Cooper's Comforting Nature

When someone is sick, Cooper tends to stay close.  He barks sometimes when someone is crying but mostly he sniffs and stays close to the sick person.

One day when my daughter Desiree was over my house, by grandson Lucas was sick.  He was snuggling with me on the couch.  Cooper sat by for a while just watching.  when I told him he could come see, he came right up to Lucas and smelled his face.  Lucas wasn't sure he wanted his face sniffed, but it was really sweet to see Cooper's puppy style of concern.

Another time, we were over the same daughter's house, and this time it was Desiree's turn to be sick.  She was laying on the couch.  Again, Cooper looked at her a little so I told him he could get up and see her.  He got right up on top of her and just laid down on her.  As if to just be there with her.

He's very good about making people feel better.  He feels good, like a warming, soothing presence when he comes to share your space when you're sick, sad or upset.  He's usually not sure what to do when someone is crying.  He tends to bark more at someone than he should, but I'm sure that's from not really knowing what else to do.  He will stay with the upset person even though he's a little uncomfortable with the whole process.  He's not sure what to do to make the person feel better.  Eventually he lays in or next to the person's lap.  What ever he does, it's always good.  He's a special little guy.