re: Life 101...seriously
[to give and receive compassion is a good thing. It becomes a symbiotic relationship. We are all one....no better...no worse...remember this.]
Pets know, I and most of us here know this for a fact. They not only know of their providers... food and shelter, but they also know of love and understanding and are more than capable of giving the same.
It's a fact. That's why some have made it in the news of running away only to come back to their owners, etc.
They know.