The Hidden Lives of Pets

The show is full of adorable animals who can do stuff none of us thought they could, and although it's fairly obvious that giving the animals more activities makes their intelligence and cognition far higher, there's still a question of ethics in some of the examples.

For example, the parachute guy obviously loves his dog to pieces, but should be aware that him reading his dog's behaviour without having a proper education for it might just be a confirmation bias. He should most definitely test dog's stress levels after a jump, just like those scientists did with the rats.

This isn't the Hidden Lives of Pets. It should be called Narcissist Jerks Who Abuse Animals. I lasted 5 minutes. Thanks for another POS show, Netflix. Is it any wonder your days are numbered.

They mention that its all about the dogs 'trust' with its owner ... well it didn't have a choice did it.

Regardless a lot of interesting points, and animals. Very good show overall.

I loved it! Animals are amazing in every way and this show proves that! They have extraordinary abilities and are highly intelligent! The more people educate themselves about it, the more both humans and animals benefit!

If you love animals or if you own a pet I'd definitely recommend this show! It's very interesting and fun to watch and the animals are also really adorable! I hope they make more episodes because I can watch this show all day! Highly recommend!

As Episode 1 of "The Hidden Lives of Pets" (2022 release from the UK; 4 episodes ranging from 30 to 34 min each) opens, we are introduced to Bruno and his collie as they are walking in the Swiss mountains. Bruno loves to basejump, and one day he takes his collie with him on his next basejump... At this point we are less than 10 minutes into Episode 1

Couple of comments: when I think of "pets", I must admit that I think primarily of dogs and cats, even though there are many other pets of course. This series does pay attention to dogs and cats, although the primary attention is on those many other pets: parrots, bunnies, rats, goldfish, you name it, this series has it. It makes for enjoyable viewing, even instructive viewing at times, but I will admit that, as a decades-long owner of a cat (I am on my third cat over the last 30 years or so), I wish that this series paid more attention to the "hidden lives" of cats. All that aside, I was entertained by this mini-series, and these 4 episodes few by in no time.

"The Hidden Lives of Pets" started streaming on Netflix several months ago. It was in fact my daughter who alerted me to this series, and it was upon her recommendation that I recently checked it out. I binge-watched all 4 episodes in a single setting. If you have a pet, be it a dog or cat or any other species, I'd readily suggest you check this out and draw your own conclusion.