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sinkingfeeling

(51,448 posts)
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 08:57 AM Jun 2014

Missing man found dead, with loyal dog by his side 23 days later

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/05/missing-man-found-dead-dog-nearby/10002009/

CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. – An elderly man who vanished nearly a month ago was found dead, 23 days after he went for an afternoon drive with his beloved pet Maltese dog.

Douglas County Sheriff's deputies found the body of Jimmy Wilkerson, 80, on Tuesday, three weeks and two days after he went missing. Wilkerson's dog, BeBe, was found not far from his body.

"The two of them were inseparable," said Wilkerson's son-in-law, Smitty Smith. "Wherever you saw one, you saw the other."

BeBe suffered broken ribs and bite marks show that he fought hard to live, possibly attacked by a coyote or bobcat.

"I love that dog," said Meta Smith, Wilkerson's daughter. "We're going to take care of BeBe, like he took care of my father."
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Missing man found dead, with loyal dog by his side 23 days later (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jun 2014 OP
Mercy shenmue Jun 2014 #1
What a potent force a dog's love is. Stirs something deep inside. Now a cat's love> KittyWampus Jun 2014 #2
Hey, don't forget the kitty that went after the Pit Bull a couple weeks ago! pink-o Jun 2014 #7
one of my cats takes little bites out of me every morning, at least he tries Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #8
It wasn't a pit bull. It was a labrador / chow mix. n/t whopis01 Jun 2014 #11
... magical thyme Jun 2014 #3
+1 hamsterjill Jun 2014 #4
Heartbreaking MissDeeds Jun 2014 #5
Poor pup fought off something looking for dinner and he wasn't having any of it. toby jo Jun 2014 #6
Good boy. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #9
dogs rule! nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2014 #10
 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
2. What a potent force a dog's love is. Stirs something deep inside. Now a cat's love>
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 10:16 AM
Jun 2014

that's just surrealist humor.

I'm pretty sure my cat would stay with me as long as there was something edible left on my cadaver

pink-o

(4,056 posts)
7. Hey, don't forget the kitty that went after the Pit Bull a couple weeks ago!
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:40 AM
Jun 2014

That cat saved a little boy from getting even more beat up. However, we cat lovers know that was a rare occasion! My little Bombay would be taking bites outta me when I was still warm!

Little BeBe made me cry! Proof again that animals are better than we are.

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
8. one of my cats takes little bites out of me every morning, at least he tries
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:48 AM
Jun 2014

He climbs on me and starts nibbling on my neck and face
when I am asleep. It's something between cute, sexy
and scary.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
3. ...
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 10:20 AM
Jun 2014
What a wonderful doggie BeBe is. So glad they found him and he has a safe and loving home with his family.

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
4. +1
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 10:51 AM
Jun 2014

Glad that the gentleman's family made sure to comment that they'd take care of the dog!

My sympathies to them on the loss of their human loved one, and my thanks and gratitude to them for caring for BeBe.

 

MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)
5. Heartbreaking
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:08 AM
Jun 2014

My heart goes out to Mr. Wilkerson's family. Bless that sweet little dog...that's true, unconditional love.



 

toby jo

(1,269 posts)
6. Poor pup fought off something looking for dinner and he wasn't having any of it.
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:29 AM
Jun 2014

Was over a friend's house the other day. She had taken care of her uncle until he died. He apparently had this little dog that he loved and cared for deeply. She was having trouble out of the dog because he would take to yowling and howling every so often.

So he does this when I am over there -he's distraught. I suggested maybe he wanted out. So out to the porch he goes. He calms down immediately. And then I see it. The old man sits on the old chair in the corner with the dog in his lap, didn't he? I ask her. Yeah, she says, all day long. The dog, I tell her, is howling when he comes to visit and likes to go out where they were together. She is part Indian, and sees things too, had a visit from Unc once already, and agrees this is probably what's happening.

Dogs are great. I love my dogs, past, present, and future. I just love them.

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