Nose into the wind

I watched a kid go by with his hand out the car window; hand surfing up and down through the wind. We’ve all delighted in this simple pleasure. I thought of all our dogs who love to have their faces out the car window when we’re driving. Eyes slit, nostrils flaring, ears and tongue flapping in the wind. My attention has been drawn to all the recent media images of people in convertibles (hair in the eyes happy) and on motorcycles (bugs in teeth happy), flying in old open cockpit “aeroplanes” (scarf in the wind happy) and even skydiving (—– to the wind happy). This blog usually offers information. This time, a request for your input. There’s something therapeutic in the action of the wind on our bodies, minds and spirits. There is physical stimulation, in the way the skin and surface fascia is stretched, in the extra g-force, the increased pressure. There’s emotional stimulation. Facing into the wind is cleansing, exhilarating, refreshing. Consider the iconic image from “Titanic.” I know that blowing into a dog’s ear can be mildly irritating for them. If a dog is not immediately giving me his “integration shake,” I jump-start it by gently puffing into his ear. The shake starts and progresses down the body, head to tail. I’m not sure about the spiritual. I would think that if a skydiver’s parachute doesn’t respond immediately, there is most likely a deep awareness of experiencing in the moment. 

What are your thoughts about how and why wind affects a dog’s life condition (NSA happy)? There could be something very significant here that we’ve been missing that we could incorporate into PetMassageTM or canine therapeutics.