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                                            WHEN YOUR SMELL DISAPPEARS, YOUR DOG KNOWS YOU’RE ABOUT TO GO HOME: THE INVISIBLE LINK THAT MAKES HIM WAITING AT THE DOOR EVERY DAY
You walk out of the house, close the door, and don't look back.
But he does.
He remains still at the beginning, attentive to the slightest noise, to every shadow that moves behind the window.
He does not understand the time, he does not read the clock, he does not distinguish between soon and late.
The only thing he owns is your smell And as long as this smell remains in the air, for him, you are always there.
That's why he's waiting on you
That's why he doesn't move.
That's what he holds up for.
But when your perfume begins to fade from the air, her body feels it. And even if you don't see it, something is cooking in him... Because they're feeling that you're about to come back.
Dogs smell is thousands of times stronger than ours.
Where you only smell a light scent or an imperceptible trace, they can sense emotions, hormonal changes, illnesses and even the passage of time.
Each person has a unique smell, and for a dog, that smell is identity, safety and belonging.
That's his way of knowing you're part of his pack.
And when you leave, the air still lingers in you. But little by little, molecule by molecule, your olfactive presence is fading. And he sees it.
Several studies have shown that some dogs can associate the intensity of a smell with the passage of time.
It’s not that they “know the time” but they’ve learned that when your smell reaches a certain level, you reappear often.
This is why some dogs get up right before you get home, run to the door for no apparent reason, or wave at the same time every day.
It's not magic. It's a chemical memory.
It's a sensory link.
It's love turned into waiting.
And this waiting is not always easy. For many dogs, being alone isn’t just “being without you.”
It's an absence that weighs, worries, upsets.
But they have this ability to perceive you even when you're not there, which calms them down.
Like your smell is an invisible promise that you'll come back.
So, the next time you see him running towards you like he hasn't seen you in years, even if only a few minutes have passed... remember he didn't measure time with his mind.
He felt it with his soul.
And if every day he waits for you exactly when you're about to go home, maybe it's not because he hears you...
but because he never ceases to feel your presence,
and that he knew, deep down in his instincts,
that moment was about to happen. 🥹🙏❤️
C/o animal network
Photo credit: Jodie Grieve Photographer 📸