Is your dog also a devoted companion who rejoices every time the keys jingle?
Not only retrievers are devoted pets of all
If you have a dog, you’ve probably noticed this too. Dogs know when it’s time to do this or that. But how? How dogs perceive time is extremely interesting because they do not understand digital or analog clocks. Perhaps if they were cuckoos, then it would still be possible to consider that the dog associates the striking of the clock with certain activities.
Also, in the case of this bright golden retriever, it’s about nothing but love and devotion that just doesn’t show. The devoted retriever was filmed in this short post and published on Tik Tok by the owner of the @romeosrufflife profile, which you can watch here.
How do dogs navigate time?
But how is it possible that this sweetie knew when to wait for the owner? Dogs don’t really understand time, but they can still approximate it. In their case, however, they are not helped by looking at the wall clock, but by a mixture of hints.
Dogs, like humans, have internal biological clocks. The correct name is the circadian rhythm, according to which the organism is governed during the day and night. However, it is not a conscious thing.
Various sensory stimuli also play a role. Dogs can distinguish the time or moment when something regularly happens by sounds, smells or lights. For example, it is believed that a dog can perceive even the fading smell of a person who has left the house.
Memory and association are equally important. Of course, the regular routine will also stick to the animal and it will guess when it is time for a walk, food or the return of family members, but only if you observe the time of serving food, coming home from work and walking the dog.
Why is greeting important to dogs?
Although the dog can develop a very warm relationship with all the members of the pack, the owner of the dog is more important and his arrival is an event that the dog does not want to miss. When the dog is greeted, the hormone oxytocin is released. It strengthens the feeling of happiness and security and love. In addition, visitors also often pet the dog and pay attention to it, so it is a really positive experience.
Experts associate fetching toys with a natural instinct. Since retrieving, or “retrieve” in English, is also in the name of the breed, then perhaps no one will be surprised that the retriever greets his master with a toy in his mouth.
Sources: petmd.com, discovermagazine.com
