“I laid my head on his leg and looked up at him. “Sometimes I think you actually understand me,” he said. “It’s like there’s a person inside there. Like you know everything.” I do, I said to myself. I do.” (Art of Racing in the Rain, pg 61).
The intelligence varies from dog to dog. In this novel Enzo knows how to read his owner feelings and emotions. Weather its wanting him to leave the room, or when he’s rattled and needs the ease he knows when to come and comfort Denny. Many dogs can read and determine the moods of there owners, which allows them to support and calm the emotions of the owner, or know when they should leave and hide when there provoked.
My dog is named Ollie. He is not the most obedient dog. Ollie will not come when he is called, he won’t sit, and he won’t lie down when you ask him to. He is an Italian sheep dog they are an independent breed of dogs. Instead of me being the owner and him being the pet, to Ollie we are equals. They aren’t actually supposed to be domesticated, there meant to be left out in a field alone protecting sheep and fighting off wolves. But we raised ours differently. Even though my dog is terribly trained and will never be trained, he is the best dog I have ever had. My dog understands emotions in my family, he knows as soon as he is in trouble. His head ducks, his tail goes in between his legs, and he covers his head with his paws. We don’t even have to say a word to him when were annoyed, we give him a look. But one day when I was sobbing and extremely distressed, Ollie came right up onto my minuscule bed. Did I mention my dog is 95 pounds and is up to my hips when he is on all fours, and when I lift him up on his hind legs he is as tall as me? Well he came right on my bed placed his head on my stomach and looked at me with his great gorgeous hazel eyes. Ollie is an enormous, fluffy, pure white, and sometimes smelly handsome dog, who will always give ease, warmth, and defend me with his life. Even though he thinks of us as equals I know he understands me, because everyday when I come home from school smiling right at him I see him there waiting with his tail wagging.