{"id":610,"date":"2025-11-06T04:15:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T04:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=610"},"modified":"2025-11-06T04:15:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T04:15:36","slug":"golden-retrievers-protest-breakfast-delay-after-daylight-savings-and-we-totally-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=610","title":{"rendered":"Golden Retrievers Protest Breakfast Delay After Daylight Savings and We Totally Get It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For me, fall daylight saving time is always at least one week of feeling &#8220;off.&#8221; It&#8217;s light already and it&#8217;s weird. Now it&#8217;s dark early, and I&#8217;m tired and hungry at all the wrong hours. I can explain it to myself with the term &#8220;daylight saving,&#8221; but our pets aren&#8217;t that lucky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They just wander around in a daze, trying to figure out why breakfast and bedtime suddenly feel wrong. Meals are early. Naps are off. Nothing lines up until everyone&#8217;s body finally resets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Well, these two <strong>Golden Retriever<\/strong> sisters are at the very beginning of that cycle. Trapped somewhere between confusion and betrayal, they stand on the stairs baffled that breakfast arrived entirely too soon. They&#8217;re not protesting that breakfast was late, even though their stomachs have a different opinion on the matter. They&#8217;re protesting because time&#8211;and their schedules&#8211;stopped making sense overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many viewers are going through the same drama with their fur babies. &#8220;Our little Beagle is following us around and stomping her little feet for dinner&#8221; said one commenter, while another noticed, &#8220;No wonder my dogs were up at 6am on the dot ready for their fruit bowl when they usually ask for it at 7am sharp. LOL, I forgot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So many people in the comments are tripped up by the clock changes and what it means to their fur babies, so let&#8217;s go over it. It is eternally confusing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Why Pets Are Feeling Off This Week<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Shutterstock&amp;sol;Nils Jacobi\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/o06hTr7pCbJdAJZ_f8tCOw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/pethelpful_915\/250e65f9f51a23fee06f105026147913\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Shutterstock&amp;sol;Nils Jacobi<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After fall daylight saving time, clocks fall back. So feeding at the same time is actually one hour late for your pet&#8217;s body. If you feed your pet at 7:00 a.m., your pet&#8217;s internal body clock is screaming &#8220;It&#8217;s 8:00 a.m.! You&#8217;re late!&#8221; Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akc.org\/expert-advice\/home-living\/daylight-savings-time-affect-dogs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:circadian rhythm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">circadian rhythm<\/a> (which is set by daylight and reinforced by their routine) hasn&#8217;t had the chance to catch up yet. So, they&#8217;re extra restless, extra mad and throwing you glares because, even if the clock says it&#8217;s early, their bodies haven&#8217;t adjusted, and it&#8217;s an hour past mealtime. In other words, our poor babies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Related: Golden Retriever Is Adorably Confused When Dad Pretends to Pet Him<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a week or two, all will be back to normal. In the interim, there might be some drama around your house. For now, maybe try a few extra treats and even more love and support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/pethelpful.com\/pet-news\/golden-retrievers-protest-breakfast-delay-after-daylight-savings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PetHelpful;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PetHelpful<\/a> on Nov 4, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pethelpful.com\/pet-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pet News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pet News<\/a> section. 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