If you die, your dog will guard you body till it turns to dust.
Your cat will wait till you’re *almost* cold, and then eat you.
They wound up just feeding and watering him, year after year, until finally, he joined his beloved master.
No one puts flowers on the man's grave any more but Rollo *always* has at least a single rose placed lovingly beside him.
His head is worn smooth from all the visitors who "pat the faithful dog".
Semper Fidelis, indeed.
So what. You’re dead. Not that I believe those stories either way.
Meanwhile, dogs of all kinds will deliberately attack you. Too many romantic dog lovers and not enough realistic dog respecters. That’s the source of alot of our problems, in fact.