Emotional Distress Detecting Doggo Gets Taken To Work, Hilarity Ensues When The Dog Won't Stop Barking

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Mar 18, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

Other than being little angels, dogs have some very important duties to attend to in their lives. Yes, most dogs are spoiled little doggos living in our homes, and their only job is to be themselves because being themselves is enough to bring endless joy. But other dogs go beyond that. Other dogs are pawfessionals. You have your classic sheep-herding dogs who do better jobs than most people, and you have your adorable police doggos who pawtect and serve, and you have amazing service doggos who are so sweet and kind and pawmazing. 

And you have emotional distress detecting doggos who are also doing amazing. So many people need them- need the reminder from their doggos to be able to center themselves and calm down. It's an impawtant job that these doggos are doing. And apparently, it's also a funny one. You may think your office is a calm place of work… and then you bring an anxiety detecting dog into it and… well.

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    Dr. Elinne Becket - @bielleogy on all platforms @bielleogy My friend is a PhD student whose dog is trained to alert emotional ... distress. She did not realize that bringing the dog to work would result in the dog alerting the whole damn lab all day. 10:12 PM ⚫ Mar 8, 2024 3.5M Views 85 12.3K 38K ☐ 1.3K ←]
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    Honestly, we probably would have been in that office simply giggling all day long. Yes, it's sad when you think about it, that so many of us are sitting in our offices stressed out of our minds, but just… imagine that adorable dog. Just imagine that sweetheart walking around, concerned, trying to alert everyone to their own stress so they could calm down. 

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    liv (they/them) @liv4bacteria the dog came in and was like “WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS?" IF ALAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS! 11:59 PM Mar 8, 2024 111.9K Views ...
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    Yup. Hilarious. And adorable. We definitely would have been sitting there, simultaneously taking pictures of the cute dog and trying to calm it down. Goodness, we hope its owners gave it a nice big snack when it came home that day. It was earned.

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    Dr. Elinne Becket - @bielleogy on all platforms @bielleogy It's like walking into a room full of Drakkar Noir and Axe Body Spray 12:00 AM · Mar 9, 2024 94.6K Views
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    Status Post Malone @manischwitzmami That dog is amazing @ multitasking. My service animal only works for me. Someone else could faint (one of the things he has a task response for)in front of him and he minds his business and keeps watching me. We've literally tested .I guess he said he has one job lol 1:31 AM Mar 9, 2024 90.3K Views
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    He said Chloe @Claw Yousay P II GIF THAT IS NOT MY JOB!
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    Dr. Elinne Becket - @bielleogy on all platforms @bielleogy Aww what a loyal pupper! 1:32 AM Mar 9, 2024 76.6K Views •
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    jr. dr. haon @haonsregge don't bring this dog to my medical school 1:57 AM · Mar 9, 2024 43K Views
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    Dr. Elinne Becket - @bielleogy on all platforms @bielleogy Poor thing would be like I NEED TO STOP FOR FOOD AND NAPS 1:58 AM · Mar 9, 2024 38K Views
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    Katya @Demonic Nesquik My service dog in training will sometimes attempt to alert strangers when they suddenly get anxious... the problem is that sometimes, they're anxious because of a fear of dogs 8:40 PM Mar 9, 2024 11.2K Views we're working on it
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    Ember @EmberExplores I was wondering if this might be a factor 4:56 AM · Mar 10, 2024 383 Views
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    Katya @DemonicNesquik Yeah it definitely can be! ... It's actually really cool how it works. Basically dogs are able to smell when our body's produce stress hormones. So you can pretty easily train them to recognize it and alert you when you produce it. Since every person smells different (in general and when they're stressed), some SDS/SDITS won't recognize the "stress smell” in anybody other than their handler. However others, like mine, can. There have been many cases of people getting diagno
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    This Katrina nice things @ISpyAnonymously When I started taking my son to therapy, the therapist's dog would bark the entire session. He responds to anxiety. From this the therapist gave me the line "you're breaking my dog, please come in for your own therapy." Now I'm setting off his puppy twice a week too. ☑ 4:21 AM · Mar 9, 2024 16.1K Views
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    barry goldman @barrygoldman1 i have a theory why animals run from us. they aren't afraid of us. they sense our tension and assume something behind us is chasing US and so they run. 12:08 AM Mar 9, 2024 14.5K Views
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    Tom Kelly ケリー・トム @tomkXY I once went to the doctor about health issues and they asked if anything could be causing me stress. "I am a PhD student." "Ah, no further questions." 1:05 AM Mar 9, 2024 17K Views
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    sal @salFreeApps ... My boss' dog is a former therapy dog (specifically trained for stress) that was rescued. One day we're on video chat & boss is complaining about what big boss did & the dog runs in the room & jumps on her lap. “Oh. I guess I was more pissed off about it than I thought!” 11:09 AM Mar 9, 2024 3,987 Views
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    Dr. Kittensaurus @DrKittensaurus That service dog is going to need a service dog before all is said and done . 5:04 AM · Mar 9, 2024 8,070 Views .
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    Alah @a_too_lah One of the members in my grad school cohort had a service dog who was also an emotional support dog. I grew up afraid of pups and the 1st few months the poor thing spent the whole time trying to emotionally support me through my fear of him. 8:59 PM Mar 9, 2024 1,626 Views .
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    shadesof_gold @felixculpa18 I'm scared of strange large dogs and a German Shepherd trained to comfort emotional distress approached me and licked my hand in the hallway where I passed it. It was a funny paradox. 8:52 AM · Mar 9, 2024 4,227 Views •
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    Tina Budzise-Weaver @Tina_BWeaver I would be stressed out by the stress detecting dog 3:10 AM Mar 9, 2024 4,150 views
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    don't @ me @rhooz1 Someone's anxiety dog alerted on me once. I was so mad at it. It ratted me out! 5:05 AM · Mar 9, 2024 · 3,650 Views
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    Christy Jordan-Fenton @CJordanFenton When I was teaching adult learners I always brought my dog to class. She would instantly go to whoever was feeling anxious. I would know who to follow up with and check on by who she spent a lot of time with. 9:28 AM - Mar 9, 2024 3,239 Views
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    AngrilyDespondent @DLoweryAU ... I have an untrained pup who just knows. Right through my worst depressive episodes (and anytime someone is sick) she lay or squashed up next to me/them. As soon as I/they recover she's off sleeping by herself again. 8:28 AM · Mar 9, 2024 2,475 Views
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    blake @b_zinger Haha, my service dog is trained to detect high heart rate and lay on top of you to do pressure therapy to help lower your heart rate. Needless to say anytime one of my friends is over and a littke stressed shes climbing on top of them 5:09 PM Mar 9, 2024 1,432 Views
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    @vaporspritz I knew a dog that would bark at people because he thought the emotional distress was caused by backpacks and you had to take it off 3:31 PM Mar 9, 2024 500 Views
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