Ok this is kind of a different question - just a matter of my mind having too much free time to think haha... also, really not sure what forum this belongs in, so please move if necessary
I know our pets are/can be quite intellegent: learning tricks, remembering places and people, etc... I'm just curious about how they might connect viewing/experiencing the same place from different perspectives... for example: my bedroom windows look out over the back yard, as do dining room windows and the kitchen sliding door and Oliver is often let outside on his harness/leash in the backyard... so my question is does he realize that the back yard is the same place he sees from my bedroom, then from the kitchen, then the place he's let out to?
Does that make sense? I don't know how to really clearly explain it, haha... but like humans get that the back yard is one place that doesn't move but can be seen from many different places - does Oliver get that, or does he think each view is a different place? I mean, I'm not even sure if this can be determined somehow haha... definitely not telling Ian about this one - his neuroscience books explain all these weird experiments that used to be performed on various animals, including cats, back when it wasn't really seen as inhumane, haha
Anyway, guess I'm more asking what your thoughts/opinions are... unless someone happens to know of some scientific evidence on the topic
I know our pets are/can be quite intellegent: learning tricks, remembering places and people, etc... I'm just curious about how they might connect viewing/experiencing the same place from different perspectives... for example: my bedroom windows look out over the back yard, as do dining room windows and the kitchen sliding door and Oliver is often let outside on his harness/leash in the backyard... so my question is does he realize that the back yard is the same place he sees from my bedroom, then from the kitchen, then the place he's let out to?
Does that make sense? I don't know how to really clearly explain it, haha... but like humans get that the back yard is one place that doesn't move but can be seen from many different places - does Oliver get that, or does he think each view is a different place? I mean, I'm not even sure if this can be determined somehow haha... definitely not telling Ian about this one - his neuroscience books explain all these weird experiments that used to be performed on various animals, including cats, back when it wasn't really seen as inhumane, haha
Anyway, guess I'm more asking what your thoughts/opinions are... unless someone happens to know of some scientific evidence on the topic