[bannie]

Even back then they realized,

Dogs are people, too.

:-)

[AndyJackson]

he new discovery has astounded the archeologists

Obviously, none of them have much to do with dogs, otherwise they wouldn't really bat an eye.

[SunkenCiv]

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Cast of dog, Pompeii

The owners of this dog unfortunately left him tied to a chain when they fled from the House of Orpheus. The dog, who managed to stay alive during the first phase of the eruption, was finally overwhelmed by the last surge on the morning of August 25.

Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption, Field Museum, Chicago (ended March 2006)

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