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[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago

If that's the case, then there's also something more complex going on - animals can certainly learn to anticipate things at specific times, like food, a dog gets excited by a doorbell because they knew that means somebody is coming, they can get stressed out by innocuous things if they associate it with bad experiences like beatings.

Not saying you're wrong, but it warrants further explanation, because as is it doesn't match the simple experience of living with a dog.