I always thought my border collie sometimes seemed stressed and panted after she investigated the clumps of hair that would sometimes fall out when being pet or

I always thought my border collie sometimes seemed stressed and panted after she investigated the clumps of hair that would sometimes fall out when being pet or groomed. I remember it happening after saying to her "it's you!" Haha :-(. Poor dog thought she was falling apart. I remember telling her "it's okay" and she licked the air in my direction. Some part of me thought I was nuts for thinking she understood or anthropomorphizing her. But as the years went on we realized she knew what was up more often than we could imagine, so many instances of her reacting to spoken words or the world in ways we never thought her capable of.