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Originally Posted by hammerfan
They definitely do. My sister told me since she's been home (she lost her job in February) that right around the time I usually get home from work, Lucy and Cherokee are sitting at the front door, waiting for me. And, they know what time my nephew gets home from work and sit in front of the door waiting for him, too.
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Hmm...isnt that some sort of a Pavlovian reaction though?
For example, if I leave home and return back every 2-3 hours, and my dog keeps noticing this, he would be ready to welcome me by the 3rd or 4th time I ll return back. Of course, how he interprets the 2-3 hours gap would be interesting to know.
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Originally Posted by Noah
Same thing about being fed, they have certain times they wanna eat every single day, at those exact times.
Plus, they sit in the window and can see the sky throughout the different times of day.
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Very interesting. Thats what I want to know - how do they get fixated on the time?
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Originally Posted by urgeok2
no they dont.
every fucking party i have - the animals are always late, holding the dinner up for everyone else.
no sense of time havin furry assholes.
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rofl...gotta hate those Alice in Wonderland rabbits.
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Originally Posted by milktoaste
Many species understand time, many live life according to migratory scheduals and spawning cycles. Predatory animals usually know what times are best to hunt certain prey.
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Very true. Migration and hibernation are usually more about adaptability than time concepts though.
But do they have a primitive sense of time inside their thought processes, is what I am wondering.