This is an interesting subject. Of course, dogs can't look at a clock and tell you what time it is -- but they must have some sort of a sense of time for their own daily activities.
I can't figure this out for the life of me. My little Yorkie comes to my bed and whines or barks to wake me up every morning at exactly ten minutes to eight. When I say "exactly," I mean he is never off more than one or two minutes. He barks or whines - I look at the clock - and, I can't believe it.
And - even more interesting - he has gotten me up at ten to eight for 5 or 6 months now --- which means that the time of year, or the time it gets light outside doesn't matter at all.
And - to make it even more amazing - we live by no schedule here. We never (the dogs or me) go to bed at the same time every night. So - how many hours he has slept has nothing to do with it either.
My little Yorkie really is a little "alarm clock." I can't figure it out.
Something tells him when it is 10 minutes to 8:00. I have two parakeets. They chirp a lot in the morning. Maybe they are part of the answer - or maybe it's me. Maybe that's when I start moving around in bed every morning. Or perhaps the birds outside start making some sort of noises at that time. There may even be some noise off somewhere every morning at this time that I don't even hear....
Whatever - it is interesting!
Carol Jean
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