[yoe]

I had to laugh when I read that headline....ANYONE who has ever had a pet or lived on a farm or ranch knows full well that animals, no matter what sort of critter it is will tell you when it is time to feed them or other critters on the place....it took Northwestern University and heaven only knows how many $$$$$ to complete a study that most intelligent people know about.

[grimalkin]

LOL, I thought the same thing.

[married21]

Our cockatiel used to squawk at ten minutes of three every week day— when I was supposed to leave the house to pick the kids up from school. I’d like to know how he adjusted for Daylight Savings Time...

[sasportas]

My yorkie knows the time my wife is supposed to be home from work, starts barking her head off in anticipation about that time

[goodnesswins]

NO...KIDDING???....sheesh...what they figure out these days is SOOOOO phenomenal...

[stanne]

My landlord/neighbor in Germany was amused with our mutt. He’d throw a buuterbrotchen over the fence every day at three. Or at three o five she’d be barking at him.

‘Sie ist pünktlich!’

[Bob434]

[[Pets can judge time]]

Perhaps, but their math skills are horrendous

[niteowl77]

All of our cats became alarm clocks, which is not remarkable since they didn't get fed until I got up to feed them. The remarkable part is how accurate they can be, and that DST changes seem to discombobulate them.

Our previous cat used to let me know when it was my bedtime, while the current cat lets me know when it is 04:30.

[dragnet2]

I have a GSD who will cry and whine while looking right at the clock when it’s time to eat. This is the same dog who won’t do it’s thing if anyone is looking, and has to have a pillow when sleeping. Not to mention the dog drinks filtered water and sleeps on Italian leather. Dogs are becoming very domesticated.

[Yaelle]

DUH. Cat is fed at 5. SHE KNOWS DAMN WELL WHEN 5 COMES AROUND.

[Toespi]

I have had four Doxies and each one of them knew precisely when 7:30 am and 5:00 pm rolled around, I could find them right by the pantry where their food is stored.

[GOP Poet]

So right!! I laughed when I read this too. Was promptly awoken to feed my pet at 6 AM today. Like every other day. (although it’s Sat. so he gives me an extra hour of sleep. Which says they also understand days of the week. ;D lol.)

[kingu]

My dog knows when bedtime is. It’s when the sun goes down. Food time is before bedtime. If I come back after dark, yep, I get some stern looks from my dog. Don’t know if they can tell that days get shorter or longer, certainly isn’t based on the hour of the day if I miss bedtime...

[fuzzylogic]

Our dog (RIP) would come into my room, sit and stare at me knowing it was time for a walk. If I did nothing she would take another step and site, wagging tail on the floor. She knew full well it was time.

What was interesting is when I changed the schedule, if I took her on a surprise walk earlier in the day it became the new normal the very next day.

[Hodar]

Amazing that anyone “smart” enough to be in college was unaware of this very simple fact.

[Rurudyne]

Someone should do a study on how easy it is to separate people and organizations from their money in order to research things that should be common sense.

[ssaftler]

If you don’t think that animals can judge time, just see how your pets react next Sunday when most of the US set their clocks back an hour.

In the spring, our pets used to be scratching at the door wondering why we were sleeping so late. In the fall, it was more of a “what are you doing up so early?” quizzical look. It usually took a few days for them to calm down and adjust, much as we do.

[Menehune56]

Anyone who tries to get their cat off daylight savings time (fall back an hour) quickly finds out the little beast knows exactly what time it is.

[hinckley buzzard]

True. In addition to everyday experience, behavioral science long ago demonstrated temporal conditioning in the laboratory. That some faux scientist could get a journal to publish such pablum today as if it were a new finding, illustrates the bankruptcy of the research academy.

[NautiNurse]

I always knew when Thanksgiving was two weeks away. My otherwise completely sociable cat would start slinking furtively around the house, agitated. A family member who only visited at Thanksgiving had frightened the cat to her core one year. Left an imprint for life. While the offending guest was in the house, the cat remained in hiding until his departure. When he departed, the cat returned to her normal, friendly state.

[N. Theknow]

Guess the author has never heard of a watchdog.