[martina]

Animals have basic feelings, but also human like feelings and are often more human than people.
They have all kinds of feelings. I recognize many feelings and behaviour that children have, like jealouzy/envy, anger, disappointment, expectations. You can encourage them, which give them confidence, I even have seen them having humour and feeling of tenderness of all kinds. The can feel quilty, sad and happy.
Once I was upstars, my dogs where downstairs. First one dog came running upstairs, running round from one room to the other. I recognized immediately that something was wrong, as if he was shouting: "I have not done it, I have not done it, o.. terrible, I have not done it!!
my second dog came up, very slowely, with head bowed en put herself flat on the ground before my feet, head on the ground, looking straight and sad, as if she was seeking comfort.
I went down to look what has happened and there lay my canary, death under the table. He was escaped and something must have happend, I think he had a heartattack, they have them easily, maybe when my dog wanted to play with him. My dogs remain upstar, what they never do, when I go down.
I called them and they came slowely, lay down and did not want to look at the bird. This is all communication.