I captured this from an article out of the Stress Management for Professionals Handbook at solostress.com Do you have a dog! They do not get it that you are worn out, do they. My Coco - not dog pictured - still has same demands no matter how much stress I have been under that day. BUT, that being said, she is also a stress reliever. They need a chapter on how dogs relieve (and make) stress for us people who work all day, I say.