Ask Neil Anything: How do dogs understand routine if they have no concept of time?

Have you ever wondered how your dog knows how to wait for you at the front door if they have no concept of time?

Dog behaviourist and host of the ABC’s A New Leash on Life, Laura V, says they do have some idea of time.

“They don’t understand it the same way we do, so their understanding of time is very functional,” she told Neil Mitchell.

Press PLAY to hear how their understanding of time works 

She also answers why dogs scratch at the ground after they go to the bathroom.

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