FAQ

Dogs may not understand death in a human sense, but they can sense physical decline and emotional shifts in themselves and those around them as they near the end of life.

Hearing is believed to be the last sense to go when a dog dies.

While dogs may not perceive time the same way humans do, it's commonly thought that one human hour feels significantly longer to a dog—potentially like several hours—due to their faster sense of time and heightened awareness of change.

Dogs can detect physical and emotional changes associated with dying through their heightened senses, but there's no scientific evidence that they understand death itself.

As dogs approach death, their senses gradually fade, with hearing believed to be among the last to go. All sensory functions cease immediately at clinical death.

Dogs perceive time differently from humans; while they don’t measure time in hours, changes in routine and emotional cues suggest they can sense the passage of time, making an hour potentially feel longer, especially when left alone.

The 3-3-3 rule refers to a common adjustment timeline for rescued dogs: 3 days to decompress, 3 weeks to learn routines, and 3 months to feel fully at home.

Dogs perceive time differently than humans and are more influenced by routines and emotions than clock time. One human hour may feel longer to a dog due to their heightened sensory awareness and emotional anticipation.

The 3-3-3 rule for dogs refers to the general adjustment periods a newly adopted dog may experience: 3 days to decompress, 3 weeks to start learning the routine, and 3 months to fully settle and build trust.

Dogs perceive time differently than humans, but an hour may feel significantly longer to them due to their use of associative memory and routine-based perception.