*sniffle*

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-07-30 11:49pm

*lump in throat, can't talk*

Matt7 · Post by **Matt7** » 2003-07-30 11:51pm

wow. it is so cool that animals do that. i would hope my dog would do that for me.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-07-30 11:56pm

Saddest. Story. Today.

And, WTF? It took the damned ambulance two hours?????

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-07-30 11:57pm

When my father died, my dog would start barking and howling at 6 am because that's when he ran him.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-07-30 11:57pm

In Shibuya station in Japan, they've got a statue of a dog that used to come and wait for his owner, who one day, died at/near work and never came back. So the dog stayed there until it died, waiting for its owner to come back.

Demiurge · Post by **Demiurge** » 2003-07-30 11:59pm

Wow. Just wow.

LT.Hit-Man · Post by **LT.Hit-Man** » 2003-07-30 11:59pm

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-07-31 12:20am

weemadando wrote:In Shibuya station in Japan, they've got a statue of a dog that used to come and wait for his owner, who one day, died at/near work and never came back. So the dog stayed there until it died, waiting for its owner to come back.

There's also a memorial to a dog in a London cemetery that spent it's days at it's master's graveside after he died.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-07-31 12:38am

That...is so sad. It got me really teary eyed.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-07-31 12:48am

That is... really sad

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-07-31 02:05am

More proof that dogs really are man's best friend.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-07-31 02:06am

Dalton wrote:

More proof that dogs really are man's best friend.

And that cats are just evil bastards...

Hold on, I need to go give my dog a hug.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-07-31 02:21am

Is it me, or do you get the feeling that reading inbetween the lines, neither of these women was wearing a seatbelt ?

The bonds we humans make between are pets is amazing. When my dad's cat lost its playmate (another cat) due to a freak accident she was always very needy from then on and always needed a human around to sit on.

So far Ive been lucky enough not to have to adopt any of my family's pets after such a tragic accident as this.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-07-31 03:19am

Honestly, I am not the least bit moved. Sorry.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-07-31 03:55am

Frank Hipper wrote:
weemadando wrote:In Shibuya station in Japan, they've got a statue of a dog that used to come and wait for his owner, who one day, died at/near work and never came back. So the dog stayed there until it died, waiting for its owner to come back.
There's also a memorial to a dog in a London cemetery that spent it's days at it's master's graveside after he died.

Actually it's in Ireland (i forget the name of the dog, but I've visited the grave).
It's the inspiration for Terry Pratchett's Gaspode the Wonder Dog.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-07-31 05:14am

Howedar wrote:Honestly, I am not the least bit moved. Sorry.

Do you have any pets?

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-07-31 08:49am

3rd Impact Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 5:14 am Post subject:

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Howedar wrote:
Honestly, I am not the least bit moved. Sorry.

Do you have any pets?

Once you have a dog.. I don't think you can say that...

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-07-31 08:54am

[begins to wonder if his aunt's Jack Russell would do something similar]

~ver

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-07-31 10:17am

innerbrat wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:
weemadando wrote:In Shibuya station in Japan, they've got a statue of a dog that used to come and wait for his owner, who one day, died at/near work and never came back. So the dog stayed there until it died, waiting for its owner to come back.
There's also a memorial to a dog in a London cemetery that spent it's days at it's master's graveside after he died.
Actually it's in Ireland (i forget the name of the dog, but I've visited the grave).
It's the inspiration for Terry Pratchett's Gaspode the Wonder Dog.

Didn't they do a movie about this back in the '50's, starring Lassie?

On a side note, after my beagle-mix had to be put to sleep, my (first) cat would search for her. Later, after my dad passed away, the cat would look for him, too....

Johonebesus · Post by **Johonebesus** » 2003-07-31 04:12pm

innerbrat wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:
weemadando wrote:In Shibuya station in Japan, they've got a statue of a dog that used to come and wait for his owner, who one day, died at/near work and never came back. So the dog stayed there until it died, waiting for its owner to come back.
There's also a memorial to a dog in a London cemetery that spent it's days at it's master's graveside after he died.
Actually it's in Ireland (i forget the name of the dog, but I've visited the grave).
It's the inspiration for Terry Pratchett's Gaspode the Wonder Dog.

Are you sure there isn't something similar in England? Really, I'm not much affected by this. I was the first time I heard such a story, but it is really a very common phenomenon. It happens all the time, as the above posts show.

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2003-07-31 05:06pm

The wonder of dogs. You can be gone 8 months or 8 seconds and you always get the same response. A very touching story.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-07-31 05:26pm

Frank Hipper wrote:And, WTF? It took the damned ambulance two hours?????

It said her battery died while she was talking to the operator, so they no doubt were unable to trace her call. They probably had to search for her, and it sounds like they're in some sort of rural hell-- I mean it sounds like they're in the countryside. It could've been hard to find a car that went off-road.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-31 05:31pm

Tasoth wrote:The wonder of dogs. You can be gone 8 months or 8 seconds and you always get the same response. A very touching story.

It remind me of the story i`ve heard,about the dog that spent the rest of his life on his master`s grave.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-07-31 11:10pm

Very moving.

Bah, my dog would never do that. I don't think she's 100 percent dog, I think she's 20% dog, 10% cat, 10% monkey and 60% insurance salesman.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-08-01 12:16am

Insurance salesman? How'd that happen?

What a loyal dog. The poor thing.