I came home from work a little while ago, and my dogs acted as if we’d been separated for weeks; all three of them barking, jumping, vigorous tail wagging, and howling. A grand reunion! I then ran to the store, which is less than 3 minutes away, and returned after picking up one item. Again they greeted me with the same routine. It never fails.
Our dogs are the same. Somehow though, they do have a sense about when my husband is due home from work. They start to sit at the front window around 4:30 and they wait there till he gets home, usually between 5 and 6.
The saddest thing is when he’s gone for an overnight trip, we have one dog that will stay at the window till 2 in the morning, watching every car that comes down the road, thinking it’s going to be him. She usually gives up around 2 and goes to bed. The other dogs don’t have the same loyalty, or maybe it’s perserverance.