2006-08-04 17:41:00 · 23 answers · asked by sminman2005 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
They generally know when feeding time is
2006-08-04 17:44:42 · answer #1 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly. While their sense of time is certainly not the same as adult humans (seconds, minutes, hours etc.) it can be compared to that of a toddler. They know when it is time to do certain things because it is that time of day but also they have their own internal rhythms which measure al long time or a short time. They do not so much track weeks or such though. Think of a two year old it can be a long time since you've seen someone if it was a week as short time if it was a few hours almost no time if it was minutes. SO simply yes.
2006-08-05 00:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by Lealla C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe they do i heard tell once that when you leave for an hour your dogs thinks its days ever see how they act when you come home there jumping all over happy too see you..dogs are smarter then people give them credit for..i know they have a sense of humor..my dad got thrown from a horse..the dog sat there ruffed a few time then sat there looking like he was grinning
2006-08-05 00:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by little_outlaw_angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and so do cats. Two stray cats, on my street make a path together for the last house on the street where they show up at 7:30 on the dot, and are fed dry catfood and milk every evening. They finish it and go right back where they came from.
2006-08-05 00:48:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do, I came home sick from work yesterday and instead of barking the minute I walked in I caught the two in the crates sleeping, only the one not crated greeted me at the door like normal. I'm glad I caught them sleeping though, if they were as hyper and barking all day the way they do when I normally come home my neighbors would probably complain.
2006-08-05 06:45:30 · answer #5 · answered by alis_n_1derland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes I do belive so. Mine tell me when it is time to eat in the mornng .. Also time to go to bed. Dogs are I think smarter than most people.. They can tell the sounds of different cars .a mile away. If I just watch them I can tell when I,am going to have company, who the company is. Also if my dog dosent like someone,theres a good reason why... People who don,t like dogs .Don,t like people....
2006-08-05 00:52:14 · answer #6 · answered by TT Bomb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they do, but they don't know how to keep track of time. Everytime they see their owner(s), it's a happy day for them already. Being petted, loved, hugged, & played... time to them, probably may seem endless.
Also, I think they know when the time comes. Say like, their age. They may know that they are getting old, so they cannot do the things they normally do when they were young.
I don't know about this, but.. when it is night time, I go to bed and I usually see my doggy sleep when I sleep, too. So, I think they understand that there's day and night.
2006-08-05 00:53:33 · answer #7 · answered by *a∙e∙r∙i∙t∙h* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess they do. Cesar Millan (The Dog Whisperer) says that whenever you leave a dog alone he thinks that you're never coming back that's why they get excited when you come home because they're like damn I thought I would never see you again!!
2006-08-05 00:45:08 · answer #8 · answered by Blank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do, but they relate it with the activities that go on around them on a regular basis. My dog knows exactly when her walk is at nine. when its time to eat and when i am about to wake up in the morning. Animals understand things that are repetitive.
2006-08-05 00:46:45 · answer #9 · answered by ROO! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a kid my beagle would meet me after school. Somehow he always knew the right time to arrive.
Many animals know feeding time and recognize to go home at sunset.
2006-08-05 00:44:29 · answer #10 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - I have 2 dogs and one is not so bright - but she always knows when it is medicine-in-treat time.
2006-08-05 01:00:18 · answer #11 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋