If you round up one hundred dog lovers in a room, one hundred of them will tell you stories about how their dogs recognized their pet parents’ pain, sickness, and sadness, and immediately administered a canine brand of comfort. Of course, when a pet parent displays elation, exuberance, or even laughter, their dog will eagerly respond in kind. The bottom line is, that dogs do have empathy: the ability to feel and share another’s emotions.