My previous dog would sometimes startle himself for a second, like, “SHIT!! DOG IN THE HOUSE- oh, that’s right…”
My new dog figured out the mirror almost immediately and uses it to watch me without having to get up. He’ll turn around or come over if I signal for him through the reflection, knowing exactly what’s going on. He also likes being held up to see us both in the reflection and will turn and lick me, then turn back to keep looking at us. I think it’s like seeing a portrait of us together and he admires it.
He doesn’t usually look at himself for long, but I’ve seen him clean morning goop from his eye after standing next to it and looking at himself.
My previous dog would sometimes startle himself for a second, like, “SHIT!! DOG IN THE HOUSE- oh, that’s right…”
My new dog figured out the mirror almost immediately and uses it to watch me without having to get up. He’ll turn around or come over if I signal for him through the reflection, knowing exactly what’s going on. He also likes being held up to see us both in the reflection and will turn and lick me, then turn back to keep looking at us. I think it’s like seeing a portrait of us together and he admires it.
He doesn’t usually look at himself for long, but I’ve seen him clean morning goop from his eye after standing next to it and looking at himself.
It’s definitely a tool he uses.