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11/12/2010

Every Day, Spot Still Waits...

Spot

Pass the damn Kleenex, AFTER THE JUMP...

Posted Nov 12, 2010 at 9:50 AM EST by in News, Pets | Permalink

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  1. Thanks for that video. For several days after my sister died, our dog would go into her bedroom, put his feet on her bed, and whimper. Then he'd go to the front window, look out, and whimper. He didn't eat for days. Our vet told us he was grieving.

    So if any of you have a pet, spend some extra time with them this weekend.

    Posted by: james | Nov 12, 2010 10:08:17 AM


  2. *cry*

    Not appropriate for humans (at least not usually) but for pets with other animal friends at home, I've heard that if you have a pet put to sleep to take it home so the other animals can sniff and poke at them so that they know s/he is dead and won't roam the house or land looking all over for their missing friend.

    Posted by: naughtylola | Nov 12, 2010 10:28:25 AM


  3. Richard Gere did a film a few years ago based on Asian story about the same thing. I saw it on a flight from New Orleans to Boston and couldn't stop tearing up. There is a monument in the town square in memory of the dog that met his owner everyday at the train station upon coming home from work.

    Posted by: Piper | Nov 12, 2010 10:53:46 AM


  4. @Naughtylola, we had to put our Shepherd down last year due to cancer. On the day it happened, we took our other two with us to the vet and they stayed with us and her while she went to "sleep". It was the most painful think I've ever experienced, even more than when a family member or friend has passed, and the younger two were just as upset as we were. They stayed at my feet for weeks afterwards. It was definitely better for all of us that we were with her at the last moment. I'll never forget it, and I love my pups even more for going through it with me.

    Posted by: Wayne | Nov 12, 2010 10:54:02 AM


  5. I wish I had known about this when I had to put my Alibaba down. I would have taken his brother Chewie with me. The poor cat kept looking for his brother for months and I don't think in the nearly 3 years until we had to put him down he really ever stopped missing him. I wish I could hug them and open another can of food for them. They were such great boys. So much love came out of them. I have wonderful memories and lots of photos of them and it's great when I dream of them.

    Posted by: Maverick69 | Nov 12, 2010 11:10:48 AM


  6. My husband and I adopted a dog from the shelter for our son this past summer. This dog was abused and mistreated most of it's life, which disgusts me, but you wouldn't know it seeing the amount of (unconditional) love it has to offer. Our son has learned such a valuable lesson of compassion for all living things as a result (and responsibility) and I'm very proud of our decision.
    Believe it or not, often animals like dogs can showcase more love than some humans...regardless of what you have or don't have, or being gay or straight, they don't mind, they love their family.

    Posted by: NYDad1972 | Nov 12, 2010 11:11:27 AM


  7. James your story broke my heart. Sorry to hear about your loss. Hoping that dog is/was still a part of your life after her passing.

    Posted by: ScottM. | Nov 12, 2010 11:13:55 AM


  8. For the love of Spot, please, put that dog behind a fence! Leaving her to run free like that puts her at the risk of joining her late master by being hit by a car or, worse, being picked up and sold to an animal research facility!

    Posted by: peterparker | Nov 12, 2010 12:10:16 PM


  9. "Around here, friends are for a lifetime", except if you learn your kid is gay, in which case they are no longer your kid.

    Posted by: scioto | Nov 12, 2010 12:16:54 PM


  10. A drunk driver? I thought Pot was the drug of horrors...

    Posted by: Sargon Bighorn | Nov 12, 2010 12:28:39 PM


  11. Spot is the reason why I like dogs better than humans.

    Posted by: WJS | Nov 12, 2010 3:45:07 PM


  12. Maybe not comprehending the finality of death isn't such a bad thing.

    Posted by: BobN | Nov 12, 2010 4:22:39 PM


  13. That was a bitter sweet reminder that dogs are indeed man's best friend.

    Posted by: jaragon | Nov 12, 2010 5:48:32 PM


  14. Reminds me of the true story of Greyfrairs Bobby, where a dog in Edinburgh visited his master's grave every day until he died as well...

    Posted by: GraphicJack | Nov 12, 2010 5:52:48 PM


  15. My dog is named Scout and is also big, so it was way too easy for me to relate to this story. She's getting old and I've decided not to go on any trips until she dies. When I do go away, I'm told that she spends a big chunk of her time looking for me, wandering from room to room. I work from home and have had her since she was 8 weeks old, so I've been around her 24/7 most of her life, and I can forgo a few vacations to keep her happy.

    After she's gone I'll probably travel a ton and possibly even sell my place to escape the memories. I'm not going to handle it well at all.

    Posted by: Paul R | Nov 12, 2010 6:33:51 PM


  16. The American film is HACHI and the Japanese film that it was based on was called HACHIKO.
    The Japanese film is superior if you can handle subtitles but is difficult to find. The American version went straight to DVD and can be found at Walmart. Watch it with a box of tissue. If only humans could love like dogs...unconditionally....

    Posted by: John Petersen-Niedbalski | Nov 13, 2010 8:36:05 PM


  17. that is so touching.

    Posted by: nic | Nov 15, 2010 7:34:16 AM


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