Dogs often sense more than we realize. Our four-legged friends read the room, pick up on routine changes, and seem to understand when something is wrong.
Nylo, a nine-month-old pup in a Florida shelter, is a clear example.
A volunteer recently filmed him tucked deep inside his small kennel, doing his best to disappear from sight. The reason was gutting: Nylo had been placed under consideration for euthanasia, and staff feared he understood what that meant.
It is heartbreaking to see.
A Puppy Who Seems To Understand
Nylo is young, bright, and eager to learn. In a home, that energy would be an asset. In a stressful shelter environment without steady guidance, it became harder for him to show his best self.
His reactive behavior inside the kennel set a tragic possibility in motion. The