We all know that dogs have no lifespan than humans. Under normal circumstances, the average lifespan of dogs is about 15 years. With the development of society and the changes in people's ideas, people's research on dogs is becoming more and more in-depth. It is said that goldfish have only seven seconds of memory, so how long does a dog have?
In fact, dogs have many kinds of memories. If it is a less important memory, their memory time may be only a few seconds, but for some particularly unique memories, their impression will be very deep. For example, when training dogs when they were young, dogs can generally remember them for a very long time, several years or even more than ten years; while some of their muscle memories can generally last for about a few weeks, and the longest time is emotional memory. Generally, deep emotional memory can even accompany the dog's life.
1. When the old man died, the dog never left him
In a small town in the UK, people found an old man who had been dead for many days in a dilapidated room, and there was a hungry dog beside the old man. People sent the dog to the rescue station of stray dogs, but after a few days, they found that the dog was missing. Later, someone accidentally found the dog in the room where the old man died. After sending the dog to the rescue station, the dog would return to the previous room. This cycle repeated many times. In the end, many people would go to this room to send some food to the dog, and the dog's emotional memory for the owner is for a lifetime.
2. The owner was sick and entrusted his family to take care of the dog. Before he left, he entrusted the dog he had raised for many years to his sister to take care of. Five years later, the owner finally recovered and returned to his sister's house. The dog lay on the bench and looked at the owner a little stunned. Later, the owner said the first thing he said to his sister. Suddenly the dog looked up at the man in front of him and burst into tears. Then he threw the owner down like crazy, constantly intimate with the owner, and made a whimpering sound. So in terms of emotions, dogs' memory can be preserved for a very long time.
Therefore, if you have to ask how long your dog's memory is, it actually depends on which aspect of memory it is. Just like a human being, people may actually forget things that are not important and those who are not important may soon be forgotten. But if it is an important emotion and important thing, you may be able to remember it for a lifetime.