ChrisL Posted July 26, 2017 Share #1 Posted July 26, 2017 Not in the literal sense but we set routines to time for Jack and it seems he just knows now. Case in point, he often times wakes up around 4 AM and we take him out to pee but we don't feed him until 5 am when my wife gets up. Today he woke me up at 4:10, I took him out and he looked at me but I said "too early go to bed" so he did. Moments before my wife's alarm went off he was nosing me, dude 5 AM feed me..... I looked at my clock, sunna beotch it's 5 am... He also gets honery at 5 PM, dinner time and 7 PM, walk time. He just knows what time it is based on routines and you can pretty much set your clock to him. I get it most dogs know routines but I've never had a dog so wired to time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted July 26, 2017 Share #2 Posted July 26, 2017 Cats are good at that too. My girl comes in from outside around 9:30 at night to go to sleep. And wakes me around 6 in the morning for breakfast and an open door to go back outside. Pets. Gotta love 'em! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted July 26, 2017 Share #3 Posted July 26, 2017 Not only time but the doggehs adjust to who is home. If i am out of town WoScrapr likes to sleep in. So they leave her alone until 9 or 10:00 am. If i am there they know i get up early. So 6:00 am and they are making a ruckus. Heavy breathing. If i ignore Oden he goes over and gets Penny. She's my favorite so he knows i will get up for her 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted July 26, 2017 15 minutes ago, Scrapr said: Not only time but the doggehs adjust to who is home. If i am out of town WoScrapr likes to sleep in. So they leave her alone until 9 or 10:00 am. If i am there they know i get up early. So 6:00 am and they are making a ruckus. Heavy breathing. If i ignore Oden he goes over and gets Penny. She's my favorite so he knows i will get up for her Most days Jack wakes me up to pee but when I'm gone on travel he doesn't wake my wife and waits for her to get up at 5 am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladyP Posted July 26, 2017 Share #5 Posted July 26, 2017 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 26, 2017 Share #6 Posted July 26, 2017 Our collie would stand by the front door about 15 minutes before the kids would get home from school. I never noticed anything like a school bus driving by or anything else that would tip her off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 26, 2017 Share #7 Posted July 26, 2017 Yes, dogs can tell time. They don't have much to think about, so they get routines down pretty well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretaker Posted July 26, 2017 Share #8 Posted July 26, 2017 Woof Woof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted July 26, 2017 Share #9 Posted July 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Randomguy said: so they get routines down pretty well. When I was in 1st grade the bus would drop us off at the corner about a 1/4 mile from our house and every day our German Shepherd would be sitting there waiting for me and my brother when we got off the bus. My mom would see the dog walk to the corner about 10 minutes before the bus would drop us off and wait for us and walk us home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 26, 2017 Share #10 Posted July 26, 2017 Mr Peabody could. That is enough evidence for me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 27, 2017 Share #11 Posted July 27, 2017 We had moved into a house with a fenced back yard. Badge gave no sign of being able to clear the 4 feet. After we'd been there a few a weeks the neighbor came over, introduced himself, and told me that Badge left for the day shortly after my wife left for work, and jumped back into the yard shortly before I got home from work. Badge was one smart dog. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted July 27, 2017 Share #12 Posted July 27, 2017 4 hours ago, ChrisL said: Most days Jack wakes me up to pee but when I'm gone on travel he doesn't wake my wife and waits for her to get up at 5 am. Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 27, 2017 Share #13 Posted July 27, 2017 9 hours ago, Wilbur said: Mr Peabody could. That is enough evidence for me. But that was way back then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 27, 2017 Share #14 Posted July 27, 2017 Toby - the world's greatest JRT- can not only tell time but can also set my alarm clock for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted July 27, 2017 Share #15 Posted July 27, 2017 Of course they can. Why do you think they're called watchdogs? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 27, 2017 Share #16 Posted July 27, 2017 1 hour ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: Of course they can. Why do you think they're called watchdogs? Toby doesn't wear a watch. He prefers to use his cell phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 27, 2017 Share #17 Posted July 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Kzoo said: Toby - the world's greatest JRT- can not only tell time but can also set my alarm clock for me. I don't recall AWWC as having a "Toby"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 27, 2017 Share #18 Posted July 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Wilbur said: I don't recall AWWC as having a "Toby"??? And you would be correct. He has had some great JRT's but he has never had Toby (TWGJRT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted July 27, 2017 Share #19 Posted July 27, 2017 They aren't that smart. They can only read digital. I wonder if sun position has anything to do with it. Our dog would nap on the couch during the day, but late in the afternoon she would go to the front window to greet me when I got home. When I was in college, a friend from high school was going to another college nearby. It was 400 miles home so we decided to ride home together in her car. She had never been to our house. I warned her that our dog would probably bark and be defensive until I told her everything was ok. We pulled in the driveway and our dog was sitting in the yard waiting. She stood up with her tail wagging and rushed to greet me when I opened the door. Somehow, she knew I was in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share #20 Posted July 27, 2017 My Aussie wasnt so clued in to time. We free fed her and she just got moving when I did, went to bed when I did and was always eager to go on walks or play frisbee but never at particular times. But.... She always knew when a stranger was at the door or when one of the kids or family was at the door. I dont know how she could tell but she could. If a door to door salesman or the pizza guy came she went bezerk when they rang the bell or knocked. But one time my mom was out with friends and lost her key. Her friends brought her to our place and she rang the bell. Granted this was around 8 PM, everyone was home and I was wondering why she wasn't barking. Went to the door and it was my mom.... Somehow she knew it was a familiar person.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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