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.
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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.
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.
(Please Freep-mail me if youd 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.
On the other hand, if Cash was a cat......
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.
OOps! Forgot you, Hair...
Oh come now!
Why did he take the dog with him to commit suicide?
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.
>>Id love a smaller medium-sized dog, but it stinks that Im allergic to them. I dont 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.
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?
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. :(
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.
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.
Congratulations. Nice to see you back.
GS are in a class of their own.
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.
LOL! Exactly!
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