dogs and Aggression:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
Signs of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Chimpanzees:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic... - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I have a severe pain disorder and my dog knows when I'm not feeling well. When I have a bad day, she won't leave me alone. She won't even go outside (she loves going outside!) or eat until she knows I'm okay. One time, I was in the hospital for about a week and she sat by my bedroom door every single day. My mother had to force her to eat and go outside. My mom gave her one of my shirts and she sat on it the entire time. When she had to go downstairs to eat she brought it with her. It was so sad. :(
Aww, I have a dog and whenever my family comes home from somewhere, and I hide, she looks all over the house and whines😅
+YoshiPeach Mario Way to ruin the mood! XD
Awwww 💕
that story hit me in the feels I'm not gonna lie.
+DaBagelSquad omg im gonna cry
I have this African goose that I've lived with since I was in sixth grade. When my dad first got him he came with a female and they were always together. Also the geese would always chase me when I was near them! But a year or two ago the female goose died and the male would always stare at his reflection from the pond. My dad said he did that because he thought that he was looking at the female through the reflection. And whenever I walked really close to him, he wouldn't even try to chase or bite me. So my dad felt bad and got a female and now he doesn't stare at his reflection and attacks me every time he has a chance! So I guess I do think other animals can feel depression. Sorry this was kinda long, I just wanted to share!
Geese are jerks but that's a sweet story.
A lot of birds are territorial so it unwise to get close to them and if I'm not mistaken geese mate for life or that could be flamingos... anyway to say it doesn't feel depression is wrong since it obviously felt alone when the first female died.
The only
Amanda Troutman Geese are just bullies
Dq Franklin Swans mate for life. (Idk how geese and flamingos are I only know hearing that about swans)
After my mom died, my dog wouldn't eat and just layed around for weeks. Koko had been my mom's companion 24/7 every single day for the six years my mom couldn't leave the house. We were really worried but she finally seemed to get better. Still always seemed to be sad and lethargic for the rest of her life.
I'm sorry
I am very sorry
Dog depression is a very serious issue. Fortunately it can almost always be solved immediately with bacon.
I can't take this comment seriously. That profile pic makes me laugh and creeps me out at the same time
Bacon is always the answer
also, RAN RAN RUU
BinkieMcFartnuggets What about the pig in which the bacon came from, don't you care about their feelings too? I really doubt they wanted to be dog food or any food in general. And they are actually a more intelligent species than dogs too, so yeah.
+Earth Linger yeah I think it was joke
I had a dog who suffered from bi-polar and OCD. When she was depressed, I would frequently offer her her favorite foods, including bacon, bananas, & filet mignon, but she would completely ignore them. She would also ignore such scrumptious treats when she got obsessed with a particular toy - in fact, when she got obsessed with a toy, she basically wouldn't eat anything until she got the toy or I relocated the toy out of her scent range.
For anyone else with a dog like this, first get the toy out of the dog's sight, then put the toy in a plastic bag, and finally put the bagged toy into the freezer. My pup would hunt for it for about a day, then mope for another day, and then she'd be back to her normal self.
I never figured out a way to help her with the depression, so her sister and I just loved on her as much as she'd let us, and she would come out of it days or weeks later. At least she would nibble a little bit when she was depressed, but she almost always lost some weight during her depression.
Why do I even look at the youtube comment section anymore? Do I still have some shred of hope left that I will not just find 95% ignorance or stupidity? *sigh*
sigh ... sighh .......... sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
In my opinion is because part of our brain is super optimistic and hope that people will change, but... Yeah, it doesn't, they don't.Sadface.
The youtube comment system is all fucked up. There are less stupid people here than it seems, however, the "most replied" comments are placed at the top so trolls get rewarded for getting a lot of people to tell them to shut up.
Same
I highly doubt we're too intellectualised in comparison to dogs, considering that half of the comments on this really interesting video actually just comments on their sexuality.
When my friend's grandfather died her dog Laila stopped eating. Laila would usually stay with him in the afternoons when the rest of the family was out at work or school and he took great care of her and talked to her a lot. She must have really missed him. She wouldn't eat or play for weeks and even after that she never seemed to eat with as much pleasure as she did back when he was alive. Which was really weird especially when you take into account that most dogs will keep eating for as long as you feed them.
Wow thats really intereststing that really means that dogs have some feelling of sadness when the y lose their owner.😢
CAN EVERYONE GET OVER THE FACT THAT THEY ARE GAY AND JUST WATCH THE VIDEO! NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE EXACTLY LIKE YOU AND THIS IS FINE. JUST ENJOY THE SCIENCE OR GET OUT!! GAAAAAAAAAH!
Ha... you said gay
FINALLY SOMEONE PUT IT INTO WORDS
Dalek
Got to love that the ball of hatred is for gay rights!
The science of CAPS LOCK, next episode
puxl batered
shuddup
To be honest, I wish you guys did more videos on this channel, you guys are awesome!
When my family went on vacation for the first time, we left our dog with my grandparents. He was in so much distress that he starved himself for days. We had to talk to him over the phone just so he could hear our voices, which really helped a lot. My guess is that he thought we abandoned him or something like that. It broke my heart :(
I saw a mother orangutan and her baby (about 5, 6 years old) a the zoo. I visited a week later in which, unfortunately, within that time, the baby had died. There was an unmistakable difference in the female orangutan's demeanor. She was lying at the back of the cage, not moving at all, and a blanket was over her head. There was no doubt in my mind that she was depressed over her loss. :(
Yes, absolutely. If you've ever visited a farm you'll find the same with cows separated from their calves. The females cry, shiver, and bellow when their newborn is taken. It continues for days.
Saw a depression ad before this
lol
Ben 21 lololololololol
Ben 21 lol.
I most definitely think dogs can get depressed. My uncle died with his faithful dog by his side, and my cousin had to put the dog down because for weeks he refused to eat, hardly moved and constantly whined.
oh... That is sad.
:(
That is NOT a reason to put a dog down.
You don't know enough to decide whether or not a couple of STRANGERS had a good enough reason to put down their dog based on a small summary of a horrible situation written in a youtube comment. How dare you write such a disrespectful comment.
Am I the only one who thinks these guys remind me of Scott and Mitch from Super Fruit? :P
OMG YASS I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE :')
***** they're these two guys whose TH-cam channel is named super fruit lol. :)
haha! no you're not the only one
YES! omg I love them!
same here haha
As a canine behaviorist who specializes in fear, aggression, and OCD in dogs... I can say that dogs can and do, in fact, get depressed. Lack of interest, loss of appetite, and lethargy are a few signs of depression in dogs. These symptoms usually occur after a significant loss or major change. Such as the loss of a loved one, moving from home to home, or even abuse/neglect. Dogs have feelings just as we do, ours are just more complex.
What a cute doggie! :) I had two dogs o.ce and when one passed away the other one was so deppresed he died two weeks after him :/
I'm so sorry! That sounds a lot like the book "where the red fern grows." Do you have another dog now?
Hmm I've never heard of that book before! Makes me want to read it since it sounds so similar to my experience. And yes two years after their passing we adopted a Beagle named Peaches. We love her to this day! :) But of course as you can imagine she can never fully take the place of my first two dogs. :/
I recommend "Where the red fern grows." to everyone.
PinkArlene1994
I also recommend "Where The Red Fern Grows." Both the novel and its movies. Just prepare to get hit in the feels...hard.
Oh man. You know one of my main weaknesses are any movies/books where doggies die. :( so sad. That is why I can never watch Fluke again. But I will look into the book just for curiosity's sake.
Of course animals get depressed. I find it odd that people even doubt this fact. Animals have the ability to love, feel joy and feel pain and they value their lives the way we do... I think it is horrible that people feel the need to TEST THESE FACTS on animals.... to figure this out... it isn't rocket science. Animals are sentient. Just like we are.
So we should just take it for granted? Thats not science...
ikr!
I know it may seem cruel that we have to test the fact that they have emotions but since they can't talk or express clearly what they feel like it's possible for humans to misunderstand their behaviour. I think that animals do have similar feelings to humans but I wouldn't understand how to interpret all animal's behaviour, even if it looks like human's behaviour, it may mean something else. Testing makes it clearer so that we can better help them in cases of depression for example.
Hmmm whatever I don't see how it would be too different cuz they aren't aliens you know
Mitch's laugh at the very end is soo contagious! Ive watched this little snippet over and over, just cause it makes me laugh everytime! Love your videos and you two are amazing! Hugs from Germany
You guys are very educational! Keep up the fab videos!
Great video! I always look forward to seeing what you guys post :)
Hey guys. Just wanted to express my appreciation for the knowledge I've gained from your videos and the fun I've had watching them (on this and the ASAP Science channel). Your sexuality has absolutely nothing to do with discussing whether dogs get depressed or what causes a hangover. So keep up the good work and I'll be right there enjoying it :)
This is a fantastic topic! Thank you for sharing it!!!!!
Mitchell's laugh is so cute
Great video! Keep up the good work guys!
You guys are great. Thanks for bringing us knowledge.
We had two cats who were brother and sister. When the brother died in a sudden illness the sister reacted to it. I'm not saying she was depressed, because we can't know, but she did a bunch of things she hadn't done before.
She withdrew from contact a lot more than she had (usually (and nowadays, several years later) she likes to lie in rooms where there are people but not necessarily interact with them more than that), leaving rooms when someone entered it, curling up somewhere for an entire day (which wasn't common for her).
She stopped eating properly, in fact it took her a couple of months to get back to her normal eating levels. We took her to the vet to see if she was okay on that note, but her eating habits wasn't because of an health issue and didn't cause health issues since she started eating again after a while.
She would lie on her brother's grave. Often alone, purring despite no one being there to cuddle with her or anything.
She didn't go out as much or walk as far as she did.
She didn't catch a bird for three years following her brother's death (she used to catch several birds every summer)
She doesn't do that anymore. After a couple of years she got back to her old self again, and is now completely happy and healthy.
The puppy and I have the same name, that's so cool I don't hear of other people having my name, I'm glad I get to share it with such a cute dog!
I was already enjoying this vid then I notice one computer screen in the background's got a Björk wallpaper and I automatically subscribed.
Mitchell, your laugh is adorable! Love you both!
I once worked at an animal rescue centre and saw a little dachshund abandoned by its owner after 8 years being with them. The first few hours after being left by its owner she would sit in the corner near the gate & would growl at anyone who comes near her as if rejecting all interactions. I think in some part of her brain she is still processing reality that she was abandoned by her humans, then one of the volunteers moved her to her own pen so that she could have some "space" from the other dogs. She continued to be depressed, stopped eating for 1-2 days and would lay on her cot continuously throughout the day. If anyone comes inside her pen and tries to pet her, she would still growl. Eventually it took her about a week or so to get used to the idea that she was no longer wanted and her owner was not going to come back again for her. It was really an eye opener for me and realize that dog can feel a deep sadness just like humans do, only difference is they are not as vocal as us.
Mitch's s laugh 😘😘😘😘is killing me , love you guys from sweden💟💟💟
I think animals in general especially pets can get depressed. And I think Ruby is adorable and you guys are awesome!!! Keep up the good work! I like it!
Great vid guys! Love you
When my German shepherd died our pug quit eating, playing and would yelp in her sleep. Also she would cry tears. She did this for about a month. Also when she caught anything with our German Shepherds scent on it she would throw up. We literally had to clean the house spotless to get her back to her old self. It was super heart breaking
Yes they do! We noticed the family puggle had depression from too much inside time during winter. He was whining randomly going in circles and pawing at differ things but was uncontented
my sister went away for a long time on a trip to other countries and my dog went of his food for a couple of days, he also spent a long time by the door, waiting for her to come back and a long time sleeping on her bed, we including him were overjoyed when she came back Though the waiting by the door was a bit depressive to watch when we knew she wouldn't be coming back for a while.
He exhibited a similar behaviour when my parents went away on holiday, part of his routine was to go up to their bed with them and stay there for a bit then he'd be put to bed and even when they left for a couple of weeks every day he still went to their bed and lied down there for a while without any prompting, he even did it sometimes without us knowing and we'd find him in the dark as no one had turned the lights on, on their bed, just looking sad. We do wonder if he thought something bad had happened to them however of course he was overjoyed when they came back.
I just love how you mention humans being other animals(which they are) but everybody in the comments is concentrating on whether you are gay or not(in spite of you answering this question in another video). It's so interesting how their stupid close-minded opinions are ranked among each other.
Please keep up the good work, I'm always happy to notice you uploaded a new video!
From my personal experience, yes animals suffer depression same way we do. When I was little we had two cats, and a Golden retriever. Both Rags (Ragdoll) and Golden were older animals. Golden was afraid of cats, and Rags loved her. She would lay all over her, curl up between her paws. It was really the only time you heard Rags purr. When Golden passed away. For months Rags would wander the house aimlessly yowling for Golden. The cat had never even meowed before. But the loss of Golden made this cat literally wander the house crying. Before Golden died, Rags would merely wriggle free and or run away when she saw me coming (She wasn't big on getting affection from me, She was mom's cat.) After Golden passed on though, Rags would claw or bite me if I tried to pet her. She was much less intolerant of everything, even the other cat, whom she had no issue with before became a target of her anger. She also spent all her time laying under the coffee-table between two of the legs.
And I'd hazard a guess to think that while she didn't like being given affection for me, she did actually harbor some form of affection because when I'd wake up in the middle of the night (I had bad nightmares, not night terrors, but bad nightmares) there would be two cats curled up watching me and an old Golden retriever positioned exactly center in the room where she could watch the windows and the door, and get to either quickly (I dunno if it was on purpose or she just liked that spot. Either way, once Golden passed only one cat was there when I'd wake up.
Thanks for this video!!!
You guys are brilliant, thanks for the videos! Keep it up
p.s. cute dog!
One of our two dogs died a year ago. Immediately following that, the other one became extremely lethargic, and rarely played for a while after. I don't know if that qualifies as depression, but it's another anecdote for the pile.
At 1:00 greg said that the hippocampus is the part of the brain that controls emotion. I think what he meant was hypothalamus, since the hypothalamus controls emotions and the hippocampus is more related to memory.
I have been watching you guys for about half a year and really love your videos and how well they are scientifically presented. Both of your chanells are great and I find it awesome that one of them presents cool scientific facts and the other one complements it by provoking a discussion on the further development of theories on scientific matters, which only further proves how awesome is is that we are constantly learning and developing as a species.
About this particullar topic I absolutely think that animals can suffer depression and I tink that the condiotions in which the animals are placed play a huge role in this. For example neurotic behaviour are observed with many animals kept in captivity such as elephants in circuses whales in sea world tend to live uch shorter lives and with the elephants the theory is that it is due to a number of factors: for example being dominated (like in the case with the monkeys that you showed) places them lower in te hierarchy and leads to depression, or the fact that appart from the strict routines they go through the elephants are normally locked up and not allowed to perform much physical activities could also lead to a decreased release of dopamine and depression.
I think animals can get depressed too, but I don't think they have the intelligence to recognize their own emotions. which probably makes the animal even more anxious and confused.
+veer49 How stupid do you think animals are?! God humans aren't as smart as we think we are, you know.
Most humans don't always understand their emotions, specially when they are caused by a chemical imbalance rather than a traumatic event. If humans don't always understand their emotions, I doubt animals will.
I never said humans are smart...
***** Saying that they 'don't have the intelligence to recognise their emotions' implies that that level of intelligence is present somewhere.
But I can see what you're saying with being unaware of WHERE their emotions are coming from, but to say 'recognise' also means to know what the emotion is, and many people who don't know where their strange outburst of emotion is coming from can still recognise what the emotions are. What you said, in simple terms is, 'The animals don't know what they are feeling', this is what you conveyed with your use of words.
Also the last sentence, "which probably makes the animal even more anxious and confused." is also implying that humans are more intelligent than dogs in that respect, as it can come across as meaning that humans aren't getting anxious and confused. You are saying this simply by mentioning it, and making it an important point.
You're reading way too much in to it. I never said most of the things you say I am
implying. English isn't my first language.
all I meant was that emotions and their origins are complicated things that I think most animals (just like humans) don't easily understand.
And feeling things without knowing what you are feeling or why is scary (to anyone including 'animals').
Your initial response seemed somewhat overaggressive to me.
***** English is a very hard language to use, it is my mother-tongue, but I am still learning it, as it has a lot of strange rules and such. And yes, you might not have said some of the things that I said you said, but in some ways you can imply things, or they can be read differently.
I did react too aggressively initially, because I always hate it when people say (or imply) that animals are not as smart as humans, for some reason it really annoys me. I guess I read your comment the wrong way, my apologies.
Well when my horse (Oscar) had his field friend taken away suddenly, he stooped eating his food and had his head lower down. This only stooped when we brought our other horse (Fay), and only then he seemed more happy.
There was a video online showing a yellow snake in a pet shop biting itself while smiling. Its so depressing and scary... TAT
Loved the video, and the pup is adorable!
My dog went blind in both eyes and was unable to hold his bowels shortly after vets told us he was for sure blind, we then took him to the vet days later and they said he was depressed because he was unable to see and play with other dogs. The vet suggested we put Lucky (our dog) down and with much consideration we decided that was best for him. ( love your guys channel )
Once a stray dog adopted my family. At first she befriended my stepdad's dog, Suusi. They would run up and down the fence together and eventually we saw the dog we would affectionately call Shadow on Suusi's side of the fence. And at first, we would see her jump right back out as soon as she noticed us. She was a straight hair collie mix with a black and white coat that I always thought looked like a cape on her back. She was a lupine, sleek, stealthy creature of the night. She wouldn't let anyone near her for the longest time. Eventually she warmed up to my mother, Bonnie. My mom would give each of our dogs a bone and then throw one to Shadow. Then she would place Shadow's bone on the bottom step of our long back porch wooden stairs. Mom would sit at the top and only then would Shadow slink around, nab the bone and dart off to gnaw on it around the rest of the pups doing the same. The bone moved further and further up the stairs step by step until Shadow one day took the bone gently from Bonnie's fingers. Next thing we knew Shadow was cautiously creeping around our back porch and into our house following the other dogs! Just a stray dog tryin' to blend in. She didn't enjoy the trip to the vet's office and having to wear her new collar, but she didn't really resist. She must have just been thankful to have found a warm welcoming home and some food in a bowl. It was very hard for us men in the family to earn her trust. We think she was abused by a man. So one day Suusi jumped the fence and got hit by a car. The driver stopped and tried to save her at the vet's. My stepfather buried her in the backyard and rolled a great big rock over for the marker. She was a remarkable dog too, as evident by what we witnessed afterward. When my mom gave the dogs their bone, Shadow took hers deep into our backyard by the heavy stone and we watched her dig a hole in the loose dirt. Shadow dropped the uneaten treat into the grave and covered it back up. She came back us for another bone, which she then slowly ate.
-Mark Weathers
My dog, once we adopted him from a kennel he would try to stay away from us and he would "cry" his eyes turned red and he would wine. He did this for about a week. He gradually became more open and happy.
All animals can feel depression. I lost one of my cats, when he was still young, and my other kitty which he had taken care of like a father figure, she went looking for him everywhere. She also avoided all the places he slept, for quite a while. Our dog was quiet for a couple days, when he's usually a talker. He saw my cat when he died, and he just sort of knew. He gave my cat a kind of goodbye, and sat by the box until the men came and took my cat that passed, away.
Even though I was sad, I had to stay happy, or I would make the separation loss worse, and that could have lead to my animals becoming more depressed. Lucky enough they are doing fine now.
OMG I OWN THAT BOOK! I just bought, I haven't had a chance to read it yet but I really want to!
I spent a year as a vet tech and saw tons of evidence to the wide range of dog emotions. Working with hospitalized, sick and or injured dogs leaves no doubt in my mind that they can experience depression. I saw tons of cases were the animal whose owner visited more often or who were held more or given play therapy had much better mortality rates than the more isolated ones. You can see it in their faces, eating habits, body language and even blood work. Dogs undoubtedly have the emotional range to experience depression.
I can tell you now that my dog (a Maltese/Toy Poodle mix) gets separation anxiety when my mom leaves. My mother went into the city for 4 days while she had knee surgery done, and Zoey almost went on a hunger strike! She wouldn't eat her normal food at all, I had to feed her lunch meat (I know it's not good for them) to get her stomach to stop growling so loud I could hear it from across the room.
Also Ruby is so cute! ^_^
+Acid Roof Productions No hate, but coming from someone who worked in a pet shelter and has a family of dog breeders that's mostly because of false education. You (Or your family) just trained your dog wrong. It's quite sad for the dog.
Aww such a cute Doggy... My wife once had a depressed dog, some medication and some work helped him though. Dog was also strangely alergic to red meat (was a piscotarian). Ate fish veg and grains. He was awesome.
Also you guys rock.. as always.
That is the most adorable dog that does not give a darn I have ever seen.
My dog Zoe goes into her cage randomly for absolutely no reason, and is always looking upset randomly. She's usually does this when I go to either put my other dog Chloe, in the cage. Or to take them outside to use the bathroom.
I didn't hear anything Greg said because he is so beautiful.
My dog didn't act right for several days after my cat died. he grew up with him, 10 years. you could tell that he was worried about where he was.
I had a german shepherd mix as a kid and she *absolutely* had anxiety issues. It was endearing at times but it definitely kept her from being 100% happy, even though she was spoiled rotten
Another great video. I don't know about depression but my dogs get anxiety when my mom is not around. My one Collie refuses to eat and throws up when shes gone for more than 3 days.
Hey I was thinking that Mitch should step down for an episode and Greg speaks for ASAP :)
Depression's signature trait is unhappiness, often caused and notable by a lack of dopamine, serotonin,... If an animal uses these or similair chemicals in the brain like we do, they too could lack them and are able to experience a certain form of depression (intensity may possibly differ between species and individuals). A lot of living beings have these chemicals, because it plays an important role in 'reward learning', which is very useful for survival.
My grandfather and his dog were very close. But in 2009 he died and his dog became depressed. She stopped eating her food and then died a month after his death.
I don't know if it's literally depressed, but my dog get really sad when I went on trip outside city about 1 week. He didn't want to eat for days, become so lazy (when usually he's really fun and likes to play, slept all day.. even he slept on my bed (when usually he sleep in his own bed besides me).
My dog was once super hyper and outgoing and then randomly he became lazy and slept all the time the things that he enjoyed (fetch walks) he wasn't as excited we took him to the vet and they said everything was okay but now he sleeps all day :(
My dog gets all moapy and sad when her hair grows too long. She'll just lay around all day and sleep. When her hair finally gets cut though she's so active and happy
I saw a depressed cat once. She never moved. All she did was sit in the back of her cage all day (this was at an animal shelter I volunteered at.) Something happened to her. I forget if she died or someone adopted her or a volunteer took her to their home to get her in a different environment.
D'Aww... What a precious pup....
Uh..which one is Greg and which is Mitch? I'm kinda new to this channel and I saw the names in the description. And that dog is sooo cute!
These guys are epic, they should be on some science TV show! 😊
I really wish we taught animal care in public schools (second grade?). Everyone should grow up with a basic respect for dogs, cats, and farm animals. Teach children that animals have emotions, needs, and natural instincts and that hurting them is wrong. Our whole world would be better if children grew up that way.
I have a chihuahua back home. He's happy and hyper and loves to play and cuddle. But whenever I leave to go back to college, he becomes reserved, quiet. He doesn't like to play as often. He'll even scratch on my bedroom door for hours on end. So yes, I do think animals can get depression.
My dog get depressed too.. Whenever I go outside or leave for a couple of days, he won't eat and sleeps in the garage until I get back
Could you do a video about nature vs nurture and adopted children? Please!
Anyone who has been to dog shelters knows that dogs can get sad and depressed. Especially if they are abandoned by their family owners. There are enough stories about dogs who literally died from sadness after being thrown in the shelter. This happens after their very "considerate" family comes to "visit" them to see that they are OK, and the dog is so happy because it thinks that it is going back home - only to be left alone in the cage once again. Heart-break such as this actually kills dogs.
STTTOOOOPPP IM GONNA CRYYYY
My dog gets incredibly depressed when I leave for college, it breaks my heart every time.
nice shoutout to Bjork on that computer in the back
my cousin had these two dogs who were mates, like the dogs did everything together and they've known each other since birth, they also had puppies with each other. Then one died and the other one got very aggressive to everyone and anything.
I remember one time I had two German shepherd puppies and they always use to play but two weeks later one of them died and my puppy wouldn't eat drink or do anything it will walk slow won't play when i tried to play with it. that was sad af
When my one cat died (old age), my other cat started moving slower and I could see his ribs and hip bones sticking out. His health deteriorated exponentially for almost a year. He uses a specific meow to call for his brother, and he meowed like that several times before he too died. So yes, I do believe animals get depressed.
The brown spot between Ruby's ears looks like a little baret! Too cute!
I've always wondered how dogs know that death even happens, I mean, they aren't born with an innate knowledge that they will die, and they don't have anyone (or any dog) to "tell" them. I've heard they can "smell" death, but how do they know it is final? It is strange though seeing how sad they get after a loved one dies, even if they weren't there at the time of death or didn't see them after they died.
Also, my granny has two puppers and the one was extremely depressed after the death of my pap pap, and she still just isn't the same pupper that she was before he died (He died in May of 2015). But the other pupper is happy as can be and barely seemed phased or "aware" of his passing.
OMG didnt know u guys r Canadians, keep up the good work
i feel sad when i think about my first dog....... RIP golden. i wish i have loved him more
I actually shed a tear about that dog visiting the grave
My dog stands in one spot of the house for 5 minutes and stares at the ground the entire time. She's been like this since she's had the cone on her head and hey eye sewn shut. She gets the stitches and cone off on Saturday so hopefully we see a difference :)
My dog tries to cheer my family up when we are sad like when my grandfather passed away my dog tried cheering us up even though he was sad too.
A while ago I left for a week and my dog stayed with my family. He is usually very playful and he constantly runs around and jumps all over the furniture, but when I left him my family constantly said he just moped around the house and didn't do much; and was much less interested in food, and wasn't playful at all. Pretty sure they took him on MORE walks then I would in a week, and he had a lot more people and even other dogs to play with. So, yes, I think dogs can get depressed/feel sad.
Love you guys
My dog gets very depressed when I leave her with someone else for a few days. She gets so depressed that she stops eating and one time this led to her entering a diabetic coma. Needless to say she goes everywhere with me now.
My cat did that once. Thankfully no coma, but she did lose about 30% of her body weight in 10 days and ate a ton of her own fur, getting quite sick, losing another 8% over the next month. She seems to be more mellow now when we go away. She probably realizes now that we will eventually come back.
From my experience of owning and being around dogs since I was born, I have noticed that dogs do show their fair share of what seem to be human emotions and personalities. One of my dogs, Lola seems to display a lot of anxiety and her sister Sasha seems to get post partum depression after having puppies. Whether or not I'm projecting my own emotion on to them is up for debate but until I see proof, I'll choose to believe my German Shepards can empathize when I'm stressed and thus try to "hug" me and that my pit-bull died not only of old age but also of a broken heart from having lost his place as an alpha in the pack.
Mitch has such a nice laugh :)
Yes dogs do get depressed. When I gave my dogs' puppy away the dad (German shepherd)was barking and whining while the mom(golden retriever) stared as her son was taken away. The dad was a little over it after a few weeks but the mom was depressed after two months!but on the puppy first b day we asked the owner if he can have a little family reunion. And they were all so happy together and now we do it every year and now they are never depressed (only when I'm gone for 2days or something)😄
Is that Midna from Zelda Twilight Princess on the left??? Awesome im a huge Zelda fan.
I heard that someone has read in the newspaper that 85% of the pets is unhappy or likely depressed
How did you come to do vlog on youtube ? You have interesting subjects ! :) How did you become vloggers ?
Fact: When you pet a dog on the head, the dog thinks that you are insulting him.
source please
When you pet me on the head I feel insulted too, normal.
The Commenter
oh noooo
Fact: you breathe everyday
I am not sure that is true.
This made me think that you guys should make a video on the science of why some depressed people cut themselves. It's a rather personal subject so I would like to see that video. Like if you agree.
My dog has separation anxiety for sure and I believe it’s a real thing for animals to have mental illness like how a rescue dog just knows it’s rescued
who out of this is the man behind the voice of asap science???