My AP English teacher has assigned a project this semester for us to observe a part of Nature; therefore, I chose my dog Gibbs. Gibbs’s breed is unknown since my family adopted him from the Humane Society three days after he was rescued from the street. He had been beaten and neglected before he was rescued by us. I will be photographing him, observing him, and sharing his life with you.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Memory of a Dog
I haven't seem much of my little Gibbers but every time he sees me it's as if it was for the first time. He'll jump on me and go crazy but sometimes he would growl and bark at me as if he literally has seen me for the first time. He wouldn't get anywhere near me unless I forced him to and even then he resisted. After a few minutes he would sniff me and realize who I am. I just wonder if dogs have short term memory, it's not like I'm out of the house for days at a time, I'm out for 3 hours and it's as if he never even knew me. My Gibbs never does this, what's so different now? Is it the medicine he has been taking?
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Your blog is interesting, and I think that part of the reason why he acts in this way is because he was beaten and neglected. After dogs go through this type of treatment they put up their guard and are on alert; people train dogs like this so they become fight dogs.
ReplyDeleteIt's cute and strange how your dog sees you and reacts like it's the first time he sees you. I don't know much about memory of dogs but it does seem interesting.
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