Chapter 7: IT'S A MATTER OF TIME- Does the Dogiverse have advance notice of impending natural disasters?

Have you ever wondered how it is that dogs bolt and run just before an earthquake, bombing, or tornado? Is it a superior sense of hearing or smelling? Not relevant.

Have you ever wondered how it is that a dog runs to the door when its owner or family member is still two blocks from the driveway? Or knows to lie down with its owner just before the owner passes away? Or, when on a walk in the street, doesn’t seem to be concerned with cars careening around the corner?

The answer is that dogs experience and perceive time in a different manner than short-snouts. Here’s my attempt to explain it: the Dogiverse experiences time in a more flexible manner. A moment in time is not a fixed snapshot, but includes a level of perception of what has recently happened and what is going to occur. It is in a sense a richer package of information than humans receive. For physical events, such as a natural disaster, or the appearance of a visitor at the door, this ability provides the information about 60 to 90 seconds in advance.

For data about a state of being, dogs can perceive much further into the future and past. For example, when a short-snout looks at another human who is 24 years old, you see only the snapshot- a young adult, wearing a particular set of clothing. Dogs don’t view the 24 year old as such; they sense the lifecycle of the human, from childhood to the wrinkles of old age. Dogs are not focused on today's physical imperfections, but the human as a whole.

Many other animals have these additional senses as well. Why not humans? My guess is that as the human species developed, whether by evolution or by design, there were trade-offs that had to be made to allow the human brain to focus on its innovative design. Perhaps to enable a huge memory and superior analytic and communication abilities, other more ancient abilities had to step aside. Dogs devote the majority of their brain functions to odor processing, memory imprints, instinctive emotive processing, and speechless communication. Dogs aren't better equipped; it's just a different package.