I've spent the last month watching my dog during the day via a nanny cam, and I'm torn about whether his long naps and occasional barking at nothing mean he's bored or just being a dog. We know animals feel pain and fear, but boredom seems trickier because it requires a sense of time passing and a desire for stimulation that might be uniquely human. My dog has plenty of toys and a yard, yet he still chews the baseboards when I'm gone, which makes me wonder if that's frustration or something else. Do you think animals genuinely get bored, or are we just projecting our own restlessness onto them?