It greatly saddens me when people ascribe human characteristics and attributes to a pet.
Frankly, you’re not his friend, you are simply the guy that gives him shelter and unlimited food.
WTF?
You seem to be a reptile kind of person.
It’s a dog. Get another one. (Maybe they con buy one that’s not so ugly with $3500 to spend.)
I have a dog that is better than most people i know
It saddens you when people, in this horrible world, can find something to love and have it returned?
You seem like an empty soul and I pity you.
Oh, and one of my dogs saved my life by alerting my husband that I had stopped breathing so he wasn’t ‘simply some ‘thing’ I gave shelter and food to.
I feel bad for this couple, but hey, we all make our own paths. Interesting what makes "news," in this case the peeps are willing to part with significant sums of money and are putting a wedding on hold. I suspect there are others, similarly situated except for the money and wedding, with as much hurt over a similar loss.
I’m not saying some people don’t go overboard, but I think you underestimate the man/dog bond. Dogs consider you part of their pack, and they often rescue their owners, even if it costs them their life. The human species has the closest bond to dogs, of any animal. The dog/human combination helped the species defeat the neanderthals. The humans and dogs eyes evolved to work in cooperation.
anecdotal:
I felt that way until my daughter bought a dog.
That dog that saved my daughters life...recently had to be put down after 14 years.
I raised that dog for the first 3 years of her life.
My better angel and I went to see “A Dog’s Purpose”.
It was a Sunday matinee, the theater was full with a span of ages. The end of the dogs “first” life elicited tears and out right sobbing from some people. That went on til the end of the movie. Not a dry eye in the house.
A travelling salesman drove past a farm one day and noticed a pig with one wooden leg. He didn’t think much of it until a week later, driving by the same farm, the pig had two wooden legs. The third week, the pig had three wooden legs, and finally, after seeing the pig the fourth week with four wooden legs, he had to stop to inquire about it.
He tracked down the farmer and asked him about the strange sight. The farmer told him, “Well, that’s the greatest pig alive. About a month ago, he saved my wife and kids and me from our burning house by waking us up in the middle of the night just in time to escape without any harm!”
The salesman continue to prod the farmer about the pig’s wooden legs. “Well,” the farmer replied, “this pig is just like one of the family. He’s a really great pig. A couple of weeks ago, our youngest boy fell in the creek, and this truly wonderful pig fished him out just in time to save him from drowning! He’s one really great pig!”
The salesman, starting to lose his patience, again inquired about the wooden legs, to which the farmer replied, “Last week, I fell off my horse and my foot got caught up in the stirrup. This great pig ran along side of the horse and me and untangled me and truly saved my life. What a great pig - the greatest pig in the world!!”
Losing his patience, the salesman finally shouted, “All right already, That’s enough! He’s a really great pig - a REALLY great pig! But what about his wooden legs?!”
To which the farmer replied, “Well now, a great pig like that - you don’t eat him all at once!”
Hope you have your asbestos on...
I’m so sorry you’re missing the ol’ empathy chip & have no clue as to the bond between humans & animals.
“Frankly, you’re not his friend, you are simply the guy that gives him shelter and unlimited food.”
I can say for certain you are wrong about dogs. Just because they do not speak our language, does not make them any less of a friend.
There are numerous publicized examples of dogs risking their own lives to save family members. Numerous examples of dogs visiting their owner’s graves for many years even if they are well fed.
It’s no surprise that many people consider their dog to be a family member.
I agree with you. My daughter and only child died in her sleep from an undiagnosed heart condition. We had dinner the night before, and she was fine. She was only 29 years old and left a husband and 18 month old daughter and broken-hearted parents. NOTHING can be compared to losing a child — NOTHING!! I grieve her loss every day and will NEVER “get over it”.
I suspect more than one angel has entered into a dog to do its wonders.
That's not true. Sounds like you need a friend.