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Loyal dog guards owner for weeks after death
CNN ^ | 8/12/08 | AP

Posted on 08/13/2008 11:21:18 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel

GREELEY, Colorado (AP) -- A dog stood guard over her owner's body for up to six weeks after the man committed suicide on the remote northeastern Colorado plains, authorities said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com:80 ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: doggieping; dogping; germanshepherd; gsdping
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Poor doggie! Nice of her to hang around.
1 posted on 08/13/2008 11:21:19 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Dogs are amazing. Everyday when I get home from work my dogs are always so excited to see me. And they’re always there even when you’re day sucks. I like cats too, but for different reasons.


2 posted on 08/13/2008 11:23:44 AM PDT by djsherin
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Remember those pictures or videos of dogs after hurricane Katrina were they showed dogs coming back home to their owners homes and either the owner was gone, or died in the hurricane ? that was so sad.


3 posted on 08/13/2008 11:24:14 AM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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To: Indy Pendance; Still German Shepherd; dervish; Dick Vomer; Kozak; Joe 6-pack; joesnuffy; Kimmers; ..
GERMAN SHEPHERD PING LIST

(Please Freep-mail me if you’d like to be on or off the list.)

TO PING MEMBERS: I HAVEN'T HAD A GERMAN SHEPHERD STORY IN A LONG TIME, PARTLY DUE TO THERE JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ANY, PARTLY BECAUSE I'M HARDLY ON FR THESE LAST 5 MONTHS SINCE MY BABY WAS BORN! IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE QUIT MY JOB WHERE I OFTEN POSTED.

AS A RESULT, I MAY NOT HAVE THE MOST UPDATED PING LIST, SO THOSE OF YOU WHO GOT THIS PING, TELL YOUR GS FRIENDS, AND ANY OTHERS WHO SHOULD'VE BEEN ON THE LIST THAT YOU REMEMBER.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE GS LIST, JUST PM ME, WHETHER YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE OR THINK YOU USED TO BE ON IT.

4 posted on 08/13/2008 11:26:25 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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Cash, his German shepherd, was found beside him, thin and dehydrated but still alive. The dog had apparently survived by eating mice and rabbits, authorities said.

On the other hand, if Cash was a cat......

5 posted on 08/13/2008 11:27:34 AM PDT by China Clipper (My favorite animal is whatever is on my plate at that time)
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I’d really like to get a dog, likely a Shepard. But with the time away from home, it’d not be fair to the dog.


6 posted on 08/13/2008 11:28:15 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

OOps! Forgot you, Hair...


7 posted on 08/13/2008 11:28:40 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: China Clipper

Oh come now!


8 posted on 08/13/2008 11:29:51 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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Why did he take the dog with him to commit suicide?


9 posted on 08/13/2008 11:34:39 AM PDT by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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I’d love a smaller medium-sized dog, but it stinks that I’m allergic to them. I don’t want something I can palm with one hand. I want something I can jog with.


10 posted on 08/13/2008 11:36:28 AM PDT by wastedyears (Show me your precious darlings, and I will crush them all)
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To: theDentist
German Shepperd's are very protective of their owners.
They are also very intelligent dogs.
If you were to get one, get a puppy, because if you get a older dog that was in a bad home, you might not be sure of what your getting, that is better left to care for for people who have experience with homeless dogs.
Make sure the dog has all of it's rabies shots and worm shots.
11 posted on 08/13/2008 11:39:36 AM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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To: wastedyears

>>I’d love a smaller medium-sized dog, but it stinks that I’m allergic to them. I don’t want something I can palm with one hand. I want something I can jog with.>>

I like weiner dogs. I don’t job, so they’re great walking buddies. I am allergic to most dogs and all cats, but the short-haired weiners are lovely pets.


12 posted on 08/13/2008 11:42:14 AM PDT by Righter-than-Rush
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Perhaps he didn’t think of it when he started his trip. Or maybe he thought she’d run back home and spread the news?


13 posted on 08/13/2008 11:43:45 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: China Clipper
My thoughts exactly. I know what my cat (Canoe) would do. He'd probably start with my ears after about a day.

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14 posted on 08/13/2008 11:44:15 AM PDT by FlJoePa (Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Poor thing - I’m glad she had a family to return home to. Saw her on Fox. Lady said she had to be sedated when she first got home. :(


15 posted on 08/13/2008 11:47:08 AM PDT by GnuHere
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To: Prophet in the wilderness

Sheps are also great around children. My wife and I were walking our Shepherd, Dora, in a downtown park one day and we passed a group of girls having a birthday party. Before I could say a word, the girls were all over Dora, petting her and hugging her. It really scared me how fast it happened. But Dora is such a sweet dog, she didn’t flinch. I think she liked the attention.


16 posted on 08/13/2008 11:47:56 AM PDT by travlnmn41
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To: the OlLine Rebel

That’s really sweet! Sounds like a dog. I love my cats too but I’m fully aware that the bowl would not be empty for long before they would eat me. Probably out of spite.


17 posted on 08/13/2008 11:49:47 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I've done here today doesn't force you to have a negative opinion of me....)
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Congratulations. Nice to see you back.

GS are in a class of their own.


18 posted on 08/13/2008 11:50:35 AM PDT by dervish (I looked into Putin's actions and saw evil)
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“I’d love a smaller medium-sized dog, but it stinks that I’m allergic to them. I don’t want something I can palm with one hand. I want something I can jog with.”

There are few better medium-sized dogs than Australian Shepherds. Loyal, intelligent, and active. They can run forever — but I gave up jogging because of mine. Australian Shepherds are herding dogs. It's in their blood. And when I went running with mine, she would cut in front of me to “herd” me. They are just the right size (just under knee height) for a six-foot man to trip over when they do that.

They are also just the right height for you to fly completely over the dog, so you land on the ground ahead of it, instead of landing on it. When my afghan used to do that, I would land on her — and she pretty quickly stopped cutting in front of me. But there is nothing like that to discourage my aussie from doing it.

19 posted on 08/13/2008 11:51:06 AM PDT by No Truce With Kings (The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
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To: FlJoePa

LOL! Exactly!


20 posted on 08/13/2008 11:52:20 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I've done here today doesn't force you to have a negative opinion of me....)
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