Far-L

My dog was bit at the dog park by another dog.

To this day if that dog is at the park then my dog is frightened by it still. If the biter is not there then mine is good to go and has a blast. Even if it is the smell of the other dog that causes her the stress that is still based on episodic memory of an event, specific to that dog, not to the place, or the other animals present.

Also, whenever we drive within several miles of the dog boarding place that is five acres of doggie Disneyland then they get excited. Yes, they can smell that they are getting close, but they certainly appear to have a memory of that smell.

Self awareness in mirrors may have no relative value because dogs don't have the same perception of ego/self but that doesn't at all mean that they don't have episodic memory.

Balderdash. Another scientist that can't see the forest for the trees because of their educational disciplines.

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