Kids, certain autistic people and people who have had and loved dogs all their lives have a sense for them. I’m the neighborhood “dog whisperer” myself, if one gets out and they can’t find it, the neighbors come to me. I’m just a big kid, have been accused of being an Aspie (why I have no idea) and have never known a day without at least one dog as far back as I can remember and even before that. A house is not a home without a dog in it, in my opinion.
listen to what the girl says about the dog talking to her. it is hard to explain to people that don’t have that connection to dogs but that girl has it. most of the communications with dogs are nonverbal and emotional in nature. when we talk to a dog it might have 20 words it knows but the big thing is that it reads the emotion in our voices and the body language. it will know if we are tense and nervous. a dog that has not been abused just wants to please and be a part of a pack. I myself have this affinity to dogs. and its because I understand what the dog is saying to me. I can read there body language and like the dog with words I have just about 20 non verbal signals I understand though I suspect that the dog has hundreds of non verbal signals I don’t understand.
All lost dogs come here, by themselves.
When Jack Michael was alive, his coonhound pack always finished their nightly hunt by stopping at my gate.
I’d wake up to a dozen dogs, just sitting out there, waiting to be let in, so I could give them water and call their owner to drive them home.
After a couple times of that, his son Drew’s Golden showed up a couple times, as well, expecting the same.
And we’re talking 2 miles and several road crossings.
I don’t know 90% of my neighbors but I know where every neighborhood dog goes.
Today, I discovered another Dobermann in the ‘hood, running around in a yard about a quarter mile from my house.
Kewl.
:)