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Originally Posted by Woody38
Poor dog is most likely left outside alone and is seeking company. Owners may be away for the day and do not know. You could check with the local animal control. My dogs only bark when they need to make me informed of an incident. Sometimes also when the neighbor's dog is outside and seeking company.
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I've heard it explained that a dog thinks its owner has gone away
forever.
That would explain the greeting that one gets when returning home.
Ever notice a dog's anxiety when the owner disappears into the water and doesn't surface immediately?
➸ When I lost one of my two mini-dachshunds due to age (16½) my landlord said the remaining dog would howl in despair after I'd left on workdays. I couldn't have known otherwise and felt so guilty since he was also 16½ years old.
As it turned out, retirement was just a short time away, so the problem got resolved.
