Do dogs have a sense of time?

Do dogs have a sense of time? Can dogs with separation anxiety tell how long their owners have been gone? The girls dive into the research behind dogs and time.  We also cover all things time-related in home alone training. Ness reads a bedtime story... and cockroaches (eek).  SHOW NOTES: Mental representation and episodic-like memory of own actions in dogs, Fugazza et al, 2020 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-67302-0 Evidence for a subcircuit in medial entorhinal cortex representing elapsed time during immobility, Heys & Dombeck, 2018 https://sci-hub.se/10.1038/s41593-018-0252-8 The effect of time left alone at home on dog welfare,  Rehn & Keeling, 2011 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159110003242 Can Dogs Tell Time? Inquiring minds want to know! By Stanley Coren, https://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/can-dogs-tell-time/114428 Yes, your pet can tell time, New study finds 'timing cells' in the brain may underlie an animal's inner clock, Northwestern University, 2018, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181023130518.htm Can Dogs Tell Time? New research shows that dogs can measure time, Miller PhD, 2020, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181023130518.htm Hachi: A Dog's Tale https://g.co/kgs/eo5QC2

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Everything you need to know about Separation Anxiety in dogs and how to fix it. Two specialists from Australia and the United States discuss all things related to Separation Anxiety. Join Stacey Bell from Focused Fun in the US (www.focusedfun.net)and Ness Jones from Separation Anxiety In Dogs Decoded in Australia (nessjones.com) as they delve into the dos and don'ts of training a dog to feel safe and comfortable when left home alone! Both Stacey and Ness work remotely so if you need help with your dog struggling with separation anxiety reach out today.