Dogs tell time…by smell! And 6 more amazing facts. Funny video!

Many owners are convinced that their dogs have a sense of time, because they know exactly when it’s time for breakfast or a walk. We bring to your attention 7 facts about the sense of time in dogs that may surprise you.

1. Dogs live in the presentThey have no past and no future. They seem to be stuck in the here and now forever. And the birthday for your four-legged friend is no different from the rest of the year.
2. The dog really gets anxious when it’s time for a meal or a walk. However, she does not rely on the hands of the clock, but on the increased feeling of hunger and the fullness of the bladder. That is dogs have a kind of “internal clock”. That is why dogs are never late for breakfast. And for dinner, too, of course.
3. Dogs live on a 24-hour cycle and can rely on the position of the sun to determine the time of day.
4. To read the time, dogs target multiple markers, including the behavior of people (often unconscious).
5. Researcher Alexandra Horowitz suggested that dogs tell time… by smell! They capture the subtlest smells associated with some event, and also focus on changes in the intensity of the aroma.
6. Dogs can distinguish between short and long time periods.. A study (Rehn, T. & Keeling, L., 2011) showed that the longer the owner is absent, the more enthusiastic the dog meets him. Although, of course, there are pets who begin to yearn as soon as we close the door behind us, and even a visit to the mailbox is perceived as separation forever, but these are rather individual characteristics.
7. Sleep and wake schedules are much more flexible in dogsthan in humans. And immediately after a sound sleep, they enthusiastically go for a walk.