Experts have explained if a dog can forget its owner

It is generally accepted that dogs remain completely loyal to their owners – more than one such case has been recorded

film and many books have been written. But is this really so? Experts explain whether a dog can forget its owner.

To understand the possibility of such developmentevents, it is worth understanding how the memory of dogs works. According to experts, the dog's ability to recognize the owner is based on the work of the so-called episodic memory. Thus, a person's best friends are more likely to remember actions associated with the owner, rather than the owner himself. And if you have previously played with your dog with a red ball, then after you return home, it will definitely bring you a red ball.

Based on these data and data thatshelter employees manage to “erase” old associations in dogs that have been abused by humans, experts say that if the animal is faced with significant new experiences in its life, there is a chance that it will be able to forget its owner.