New Study Implies Dogs Won’t Remember A Hug. Dad Of World’s Smartest Dog Isn’t So Sure!

A recent article on Krem.com stated that your dog may not remember the hug you just gave him, due to some research done by Stockholm University and Brooklyn College.According to the article “[the study found] that for dogs, events are forgotten after about two minutes, and that’s on the long end of the spectrum. The average memory duration for all animals studied is 27 seconds, with chimps’ memory as short as 20 seconds; that’s a length of time that rats beat, reports National Geographic.” (www.Krem.com)Dr. John Pilley is an emeritus professor of psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He has published several studies in the Journal Behavioural Processes based on his work with his dog Chaser. Chaser is considered the World’s Smartest Dog, knowing over 1,000 words and remembering the names of over 200 toys.We interviewed him about the above study because who better to talk about a dogs’ memory than dog dad and trainer of Chaser?Image source: Chaser the Border CollieWhat do you think about this study? Do you agree with the findings? JP: I viewed the abstract of the study, but I would need to read the research more closely to accurately evaluate the nature of the...