| Re: do dogs still remember people after months??
Oh yeah dogs remember people for a long time. I was worried that my Maggie, who was just a mix, was so mellow that she would do nothing if someone she didn't know entered the house when I was not there.
So one day I had a buddy coming over to help me cut down some palm trees, and I pretended to leave, left the doors unlocked and had him ring the bell, rattle the doors and then go in. Well when he rattle the doors I did hear her bark, but when he went in nothing...I figured she was on her back getting petted when all of a sudden the most vicious snarling and growling I had ever heard, I went in and she was stiff as a board, all her hair on end, lips curled back to her ears looking like she wanted to kill, but she didn't move towards him.
Had my buddy go out, calmed her down told her what a good dog she was and stuff, I was kind of impressed. About 3 years later he came over again to help me with some stuff and after she smelled him all the hair went up again and snarling like crazy, she remembered and anytime she saw him that day she would start to growl.
In hindsight probably not the brightest thing to do but I know dogs remember and remember for a long time.  |