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The profound connection between humans and dogs often leads us to ponder the mysteries of their behavior, especially when they are left to their own devices.
One intriguing behavior that has captured the curiosity of dog owners worldwide is the tendency for dogs to stare into the distance when they are alone.
So, let’s explore why dogs stare at nothing!
Read the article by Doggozila Magazine on the link below: 👇
https://doggozila.com/why-dogs-stare-at-nothing/
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Okay, we have all seen this, right? That
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moment your dog just freezes and stares
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super intently at what looks like
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absolutely nothing. Is it a ghost? Are
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they just spacing out? Well, today we're
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going to find out. Yeah, that look.
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They're just chilling on the couch or
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maybe standing right in the middle of
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the living room and their eyes are just
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locked onto a blank wall or an empty
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corner. It's kind of weird, right? A
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little funny, maybe even a little bit
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creepy. So, what is actually going on in
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that furry head of theirs? We're calling
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this the phantom stare, and today we are
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cracking the code. We're going to peel
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back the layers on this whole mystery,
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starting with the easy stuff and then
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diving into the really, really cool
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explanations.
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Look, it is so tempting to think your
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house is haunted. I get it. But the real
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reason, it's way more interesting than
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ghosts. I promise. This whole thing is
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buried deep in your dog's instincts and
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the incredible way they see and hear and
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smell the world. All right, so let's
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start with the obvious, the here and
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now. What's going on in your dog's
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everyday life that could make them do
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this? The most common answers are
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usually hiding in plain sight. So, there
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are a few usual suspects here. First up,
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good oldfashioned boredom. A dog that
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isn't getting enough stimulation might
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just stare. It could also be a sign of
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separation anxiety. You know, they're on
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high alert, listening for any sign that
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you're coming home. And sometimes it's
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just that guarding instinct kicking in.
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They're just monitoring the perimeter.
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And yeah, these are all totally real
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factors. But honestly, that's just
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scratching the surface. To really get
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what's going on, we have to understand
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something huge. Your dog is experiencing
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a world that is almost completely
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invisible to you. And this is where it
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gets fascinating. This brings us to the
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first major clue. Your dog's
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unbelievable senses. They are not living
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in the same reality we are. Seriously,
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it's not even close. I mean, the
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difference is just wild. While we are
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hearing, you know, the TV and the
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traffic outside, your dog is hearing the
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high frequency buzz from the smart plug
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in the wall. They're smelling the path a
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squirrel took across your lawn 20
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minutes ago. They're hearing your
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neighbor's car door shut two blocks
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away. It's a completely different level
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of detail. So, here's the big takeaway.
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They're not staring at nothing. When
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they're staring at a wall, they could be
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listening to a tiny mouse rustling
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around inside it. When they're staring
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at the window, they might be smelling a
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friend of yours walking down the street.
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They are actively processing a fire hose
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of data that we are completely oblivious
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to. But okay, to get to the real root of
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this, the absolute core of it, we have
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to go way back. Because inside every
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single one of our dogs, I don't care if
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it's a giant Great Dane or a tiny little
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Yorkie, there's an echo, a whisper of
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their ancient ancestor, the wolf. This
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is what we call ancestral behaviors.
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These are instincts that are literally
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hardwired into their DNA, passed down
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for thousands and thousands of years.
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Think about it. For a wolf, being hyper
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aware of every single little sound,
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every faint smell, that wasn't just a
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fun party trick. That was the difference
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between finding dinner in being dinner.
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You can literally trace this line
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straight back. For the wolf ancestor,
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that intense awareness was everything
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for survival. Then, as we domesticated
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them, we started selecting for traits
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like being friendly and wanting to work
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with us. But you can't just delete those
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core survival instincts. So now all
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these years later, that ancient life
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ordeath vigilance shows up as your dog
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staring at the drywall. So try to see it
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from their perspective. When your dog is
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staring, they might be keeping an eye on
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their pack. And guess what? That's you.
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That's your family. They could be
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scanning their territory, your house,
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for anything out of the ordinary, any
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potential threat. Or they could just be
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in hunter mode, scanning for the
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slightest movement or sound. It's like
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they're running ancient wolf software on
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a modern domesticated dog's hardware.
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Okay, so there we have it. We've pretty
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much cracked the code. We know that
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Stair is a cocktail of modern-day needs,
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their incredible super senses, and these
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deep ancient instincts. So, the big
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question is, what do we do with this
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information? How does this help us be
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better dog owners? And this is the
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really powerful part because knowing why
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they do it completely changes how you
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see it. Suddenly, it's not just a weird,
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quirky thing they do. It's a clue. It
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might be pointing to an unmet need, or
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it could just be their brilliant
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instincts kicking in. And once you see
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that, you can actually respond in a way
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that makes their life better. So, let's
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break it down into three simple,
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actionable things you can do. Number
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one, if you think it's boredom, give
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them more enrichment. Puzzle toys,
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interactive games, give that amazing
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brain a job to do. Number two, if it
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seems more like anxiety, focus on
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creating a safe, comfy space just for
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them. And number three, if the staring
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seems really compulsive or if they seem
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genuinely distressed, that's when it's
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time to talk to a professional. Check in
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with your vet or a certified
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behaviorist. So, here's the bottom line.
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That phantom stare isn't empty at all.
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It's a peak into a sensory world we
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can't even imagine and into a past
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that's still very much alive inside
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them. So, the next time you see your dog
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staring into space, you won't see
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nothing. You'll see a descendant of a
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wolf listening to echoes of the wild.
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And it really makes you wonder, doesn't
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it? What other ancient whispers are
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hiding in your dog's everyday life?
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