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    How Your Dog Knows When You’re Sick

    Dogs can act like illness psychics.
    by Amanda Mull Mar 12, 2019 4 minutes
    Source: Katie Martin / The Atlantic

    I will do anything I can to avoid admitting I’m sick. I take a double dose of my usual allergy medication when my nose gets stuffy. I blame my building’s dry heating system for my scratchy throat. I chalk up my lethargy and malaise to the fact that I spend roughly 14 hours a day on the internet.

    The one symptom I cannot ignore, however, is my dog’s tiny head, resting on my leg during a portion of the day when she’s usually ignoring me. When she knows, I can no longer pretend I don’t.

    Midge, my 12-pound rescue

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