"Avid Fan" wrote in message
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Paul E. Schoen wrote:
"Avid Fan" wrote
Walking back to my car a kept calling
- nothing. When I got back to my car I found Carina standing on the
roof of my car.

I think that proves that she is bonded to you and is smart enough to know
where she is and how to get back to "home", whether it is your house or
your car or wherever else you may be. Even at your mother-outlaw's
ROFL!

Do you really think that my dog could not get lost? I'd like to believe
it. I really thought she was gone that time.

There are cases where dogs have actually been taken far from their homes and
they have found their way back. And sometimes an animal can get loose and
then become afraid and hide under a neighbor's porch (as happened to a
friend's cat). And there are certainly some dogs who have taken off never to
be seen again. I think some dogs, at least, have the equivalent of GPS,
while others may lack that ability. And it also depends on how comfortable
the dog is with his human.

On Christmas Eve Muttley was gone for about three hours in sub-freezing
temps, and I thought he might be gone. He had gone across the road, and I
even went there tp try to get him, but he wasn't ready so he rolled around
on the ice and then trotted off. An hour later I went out again, and this
time he came to me and was finally happy to go back in.

Paul and Muttley