{"id":14089,"date":"2022-03-25T10:54:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:54:21","slug":"why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my dog stare at himself in the mirror?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/#Why_does_my_dog_stare_at_himself_in_the_mirror\" title=\"Why does my dog stare at himself in the mirror?\">Why does my dog stare at himself in the mirror?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/#What_happens_when_a_dog_sees_a_mirror\" title=\"What happens when a dog sees a mirror?\">What happens when a dog sees a mirror?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/#Why_does_my_dog_look_at_itself_in_the_mirror\" title=\"Why does my dog look at itself in the mirror?\">Why does my dog look at itself in the mirror?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/#Can_a_dog_recognize_itself_in_a_mirror\" title=\"Can a dog recognize itself in a mirror?\">Can a dog recognize itself in a mirror?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/#Is_it_bad_for_dogs_to_look_in_mirror\" title=\"Is it bad for dogs to look in mirror?\">Is it bad for dogs to look in mirror?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/#What_do_dogs_think_when_they_see_a_mirror\" title=\"What do dogs think when they see a mirror?\">What do dogs think when they see a mirror?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/#What_does_it_mean_when_a_dog_stares_in_a_mirror\" title=\"What does it mean when a dog stares in a mirror?\">What does it mean when a dog stares in a mirror?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-himself-in-the-mirror\/#Can_my_dog_see_me_in_the_mirror\" title=\"Can my dog see me in the mirror?\">Can my dog see me in the mirror?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_stare_at_himself_in_the_mirror\"><\/span>Why does my dog stare at himself in the mirror?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Some dogs encourage their reflection in the mirror to play with them, whilst other dogs become tense, bristle and stare at it. Some of them astonish themselves with the response of the reflection and they even dare to approach the mirror to find out what is hiding behind it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_when_a_dog_sees_a_mirror\"><\/span>What happens when a dog sees a mirror?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Upon first encountering a mirror, dogslike other animals<b>may react as if the image is another member of their species, in this case, another dog. Young dogs often treat the image in the mirror not as themselves, but as if another dog play bowed, pawed, barked, or started to zoom around the room.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_look_at_itself_in_the_mirror\"><\/span>Why does my dog look at itself in the mirror?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Young dogs often treat the image in the mirror not as themselves, but as if another dog play bowed, pawed, barked, or started to zoom around the room. In some cases, dogs display less jovial postures toward the dog-image staring back, such as body stiffness, unwavering staring, or raised hackles.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_dog_recognize_itself_in_a_mirror\"><\/span>Can a dog recognize itself in a mirror?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although <b>dogs can&#8217;t identify themselves in the mirror, they still have some level of self-awareness and ace other self-recognition tests. They can recognize their own odor, and recall memories of specific events, Earth.com reports.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_bad_for_dogs_to_look_in_mirror\"><\/span>Is it bad for dogs to look in mirror?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There really is no right or wrong behavior when it comes to your dog and their reflection in the mirror. If your dog does not look at his reflection in the mirror, do not fret. <b>It is okay. Quite normal, actually.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_dogs_think_when_they_see_a_mirror\"><\/span>What do dogs think when they see a mirror?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can almost see the gears working in those little heads of theirs. However, according to National Geographic, when dogs look into a mirror, one thing that they don&#8217;t see is themselves. Instead, <b>they may think that they&#8217;ve stumbled upon another dog  a potential friend or foe  and act accordingly<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_when_a_dog_stares_in_a_mirror\"><\/span>What does it mean when a dog stares in a mirror?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Some dogs encourage their reflection in the mirror to play with them, whilst other dogs become tense, bristle and stare at it. Some of them astonish themselves with the response of the reflection and they even dare to approach the mirror to find out what is hiding behind it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_my_dog_see_me_in_the_mirror\"><\/span>Can my dog see me in the mirror?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Dogs do not have the ability to recognize their own reflection in a mirror the way humans and some other animals are able to. In fact, human babies are not even able to recognize their own reflection in a mirror as themselves until the ages of 18-24 months.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why does my dog stare at himself in the mirror?What happens when a dog sees a mirror?Why does my dog look at itself in the mirror?Can a dog recognize itself in a mirror?Is it bad for dogs to look in mirror?What do dogs think when they see a mirror?What does it mean&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14089"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}