During a video conference with his mother, a despondent dog that is missing her sorely exhibits painful longing and despair

I suffered from severe separation anxiety as a child. Everyone has separation anxiety from their parents from time to time, and our fur children are no exception.

When they are apart from us, our pets can experience extreme sadness and misery. And anyone who has owned a pet and gone away from it for an extended length of time knows how sentimental it can grow.

One woman had to leave her pet Chow Chow behind at home for a three-week work trip. It was clear from the FaceTime encounter that the dog was missing her owner, as it became very emotional.

“My chow chow was chatting to my mum over FaceTime, telling her she loves her,” the woman’s daughter said. My mum had been abroad for three weeks at work, so she appeared to be depressed.

Modern technology can surely help bridge the distance until pets and their owners can cuddle up together again, even though it is certainly not a substitute. And I’m confident that any pet owner who has to travel for work or pleasure has almost certainly used FaceTime to check in on their animals back home.