Okay, but would they do it still if they'd seen your carcass and knew you were dead?
That's something I'm curious about. It's an established phenomena that many dogs get into such routines, awaiting their masters' return home at the same time each day.
But when I was watching that Richard Gere weepfest about the dog who waited at the train station for the guy every night for years and years after his character's death, I couldn't help wondering, if the family had brought the poor dog into the wake to see his dead body, would the dog still have done that? I was sad for the poor dog, all those years of melancholy longing for the impossible. If he'd known his master was dead, perhaps he'd have moved on?
Is nothing sacred any more?
Re: Is nothing sacred any more?
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Is nothing sacred any more?
I don't know either. But did you see the story last week about the funeral of the navy seal and his dog at the funeral? It seems this one certainly did. Dogs I think are far smarter than we give them credit.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/man ... 19915.html


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/man ... 19915.html


I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. Mark Twain
Re: Is nothing sacred any more?
Aw.
On a happy note, you may seen the video of the Lab welcoming his solider home?
There are many, many videos like that here' two of my favorites;
On a happy note, you may seen the video of the Lab welcoming his solider home?
There are many, many videos like that here' two of my favorites;
