4. Freud Yesterday – Science Today
"In today's times, more than 80 years later, we already know that if we pet a dog, the heartbeat becomes calm, which results in muscle relaxation. It has also been proven that such positive reactions occurring in the human body after contact with a dog can still happen after 5 minutes."
5. On the Famous Couch
Jofi was a precise timekeeper who always ended therapy sessions exactly one hour later. Freud said about Jofi that together they could determine the exact duration of a treatment. After the hour was up, Jofi always got up and headed toward the door.
Could the chow-chow really measure time? Since Freud was the first to use the dog for this purpose, the answer remains unclear, perhaps it is also part of Sigmund Freud's mystique.
6. Scientific Facts – Do Dogs Really Have a Sense of Time?
"Dogs do not have a sense of time as we know it. However, it has been shown that dogs are very observant, constantly watching their owners and thus "learning." Dog owners often report that their dogs regularly perform certain actions without being taught to do so. Owners have combined this with the time factor. Dogs can interpret different body postures and sense changes based on the body odor emitted by humans. For example, people who are scared or afraid of a dog tense their muscles, which changes their body odor. It is therefore possible that Freud’s posture changed by the end of the sessions and the chow probably sensed this and stood up (there are quite a few psychotherapists who have stated as a fact that even after many years of professional practice, they always check their watch when the hour is up)."
7. Freud's Love for Chinese Dog Breeds
Chinese dog breeds – such as the chow-chow – were a source of inspiration for Freud. He owned antiques such as the “Foo Dogs„. These are actually not dogs, but lions; they guard the entrances of temples in pairs and are considered sacred animals, the religious symbols of Buddhism, but they also appear under other names in other religions. Dog breeds such as the Pug, Pekingese, or Shih Tzu in modern times show similarities to the "Foo Dog," which originally appears in ancient literature and is also known as the Chinese lion dog.
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