Can dogs tell how long you're gone?
Bud McDermott
2025-05-30 13:50:27
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Dogs perceive time through changes in their body, observation, and smell. They can’t tell how many hours, days, or weeks you have been absent. But they can sense the passage of time through many mechanisms while you are gone. Because dogs tend to focus on the current moment, it could be a case of you either being there or not. Some dogs seem just as excited to see us after a short departure as with a longer departure. However, when studied, more greeting behaviors were observed upon the owner’s return from an absence greater than two hours. Dogs have a higher metabolism than humans, and thus experience time more slowly. Our 60 minutes translates to about 75 minutes for them. They can use the level of your scent to predict your return home. For example, when you leave for work, dogs will continue to monitor your scent until it reaches a level connected to you coming home.
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