My dog's eyesight went to hell in her later years, but since she'd lived in the same house all her life she knew the surrounding area quite well (and there was definitely lots of snow in the winter).
Dogs aren't stupid enough to be unable to find their way home from next door even with limited senses. If a dog is running off and not coming back fairly quickly then there's something else going on - which could be any number of things from not being used to a new house to following another dog to not liking its home for some reason. (Cats are another deal and are generally more independent - I've had more than a few cats leave for days at a time and come back at their leisure, usually males. Dogs are more loyal and are happiest around 'the boss'.)
/semi-relevant ramble from pet-lover who misses her pets now
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Date: 2007-12-17 08:33 pm (UTC)Dogs aren't stupid enough to be unable to find their way home from next door even with limited senses. If a dog is running off and not coming back fairly quickly then there's something else going on - which could be any number of things from not being used to a new house to following another dog to not liking its home for some reason. (Cats are another deal and are generally more independent - I've had more than a few cats leave for days at a time and come back at their leisure, usually males. Dogs are more loyal and are happiest around 'the boss'.)
/semi-relevant ramble from pet-lover who misses her pets now