Do dogs know how many days a week their owners work and which days are off? If the owner takes an unexpected day off, do dogs find it strange to see their owners staying at home? Below is an analysis addressing this question.
Do Dogs Know When Their Owners Are on Vacation?
Some dog owners have discovered that their pets seem to have a special ability: they can tell their owners' workdays from their days off. When the owner wakes up on a weekday, busy preparing for work, the dog quietly sits on the floor and does nothing. But when the weekend arrives, the dog becomes energized from the morning, biting toys and jumping on the bed, eager to play with their owner.
Dogs do not have a concept of dates or calendars and cannot understand the pattern of work from Monday to Friday, and rest on the weekend. Yet their remarkable trait is that they can judge whether their owner is working or resting today based on past experience.
For example, people behave differently on workdays and days off. On weekdays, mornings are usually rushed with washing up and getting ready to leave, while on weekends, people tend to sleep in late. Dogs can keenly sense the difference in atmosphere between these two routines.
The more regular the owner's daily rhythm, the better the dog can understand their lifestyle habits and respond accordingly with different behaviors on different days.
How Dogs Behave on Their Owner's Day Off
What behaviors do dogs show when their owners have a day off?
- More Clingy: Dogs know that when their owner is home on a day off, there is plenty of time to spend together. As a result, they become more affectionate and clingy than usual. They follow their owner everywhere and constantly watch them with their eyes, hoping for extra attention and playtime.
- More Mischievous: On holidays, dogs might be more mischievous than on regular days because they understand that causing trouble gets their owner's attention. It is even said that some dogs pretend to be sick or refuse to eat on purpose, making their owners worry.
Seeing how much dogs focus on every little detail of their owner's life, as owners, how can we not love them?
