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There is no such thing in existence as that which we call time. Instead there is only motion.
You have the motion of the earth which shapes our nights and days. But the Sun never ceases to shine, so night and day are merely constructs of human imagination we use to concieve of the distance traveled around the earth on its axis.
Without the motion of the second-hand on your stopwatch from one point to another, how would you calculate a duration of time?
But since everything is in motion all at once, (constantly), a begining and and end again are constructs of our imagination.
Animals may experience the sensation of time if they concieve of themselves as we do.
I however like to think of it this way: Take a tortise, a dog and a human being... each expires after a short time on this Earth; 120, 12 and 60-90 years respectively.
Instead of counting the dog's years "times 7", perhaps we could acknowledge that different lifeforms have different rates of deterioration.
As you know dogs operate at higher body temperatures than humans which could contribute to their speedy demise.
And that different rate of deterioration from species to species is more evidence of different physical conditions than it is of a different experience of time / (motion).
Elephants however have a sense of when they will die as do Whales and other sea creatures.
I on the one hand feel I have lived long, but consider 120 years a good stopping point for me.
"You are affected by 3 generations and you affect 3 generations, and every third generation a major change takes place in the family."
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