Question of the Day #98

Does your pet think you're a big dumb cat or dog, or does it think that it is a human?

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We may never truly know what our pets think of us, or how smart they really are. We've heard mixed things - do our cats bring us mice to teach us how to hunt? Do our dogs think we're big, hairless dogs? What do you think your pet thinks?

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They're not thinking as much as you think they think.

jaygish · Chicago

“I'm probably wrong, and I really hope science can prove it one day, but it really seems to me like indoor pets, they're -- it's just a hum in their brain - "hmmmmmmm" - all day long. And then…”

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My dog was a dog before I adopted him, so he knows.

efinsterwald · Just a man

“"Do you think your dog thinks you're a dog, or does it think it's a person?" You know, I don't think my dog thinks either. I have a pretty smart dog, I'd say, and I think he definitely understands…”

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Not that I'm a cat, but my cat thinks I'm her mom.

Erin H · Chicago

“I don't think my cat thinks that I'm a cat, but she thinks that I'm her mom. And she knows that she's a cat, but I don't think that she's put it together that, like, I am also a cat. She knows we're…”

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I do think my dog thinks that they are a person.

shiv12 · What's cool about me!

“Um, I don't know if my dog thinks I am a dog or not. They try to treat me as I am one, or they do their own thing. But I do think that my dog thinks that they are a person and that they can just go…”

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They definitely know we're something different.

Chris G · New Orleans, LA

“Does my dog think it's - think I'm a dog? My dog doesn't -- I think dogs are smart. They definitely know we're something different. But my dog does think it's a human. It'll, like, prop itself up…”

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My dog is a person, or at least it tries to be

Wei L · Philadelphia, PA

“I believe that my dog thinks that it's a person because a lot of the times, it would act way too smart for just being a dog, so... And when I do things, it would try to copy me and mimic what I do,…”

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I don't have fur and I don't sniff my food.

Miss Campbell · Virginia Girl

“I definitely -- That's a great question. I think my dog knows that I'm a person because I don't have any fur. Also, because I don't sniff my food - obviously - and also I don't eat what he eats. I…”

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My dog definitely thinks everybody's a dog.

Hector J · Corona, CA

“My dog definitely thinks everybody's a dog. So we have a turtle, we have lizards, we have birds, we have a cat, and the dogs - or, the dog treats every animal like another dog. The dog is convinced…”

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