Can Dogs Tell Time?
Can a dog understand breakfast and dinner?
Hypothesis And Materials
Materials:
1 dog
7 cans of dry dog food
7 cans of wet dog food
dog bowl
writing utensil
journal
Procedure
2. On Sunday morning at 8 AM, feed the dog one can of dry dog food. Repeat every morning for one week at the same time.
3. Feed the dog at 7 PM the same night. Repeat every night for one week.
4. Record how much food the dog eats each time, and take note of if he/she is beginning or showing signs of expecting the food (sitting near their bowl, coming near you..etc)
Days 1-3
7 PM- dog ate all of their food but didn't show signs of being hungry
Day 2: 8AM: same as day 1.
Day 3: Dog slept near bowl and ate all the food in the morning, but still seemed confused about not eating before 7
Days 4-6
Day 5: Dog was up at 7 and waiting next to her bowl, fell asleep there at 6.
Day 6: same as day 5.