Herding Pregnant Women
My friend's male OES, Macallan, herds pregnant women exclusively. Basically, he begins circling near them and slowly, the circles get progressively wider until he is nudging them to—what he considers—safety. Generally, this means they end up confused near a shrubbery, or at least well away from the lively conversation they were just enjoying. Sometimes his antics are shortly followed by exclamations including, but not limited to, "Oh my God, ARE YOU!?!" (The common opinion amongst Macallan's friends and associates is that he is far more accurate in identifying pregnancy in women than, for example, those sticks you pee on.) Anyhoo, has anyone else experienced something similar? Regards, Sir_Didymus |
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No clue...Jasper hasn't been around one.  I've had pets treat me differently in the past when I was pregnant though, so I think they can sense something is different. |
| I think pets can sense pregnancy too... |
| I definitely know that animals can sense pregnancy.
But I believe each animal acts differently. I knew I was pregnant with my son because my cat who normally would sit on my lap for a few minutes then take off. This time he just sat on my stomach purring for hours. I decided I should take a test and sure enough I was preggers. My GSD got looney when I was pregnant with my daughter. But this was many months into it. The dog ate a double bed (pillow top) and box spring.  Then a really expensive custom sized comforter. This dog was not a chewer...except when he was really young. I chalk it up to my hormones making his crazy. Also the destruction only happened when I was out for entire day. I think he got worried when I wasn't around because he liked to keep on eye on me.
We got Pepsi when I was 7 months pregnant with my daughter. He didn't react it at all. Up until the last week. He paced a lot.  |
| I think that animals can sense pregnancy, too. I didn't have any pets during any of my pregnancies (although we did take in a lost dog until the owner was located once), but during two separate pregnancies, I would be routinely attacked (short of actual physical biting) by two separate dogs who lived in the neighborhood at the time. I didnt know either dog or owner, and would simply be passing by on my way to work (first pregnancy) or on my way from school, carrying a sleepy toddler, btw) third pregnancy. It took calls to the managment of the apartment complex, with the mention of a lawsuit and calls to the police department for the third pregnancy.
Although the owners claimed their dogs were perfect, people who lived next to them in both cases told me the dogs were nightmares. One person even tried to deny she owned the dog. That ran into her house, when she opened the door, and then refused to come to the door when I knocked to try to talk to her about her dog that was attacking me while I was pregnant, carrying a toddler (and backpack, and kid's stuff). Now, I've never, ever had any problem with dogs in any other circumstance. Even the crazy/vicious boxer that lived next door to us and tried to attack everyone went after me less than anyone else besides the owner (we moved. Police didn't seem to be interested in dealing with the problem, even as they were rescuing an old lady cornered on the street by this same dog who had broken out of his home to attack this woman. That's another story). Most dogs, even dogs who are shy or skittish around unfamiliar people really like me, and calm down around me. But during 2 of my pregnancies, I seemed to attract at least one crazy dog owned by clueless, crazy people who were in denial that their dog running up behind people barking and snarling and lunging was a problem. Cause, he didn't do it to them. |
| Years ago I had a Rhodesian Ridgeback who became the personal body guard of my friend and fellow dog walker at the local doggy park throughout her pregnancy. The dog would stand guard, next to my friend, watching the goings on of all the dogs. If young dogs/puppies started getting too rough, too close, Scarlet would position herself between them and my friend. As her pregnancy progressed, Scarlet began to tell the bouncy youngsters to back it up with a loud bark. It was heartwarming to watch, especially since Ridgebacks are generally pretty aloof with people outside their immediate family. |
| If a dog can sniff out skin cancer, they surely can detect hormonal changes. |
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