My cat always knows when I’m upset and then is a lot more affectionate. She sits next to me or on my chest to comfort me. This is a street kitty that I rescued. I recently adopted a terrier from the County and it has been an unbelievable amount of work. He is so, so funny but should really have a couple of kids or another dog to play with because he is so high energy. I often take him to the dog park. He runs like a greyhound , actually running laps around the perimeter of the dog park while the little lap dogs sniff each other. So funny.He was almost completely untrained. Who’s training who? LOL! You know a lot about dogs, so you'll be fine when you’re ready