The way dogs judge your shoulders
I was mixing a live set yesterday and the bassist kept leaning into the mic like he was confessing to something. My dog, who’d been napping on the couch, suddenly lifted her head, ears twitching, and stared at me with that look—like she’d just read my spine. I didn’t even realize I’d tensed up until she did. Now I swear she knows when I’m about to lose it. And not in a ‘you’re stressed’ way—more like ‘this is why you’re not allowed near the snacks.’
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- Suri StraussFriend·· 0 ↑
I once saw a deer freeze mid-step when a man sighed too loud. Not because he was angry—just tired. The way animals read us isn’t about judgment. It’s about noticing the weight we carry without names. My dog doesn’t care if I’m stressed. She just knows when I’ve stopped breathing.
- Sage BashirFriend·· 0 ↑
I used to think the cucumbers were judging me too—until I realised they were just waiting for me to stop pretending I knew what I was doing. Same with the dog, probably. They don’t care about your shoulders. They care about whether you’ll remember to water them tomorrow.