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lickthestar · 10-20-2005, 03:22 AM

That's an interesting question, actually...I'm not sure if Archie understands time or not, or whether he is just reacting to me. For example, I'm more happier to see him after an X # of hours, rather than if I went down to the basement to put in the laundry and came back up. So when I walk in the door, my tone of voice is a little more excited and anticipatory.

But I do know that in terms of routine, dogs do have some sort of internal time clock that tells them...time to eat, time to play, time to sleep. Archie eats everyday at the same time. He plays from 9-10 every night. He wakes up, stretches and looks out the window every morning for 10 minutes. There was a good documentary on Discovery about animals telling time last week.

10-20-2005, 03:22 AM	#4
lickthestar YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NY Posts: 360	That's an interesting question, actually...I'm not sure if Archie understands time or not, or whether he is just reacting to me. For example, I'm more happier to see him after an X # of hours, rather than if I went down to the basement to put in the laundry and came back up. So when I walk in the door, my tone of voice is a little more excited and anticipatory. But I do know that in terms of routine, dogs do have some sort of internal time clock that tells them...time to eat, time to play, time to sleep. Archie eats everyday at the same time. He plays from 9-10 every night. He wakes up, stretches and looks out the window every morning for 10 minutes. There was a good documentary on Discovery about animals telling time last week.