I ask this cos I think my dog thinks he is human
2006-10-10 23:21:39 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Maybe he thinks your a dog, not that hes a human?
2006-10-10 23:30:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting! I always wonder how dogs can think cos people (me at least) think in words and so how would a dog think what with them having no language ability and the like? WOW! Sorry... to answer your question i would probably have to go yes purely cos dogs know when they see another dog (they go crazy) Therefore they must know what a dog is and in turn see them selves as a dog. (how complex?)
2006-10-11 03:44:18 · answer #2 · answered by name. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my Golden Retriever must be related to your dog cos mine thinks shes a human too, she is just like a typical women, bossy, nosey, likes her own way and demands things at the drop of a hat, but my hubby and I love her so much and we call her our little human in a fur coat.
2006-10-11 13:28:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animal instinct over rules intelligence or training. Human
intelligence over rules instinct. That is the difference.
Treat an animal as if he were human will annoy it, and
likewise, treat a human as if he were an animal will
annoy him. So, yes. The dog knows he is a dog it is
natural and instinctive.
2006-10-10 23:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ricky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apparently, greyhounds only recognise other greyhounds or similar looking dogs as dogs. My weimaraner sets the two up the street into a panic when she goes past them. I think mine does know she's a dog, but then she thinks i'm some kind of oversized hairless chihuahua with a funny bark.
2006-10-11 04:21:06 · answer #5 · answered by miniegg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think so. My dog (well my ex g/f's brothers dog!) totally thinks he is human. He sits on the sofa, he trys to sit on a dining chair at the table etc. He will get his food from his dog bowl and sit at the side of the dining table eating it there if we are all eating at the table.
2006-10-10 23:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's got you well-trained and knows who's top dog, the leader of the pack. You must reassert your authority and he will be happier for it, freed from the anxieties of thinking he has to look after everybody else. Every canine would prefer to be No. 2 not No.1
2006-10-10 23:35:27 · answer #7 · answered by Michael E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should read 'Fluke' by James Herbert. Great book about a dog that thinks he's a man...or a man that thinks he's a dog.... You don't find out which until the very end!!!
2006-10-10 23:31:08 · answer #8 · answered by Bodieann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No my dogs think they are human and we live with them. They only sit on furniture, drink coffee in the am, take us for walks and they think we go to work to make the bones for them.
2006-10-10 23:35:21 · answer #9 · answered by rachel_waves 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey u got to tell your dog that he is a dog then it may know that it is a dog or it will keep assuming it is a human
2006-10-10 23:29:13 · answer #10 · answered by kaas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋