Thread: ELI5: Do animals associate the names they are given as an identity? Or do they simply recognize the

ELI5: Do animals associate the names they are given as an identity? Or do they simply recognize the (by Sparky)

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(29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
8-Aug-17 1:22 pm

ELI5: Do animals associate the names they are given as an identity? Or do they simply recognize the word as something used to grab their attention?

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Critter1211 (11)

(49 / F-MF / Tennessee)
8-Aug-17 4:39 pm

My dog knows her name as her name

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