Laugh Out Loud
May 12, 2020 07:34:02 #
I'm always looking for things to make me laugh, and I have a lot of luck with that. This one made me laugh out loud. I've often wondered what dogs think when they look in the mirror.
May 12, 2020 11:57:55 #
couch coyote
Loc: northern Illinois
Nice one! My dog would be, "I'm definitely the best-looking one here!"
May 13, 2020 09:10:45 #
May 13, 2020 09:16:49 #
Good one. Dogs must also think we humans know magic; we rub the wall and the room gets brighter.
There are a whole bunch of fascinating studies focused on the question, "What does an animal see when it looks in a mirror?" If the animal recognizes itself, that theoretically means the animal has a sense of self which we think of as a human ability. Porpoises and higher primates clearly understand they're seeing themselves and will spend a long time in front of a mirror just "checking themselves out." A lot of other animals will attack the mirror image thinking it's a rival. My dog and cat never showed much interest either way in a mirror while others do so I'm not sure where that leaves them.
There are a whole bunch of fascinating studies focused on the question, "What does an animal see when it looks in a mirror?" If the animal recognizes itself, that theoretically means the animal has a sense of self which we think of as a human ability. Porpoises and higher primates clearly understand they're seeing themselves and will spend a long time in front of a mirror just "checking themselves out." A lot of other animals will attack the mirror image thinking it's a rival. My dog and cat never showed much interest either way in a mirror while others do so I'm not sure where that leaves them.
May 13, 2020 10:16:28 #
May 13, 2020 10:45:05 #
We have a bathroom with a counter to ceiling mirror over the vanity (which is in an alcove) and side mirrors on either side. Our 1 year old Abby jumped up on the counter for the first time last night and appeared extremely surprised to find other cats staring at her from all sides and put a tentative paw on the mirror to see if she could touch them. Receiving exactly the same response from the “other cat”, she ignored it after a minute or so. What does that mean? No idea. Could be she’s self aware, just got bored, or recognized it was an unsolvable riddle, not worthy of her time. I often wonder what’s going on in that little brain...😈
May 13, 2020 11:35:50 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm always looking for things to make me laugh, and I have a lot of luck with that. This one made me laugh out loud. I've often wondered what dogs think when they look in the mirror.
GOOD QUESTIONS
May 13, 2020 12:09:19 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm always looking for things to make me laugh, and I have a lot of luck with that. This one made me laugh out loud. I've often wondered what dogs think when they look in the mirror.
May 14, 2020 14:16:01 #
Question, what was the last thing a dog licked before kissing your face?????
I CRINGE!!!!
I CRINGE!!!!
May 18, 2020 10:05:02 #
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