When a dog is lost a dog can travel as far as 5 miles when lost if the dog is a healthy dog.
Smaller dogs may only travel as far as a mile or two but some have traveled the 5 miles.
Sometimes a dog may be picked up by someone thinking they were abandoned and then be taken across state lines.
A lost dog can sometimes survive for up to a week without food when lost although some dogs may get sick and weak by 2 days of having nothing to eat.
Some dogs go into survival mode almost immediately when separated from their owner.
Some do not go into survival mode for a week or more.
It depends on the dog, the dogs past experiences, the dogs breed, and the circumstances surrounding the dog being lost.
A dog can sometimes find it's way home.
Although not always the case it is possible for a dog to find it's way home and eventually come home.
If your dog goes missing at night try and search for the missing dog as long as you can.
Use a flashlight and look around and ask neighbors if they are around to see if they have seen a dog that went missing.
Also post on social media in your area about the missing dog and call up local shelters, call the non emergency police number or animal control and let them know about the missing dog.
In some cases a dog that is missing will return home the next day or a few days later.
Statistics indicate that most lost pets are recovered within 30 days.
But the time varies greatly depending on whether it is a cat or a dog.
Most people will notice a stray dog and even try to help it.
Lost cats are inclined to be furtive and they are harder to spot.
Dogs can sense death because dogs have a heightened sense of smell.
When death is near the dog can usually tell the death is coming or has come.
Dogs most often think all day about their owners, companions, food, toys, other dogs and wanting to play.
A dog can smell it's owner as far as 12 miles away as dogs have a very good sense of smell.
The closer you are the better they can smell you.
Dogs have a strong sense of smell so it is not really surprising that they can smell their owners as they are coming home.
Dogs know the smell of their owners very well.
Their scent lingers long after they leave home and gradually diminishes over the course of the day only to return back strongly when they arrive home.
Dogs do tend to get Jealous when they smell another dog on you.
Dogs can smell other dogs that have been on you and they may get Jealous as a result and the dog may sniff you and sense the other dog.
Signs of a dog being jealous include.
Snapping.
Getting between owner and other objects.
Behavior towards an object or thing you're interacting with.
Extra attention to you.
Psychologists performed a study on dog behavior and learned without a doubt that dogs do get jealous.
Whether it's jealousy as humans experience it, or an offshoot of deeply ingrained dog behavior like resource guarding or redirected excitement, dogs do feel envy.
To say sorry and apologize to your dog approach the dog calmly and talk to them calmly and simply say I'm sorry and pet them.
Even though they will not understand the sorry word they will understand that you're apologizing to them.
When you accidentally bump into your dog, they can most likely tell that it was not directed at them.
Should this happen frequently, he will get more careful when you move around and try to get out of your way sooner, but chances are, he will “forgive” you.
A dog can be mad at you.
Just like humans dogs can be mad at someone.
Signs that your dog is mad or angry at you or mad or angry in general include.
Stiff body posture.
Ears pinned back.
Growling.
Baring Teeth.
Snarling.
Bites of different intensity (from light snipping to puncturing bites)
When a dog huffs at you it's usually a sign of aggression, stress or anger in the dog or the dog wants to be left alone.
Although sometimes huffing in dogs is a way of expressing happiness and contentment.
Dogs do sometimes forget their owners but rarely does a dog forget their owners.
Dogs have very good memories and dogs have been known to recognize and remember their owners after being away from them for a few years.
Most dogs do not simply forget about their previous owners when adopted by new ones, at least not immediately.
The longer a dog lives with someone, the more attached they tend to become.
Some dogs may seem a bit depressed at first when suddenly uprooted from their familiar surroundings.
Dogs do not usually recognize themselves in the mirror as most dogs tend to bark at themselves in the mirror thinking the dog is another dog.
My own dog will bark at himself every time he gets in front of a mirror so he thinks the dog he sees is another dog like him and is confused.
Dogs can and do cry and the dog sometimes sheds tears when they cry as well.
Most often dogs cry by whimpering, whining, howling and mewling.
Dogs can't answer yes or no nor can the dog learn to understand yes and no.
However you can teach your dog to respond with yes and no movements to your covert hand gesture, but the dog will never understand the concept behind the words yes and no.
Pulling a dog's scruff does hurt so you should not pick up a dog or pull them by their scruff as pulling the dog's scruff is painful for them.
All dogs have scruffs (the loose skin located around their neck.)
The dog's scruff has a very distinct purpose from early on.
When you look at the way mother dogs interact with their pups, you will also see that they often pick the pups up by their scruff.
They do so to carry them from one place to another.
It's not cruel to crate a dog during the night or while you're away from home.
Crating the dog keeps the dog safe during the night or when you cannot be around to supervise them and prevents them from getting into things or tearing things up during the night.
Crating the dog during the night is a good thing unless the dog wants to sleep with you and is good about staying in the bed with you.
You should not leave water in the puppy crate at night as they will usually need to pee afterwards.
Simply allow the puppy to have some water before they go to bed at night and they should be just fine through the night without needing to drink any water.
Puppies should always nap in their crate as the more often the puppy uses their crate the more used to the crate they will be.
The puppy should also sleep in the crate at night so they don't wander around the house at night.
You should encourage your puppy to nap and sleep in a safe place: a crate, a dog bed, or a quiet place in the house where they can nap undisturbed.
It may take time for the puppy to get the idea, but eventually they will recognize that spot as the place for sleep.
You cannot really spoil a puppy by holding it too much.
However you should not hold a puppy too much as it can cause health issues with the puppy and may cause the puppy to develop weak muscles as they need to walk and move around to strengthen their muscles.
It's normal for puppies to want to be held all the time.
They are a lot like babies in the first few weeks and can drive you crazy with their insistent crying and clinginess.
What you have to do is be patient, keep the puppy close until they adjust, and provide enough physical stimulation.
Affection is an important part of the human dog bond and when thoughtfully utilized, can be beneficial for both dog and owner.
However badly timed affection can worsen problems, build over stimulation, reward inappropriate behavior, and create instability in some dogs.
Only holding the puppy for one or two minutes at a time is ideal.
As time goes on and the puppy become less dependent on their mother, you can hold them for longer.