04-10-2011, 03:58 AM
I am an HPP resident who is aware of the canine environment here and who has helped with several hunts for lost dogs of friends and neighbors. Carol absolutely did the right thing. Young and submissive dogs are quite unlikely to find their way home on their own due to the instinct to flee when frightened. They don't stop to figure out which way is home when they get scared. They just run away from the immediate threat.
On a related note, we get many reports of lost dogs who flee their own yards during thunderstorms, and it is a good idea to keep dogs well confined when such weather is expected.
On a related note, we get many reports of lost dogs who flee their own yards during thunderstorms, and it is a good idea to keep dogs well confined when such weather is expected.