• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Dogs don’t have much in the way of spacial reasoning or logic, possibly due to over reliance on smells and sounds for navigation.

    When the doors open and things look different they might be surprised but they quickly forget what the previous floor even looked like. It’s as bewildering or thought provoking them as simply turning a corner would be. They don’t understand it enough to even be bewildered.

    That said, there are interpersonal difference to dogs, some of them might be more than smart enough to get quite confused.

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      12 days ago

      My dog loves getting on busses and the tube. I think he just finds it exciting to see where we’ll appear, it’s pretty great, until you’re not paying attention and he jumps on a random bus.

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      12 days ago

      There is a documentary about dogs in some city using public transit to get around. Pretty sure that they remember where they are or were to some extent.

      Not to say that they understand elevators. It’s probably just another room or hallway.