Originally Posted by stonehavencossie
Im up in a second floor flat and my bedroom is through the back
I know dogs have good ears but from 15 minutes away ?
Yes, it must be part of their survival instinct.
It starts in reverse:
Postman puts letters through door for the first time that the dog was in the house, as this happens the dog recalls noises it heard seconds before and links them.
Next day repeat the process, but the dog now confirms the last noises and starts to build up earlier noises.
Each day the postman arrives the noises the dog picks up get further away until a maximum distance for the area, in your case it must be 15mins away at postman walking speed.
The postman closes gates, pushes against things, walks up stairs etc.
There is a set of unique noises associated with the arrival of the postman.
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