It's kind of eerie, but he does seem to be able to tell.
We have a woman at work who has cancer of some kind, not sure what kind it is, but she's going to be undergoing a second series of chemo treatment soon. When King sees her, he whines, very loudly, like Lassie did on the old "Lassie" TV show. He didn't do it when he would see anyone else. A few weeks ago, just before Thanksgiving, I went to a friend's house with King (Their dog was one of King's best buddies and he had recently passed away due to heart problems, and they hadn't seen him in a year or so, since he was diagnosed with Cushing's), and his mother in law was there visiting, and King went over to her and whined like he did with the woman at work. It kind of freaked me out and my friend's wife asked me why I had the odd look on my face, and I said, "Well, the only time I've ever seen him whine like that was when he saw a woman I work with who has cancer!". She looked at her mother, who was hugging King and her mother said, "I was just diagnosed with breast cancer a few days ago!". She had surgery right after Thanksgiving, and we will soon be visiting her to see what happens. Hopefully he won't be whining. Her doctor said he's seen a few dogs over the years that do seem to be able to detect it instantly, like King. They seem to almost never be wrong. He recently saw my mother, and didn't whine, but he did whine when several of the other old ladies said hi to him at the assisted living place she's at. I didn't have the nerve to ask them if they were sick or not. My mother is going to have a chest X-Ray soon to see if a spot on her lung has grown in the 6 months since it was spotted. King giving her the "all clear" makes me feel better, but we will see.
We have a woman at work who has cancer of some kind, not sure what kind it is, but she's going to be undergoing a second series of chemo treatment soon. When King sees her, he whines, very loudly, like Lassie did on the old "Lassie" TV show. He didn't do it when he would see anyone else. A few weeks ago, just before Thanksgiving, I went to a friend's house with King (Their dog was one of King's best buddies and he had recently passed away due to heart problems, and they hadn't seen him in a year or so, since he was diagnosed with Cushing's), and his mother in law was there visiting, and King went over to her and whined like he did with the woman at work. It kind of freaked me out and my friend's wife asked me why I had the odd look on my face, and I said, "Well, the only time I've ever seen him whine like that was when he saw a woman I work with who has cancer!". She looked at her mother, who was hugging King and her mother said, "I was just diagnosed with breast cancer a few days ago!". She had surgery right after Thanksgiving, and we will soon be visiting her to see what happens. Hopefully he won't be whining. Her doctor said he's seen a few dogs over the years that do seem to be able to detect it instantly, like King. They seem to almost never be wrong. He recently saw my mother, and didn't whine, but he did whine when several of the other old ladies said hi to him at the assisted living place she's at. I didn't have the nerve to ask them if they were sick or not. My mother is going to have a chest X-Ray soon to see if a spot on her lung has grown in the 6 months since it was spotted. King giving her the "all clear" makes me feel better, but we will see.
