Yes dogs can read minds. My dog, Graham, and I are very connected, and have been since the day I adopted him.

I remember when my lab was alive, I took both the lab (Beener) and Graham for a jog late one night. It was very dark out, and the streets were unusually quiet...I senced something was not right...all of a sudden I felt a little nervous. I did have 2 dogs, one very large (Beener) and one 50 pound dog so I should have felt safe but my dogs were both so friendly with everyone, I honestly did not feel that they would protect me if need be...

I thought wrong! I just remember running in the road, pitch black outside, it was cloudy and so there was very little moonlight. I remember seeing a group of people ahead of me, I imediately felt vunurable (sp?) and I felt afraid. I could not see faces, they were too far away but I could see shadows of 5 people, they looked to be around High School age but again I could not tell for sure.

As soon as I saw the figues of guys and felt a bit scared, my beautiful guardian angel Graham felt my suspecion and began to growl. He was growling at those men. He has never shown ANY form of agression in the whole time I have had him, and I always jogged with the dogs off lead because I did not like to hold leashes while jogging so there was no way Graham could have sensed tension physically. The closer I got to them the more viciously he growled. It was the first time I have ever praised, or even considered praising a dog for acts of agression. Graham has not done anything like that since, but I have not been in a similar situation since that night. I know now that, even tho Graham is adoring, gentle, submissive and kind towards everyone he meets, he will defend me to the end. I love him SOOOO much! He is my best friend!