How Do Lost Dogs Find Their Way Back Home
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A couple years ago, a shelter dog named Hank from Memphis traveled 11 miles over two days to return to his foster home after being moved to longer-term rescue care. The white shepherd had only been with his foster mom, Rachel Kauffman, for about six days before he was moved to a home across town. Even though he traveled to his new home by car and should not have instinctively known the route to Kauffman's house, Hank found his way back to her.
A couple years ago, a shelter dog named Hank from Memphis traveled 11 miles over two days to return to his foster home after being moved to longer-term rescue care. The white shepherd had only been with his foster mom, Rachel Kauffman, for about six days before he was moved to a home across town. Even though he traveled to his new home by car and should not have instinctively known the route to Kauffman's house, Hank found his way back to her.
This is not the first time an animal has shown this amazing skill. In 2013, a house cat named Holly traveled 200 miles to return to her West Palm Beach home after being lost while traveling with her owners to Daytona Beach two months earlier. Some questioned whether or not the cat that showed up on the Richter's doorstep was, in fact, their beloved cat Holly. (I mean, really, 200 miles?) But Holly had an implanted microchip; it was definitely the same cat.
Sure, these are extreme cases of lost pets finding their way home, but it also brings up questions about the different ways that animals — especially house pets like cats and dogs — find their way around.
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