I had a bad cancer diagnosis this spring and chemo kept me in bed more than usual. My GSD will NOT leave the side of the bed now when i'm in it. She somehow knows to keep a closer eye on me.
Had a bad night a few months back and had to lay down on the floor en-route to the bathroom. My dog came right to my face, then directly to my sleeping wife and barked until she got up. I've heard of trained service dogs that do this sort of thing, But mine has had no service training. Dogs are amazing...
The craziest thing is if I sneeze (rarely, once every day or two) she HAS to get up, put her front paws on the bed so she can reach me and touch my neck with her nose. It really seems like she is checking my temp... Never did this pre-cancer.
Never knew a dog could be such a great friend!
