You may have heard that dogs have been stolen. It is generally difficult to find them back. Even if they leave home, it will be difficult to find them if too much time has passed. Recently, I have paid attention to a piece of news. Netizens My father went back to his old house for work and unexpectedly saw the dog that was stolen five years ago sitting at the door of his house.

The dog has changed a lot. The originally clean and bright white hair has turned gray. He even has some bald spots due to skin diseases, leaving only a pair of black eyes. It's as bright as ever.

The dog is lost, why can he return home on his own?

Dogs are one of the earliest animals domesticated by humans. After thousands of years of domestication and the history of humans living with them, dogs have developed unique survival strategies and instincts. When dogs are lost, they may use some of the following methods to find their way home:

First of all, dogs have a very powerful sense of smell. The dog’s nose can smell faint odors and pass them through the odor. to identify the direction. When a dog is lost, it will smell nearby smells, which may be the owner's smell, familiar household smells, food smells, etc. Guided by these scents, it is possible for dogs to find their way home.

Secondly, dogs have excellent memory. Dogs can identify and remember the routes and environments they have traveled through vision and smell, including familiar roads, buildings and landscapes. When a dog is lost, it will try to recall the route and environment it has taken, and try to repeat its past actions to find its way home.

Furthermore, dogs have a certain degree of spatial perception. They can judge their position and direction by observing the surrounding environment, including the position of the sun, surrounding buildings and terrain, etc. When a dog is lost, it will judge its location and direction by observing its surroundings to find its way home.

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In general, the reason why dogs can go home on their own is that they have excellent instincts and survival abilities. When a dog gets lost, it tries to find its way home using its sense of smell, memory, and spatial perception. Moreover, if the dog has lived with its owner, they may have formed an emotional connection and can recognize the owner's smell and voice, etc. Therefore, it is possible for the dog to find its owner and return to its own home while searching for a way home.

Having said that, it is of course best to take good care of your dog. When walking your dog, keep a leash and don't let it get lost.