And they can tell when there will be an earthquake

“Dogs are able to detect when earthquakes, tornadoes, lightning storms, and other hazardous weather are about to come through the area before humans notice any changes in their surroundings,” Bukovza notes.

There’s no universally accepted theory as to why dogs can sense earthquakes, but the AKC hypothesizes that it’s due to dogs’ inherent ability to detect P-waves—or the faster, weaker seismic waves that occur before an earthquake really gets going.