'Greedy' Labrador Gives Mom 'Gentle Reminder' That Dinner Is a Minute Away and It's Priceless
Listen, when it's time for a pup to eat, you're going to know about it. Dogs have zero chill when they're hungry, especially when they somehow know it's time. This is exactly what a Black Labrador Retriever reminded her mom just one minute before dinnertime. Because even one minute is a minute too late.
You can never be too sure your pet parent fully understands the time is the time! This smart girl is just trying to be helpful. Take a look at her considerate little tap!
Melissa O'Donnell (@melissa_odeonnell), channels pet parents everywhere in this 9-second February 9 clip of the very hungry pup. To be fair, the Lab was politely nudging just in case anyone forgot what time it is, and a 4:59 p.m. warning paw is the service she provided out of courtesy. Mom should thank her, actually.
Hundreds of amused people poured into the comments to guess what the adorable Labrador meant by the gentle paw, and some of them are accurate.
"Just a gentle reminder before things get serious around here," one person joked.
"The pup is like 'I'm sorry there has been miscommunication- food to be served at 5pm not prepared at 5pm,'" another added.
"'Per our agreement, just following up to confirm you will in fact serve dinner at 5pm,'" another guessed.
Whatever the sweet pup inferred with this move, it's going down as the gentlest reminder ever.All joking aside, if it seems like your pup waits for their meal like clockwork, PetMD explains it's because their sense of time is connected to consistent routines and the fact that they're feeling a rumbling in their tummies.
Studies show a dog's perception of time comes from "changes in their body, observation, and smell." Likewise, the sequence of events that typically happen before a meal trigger their association with the time. So if you're running behind, their bodies know based on all the other times they were fed.
They can also sense morning and night with changes in hormone levels to alert them it's either time for sleep or time to wake up. Their episodic memories allow them to connect a behavior to an action, like being fed, helping them learn over time when things should happen.
So it's no surprise the "greedy" Lab expected her dinner in 60 seconds or less. The smart girl felt it was time, so good for her for reminding everyone!
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