Much has been said about the sixth sense that animals possess, which on numerous occasions abruptly alter their behavior for a reason that we we are not able to establish, it is believed that this happens because animals have an extraordinary sense that remains dormant in humans, and therefore, they are capable of perceiving what our mind fails to notice.
A sample of this amazing sense can be found in the prediction of natural disasters, which not only affect dogs but also a great diversity of species. For example, before a tsunami occurred in Sri Lanka that would destroy a large part of the island, different animals (rabbits, hares, orangutans and elephants, among others) sought refuge in the higher altitudes. Surprising right?
Observing these behaviors in animals, especially when we live with them, we can ask ourselves numerous questions that are difficult to answer when there are few scientific studies on the matter. However, in this article on our site we try to shed light on the following question, Do dogs predict pregnancy?
The possibility of dogs detecting a pregnancy
Currently there is much talk (a lot) about interspecies communication, referring to an amazing ability of animals that allows them to communicate from the depths of his being with any other species. Reading this, many of us are left amazed, perplexed and on numerous occasions, incredulous, but why not? It is said that the dog is man's best friend and I think that any dog lover shares this opinion.
This popular quote that has been perpetuated over time has become so deeply rooted in humanity due to the behaviors that are observedon numerous occasions and which are surprising, for example, when a dog howls incessantly because its owner has died, even though the animal is not present at the time, it is capable of perceiving it.
And just as they are able to predict natural catastrophes, they are also very sensitive to what is happening in their environment and detect when the things are not going well and the environment is not in harmony. Therefore, if they are animals that are so susceptible to changes that occur in the environment, they could perfectly predict when a woman in the family has become pregnant, and they could predict it before any manifestation of pregnancy occurred.
Pregnancy detection is not such a mystical issue
When talking about the sixth sense of animals, the conversation very quickly acquires a mystical connotation, however, it is not as esoteric a subject as it might seem.
Currently some dogs are the best nurses for people with diabetes, as they are able to detect the physiological changes that They occur when the body enters a state of low blood glucose. These dogs not only warn the diabetic, but they can also bring him the necessary material to remedy this situation.
Numerous physiological changes occur during pregnancy and can be detected by dogs, hence they can predict when a woman is in labor gestation.
How does a dog detect a pregnancy?
Hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy change body odor, this is not perceptible to us, but dogs notice it clearly and change their behavior, being able to be jealous or excessively protective.
As the pregnancy progresses the dog will also notice that the woman is more sensitive, more tired and that she is making changes to her environment.
We can conclude that both the female intuition and the sixth sense of dogs are often the best tools to detect a pregnancy.
