Our pets miss us more than we miss them. This is more than likely due to the fact that their world is limited to us and their immediate surroundings. Even with my menagerie of cats here, when I return from being gone for only an hour, Snow Cat, Jumper, and usually a few others, jump out the window and greet me. That they usually do not necessarily need to be picked up, but just to know that I'm home with them is enough to meet their satisfaction.

..............wayne