![]() ![]() More often than not, they will not be equipped to house your pet. They will be working in the neighborhood. They will be driving by and have your dog jump in their car. In many cases, someone will take in your pet. That is a lot of strangers who are on the side of finding and helping your pet return home. More households again do not have a pet but have children, who will be eager to take in a lost pet. More households do not have a pet but include someone who previously had a pet. People in those homes will respond favorably to a lost pet. Let me explain that some 40% of households have pets. ![]() Odds are much greater that someone has seen your pet and taken it in. A car or a predator will have gotten to it. In a certain minority of cases, the dog has been in harm’s way. Most likely, your pet will have tried to return home, but it will have failed. If it is a shy or older pet and not trusting of strangers, it will hide. ![]() Neighbors’ yards and public parks are spots it will like. If it is an outgoing dog, it will be looking for other dogs and for other humans who are friendly and likely to comfort, feed and shelter it. Most dogs are recovered well within a two-mile circle of their home, especially because they normally will never run for an extended length in a straight line no matter how strong or fast they are. Small dogs may be able to go half a mile at most. Big strong dogs, especially young ones, can run 5 miles or more. How far they run is just a function of how far their legs will carry them. Normally, pets run away from acute boredom or loneliness, to answer sexual urges if they have not been neutered, in response to sudden and unexpected events that frighten them, out of curiosity if doors, windows, or gates are left open, or if they are new to a home and are looking for their former surroundings. Why Pets Run Away and Where They Often Go ![]()
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