Jofi, also known as Yofi (1928 – January 11, 1937), was a Chow Chow dog owned by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. Known for her significant role in Freud's personal life, Jofi is often cited as an early example of the therapeutic benefits of the human-animal bond.

Apr 19, 2024 · Freud got Jofi, a Chow Chow, in 1937, and the next year, the Freud family, including their beloved dog, had to flee Vienna for London due to the threat of the Nazis, who had targeted Freud not just for being Jewish but also for his works on …

Apr 15, 2020 · Freud was not raised with pets, but came to love his canine companions later in life. He kept Chows, while Anna Freud had her own dog, a German Shepherd named Wolf. Freud’s favourite dog was Jofi, who never left his side even as he was seeing patients. Since Freud’s consulting room was in his family home, the dogs were always present. Dog ...

Oct 23, 2014 · A few years after befriending Wolf, Freud received two red chows. By then he was in his mid-70s and one of the dogs, a squat fluffball named Jofi, became Freud’s special companion. “When Jofi...

In Freud’s office there was also another dog, a Chinese chow named Jofi. Jofi would sit alongside the couch, and after a while get up and scratch at the door to be let out. The Professor would get up, let the dog out, and come back and say, “Jofi doesn’t approve of what you’re saying.”

Aug 27, 2012 · Sigmund Freud and Jofi/Yofi In 1928, Dorothy Burlingame, a close friend of Anna, gave Freud his own dog, a chow named Lün-Yu. Sadly, Lün-Yu died 15 months later, having wandered off on a train station in Salzburg en route to Vienna and turning up …

Sep 7, 2012 · In Part II, I talked about the role the family dogs played in Anna and Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic practice. Here I explore Freud’s final months in Vienna and the final year of his life in London — and a play set in the latter period.

Oct 29, 2012 · Therefore, the two dogs in the picture taken on the balcony, dogs that look quite similar and are resting happily together, are unlikely to be Yofi and Lün, whether in 1931 or 1933. And the similarity in size makes it seems unlikely that it is Yofi with one of her puppies.

Oct 28, 2023 · However, what many people don’t know is that he was also an avid dog lover and owned several dogs throughout his lifetime. Among them was a beautiful Chow Chow named Jofi. In this article, we will explore the fascinating tale of Jofi, her relationship with Freud, and how she influenced his work.

Mar 5, 2021 · But it was Jofi, a large orange-brown Chow Chow who embodied the power of canine companionship for Freud. Jofi arrived in 1930 and slipped into the rituals already created around Wolf.