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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 10:26 PM Oct 2014

Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s Dogs Wait In Vain For Their Master To Return Home (tissue alert!)

Nathan Cirillo's dogs clearly love him as much as he loved them.

The dogs broke the nation's heart Thursday, poking their heads from beneath the fence of Cirillo's family home in Hamilton, Ont., seemingly waiting for their master's return.

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Dogs peek out from under a gate at the Cirillo family home in Hamilton, Ontario near flowers and flags that have been left on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. (Peter Power/The Canadian Press)

A vigil is forming outside the Cirillo home, with flowers, cards and tokens of respect lined up in front of the red brick house, according to CTV News.

Cirillo was killed Wednesday while standing guard in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10/23/nathan-cirillo-dogs-photos_n_6037358.html



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Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s Dogs Wait In Vain For Their Master To Return Home (tissue alert!) (Original Post) Purveyor Oct 2014 OP
So sad flamingdem Oct 2014 #1
:( Cha Oct 2014 #3
Sighs flamingdem Oct 2014 #23
Tears~ sheshe2 Oct 2014 #67
What's in my eyes? Brigid Oct 2014 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Oct 2014 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Oct 2014 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #37
I'm your huckleberry. flvegan Oct 2014 #48
Love it. GGJohn Oct 2014 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #52
But you did. flvegan Oct 2014 #53
Another fan of "Tombstone" Omaha Steve Oct 2014 #63
In the words of Ron White: Brigid Oct 2014 #26
Or, another Ron White quote, GGJohn Oct 2014 #32
Hi Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #4
you're welcome to your opinion of course. but they don't look abused to me. magical thyme Oct 2014 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #11
I've seen enough pix of dogs pining at their human's funerals and magical thyme Oct 2014 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #16
Can you definitively say they're not? GGJohn Oct 2014 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #19
if you're tired of the shit, don't read the thread. magical thyme Oct 2014 #27
If people want to believe that these dogs are pining for their owner, and it could be true, GGJohn Oct 2014 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #31
Not a clue. GGJohn Oct 2014 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #41
WTH is the matter with you? GGJohn Oct 2014 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #25
it's what people who knew him have said JI7 Oct 2014 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Purveyor Oct 2014 #20
you must be a peach at funerals--"their brains aren't even developed at 8 months; just go in the MisterP Oct 2014 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #30
OMG, the 2nd one AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #5
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Aw geeze... scarletwoman Oct 2014 #7
I think they're looking and wondering what's all the commotion outside their gate. demosincebirth Oct 2014 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #14
And thus we have a thread in which a dog shows more humanity than a human. onenote Oct 2014 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #38
Dude, let it go!!!!! GGJohn Oct 2014 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #45
And you can't definitively say that they're not, GGJohn Oct 2014 #47
Why are they looking under a fence and not barking like crazy animals? flvegan Oct 2014 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #60
Because most dogs will bark at strangers? GGJohn Oct 2014 #61
You don't really "get" dogs, do you? flvegan Oct 2014 #62
Dude................ mrmpa Oct 2014 #56
Do you seriously believe people are going to join the military after looking at those Rex Oct 2014 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #49
Heartbreaking. n/t Aerows Oct 2014 #12
My Uncles dog was killed hit by a car he was buried at the top of hill. gordianot Oct 2014 #15
Just so everyone's clear; this type of article honoring the memory of an CAG Oct 2014 #36
Well done!!! NanceGreggs Oct 2014 #39
Thanks!!!! GGJohn Oct 2014 #42
+ a million laundry_queen Oct 2014 #46
Well done. alphafemale Oct 2014 #54
Thank you for that. OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #55
One more.... AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #58
Thank you, CAG.. those posts of LA's were pissing me off.. Right, why would Nathan Circillo's Dogs Cha Oct 2014 #59
Yes, thank you. AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #64
So sad. I think of his little boy too who applegrove Oct 2014 #57
sad Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #65
Good to See All Those Damn POsts were Self-Deleted! Cha Oct 2014 #66
I received and accepted a most gracious PM apology from Luminous Animal. Purveyor Oct 2014 #68
They were way out of bounds.. delusional.. and pissing a lot of people off. No wonder she deleleted. Cha Oct 2014 #69

Cha

(297,267 posts)
3. :(
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 10:33 PM
Oct 2014

The Globe and Mail ✔ @globeandmail
Follow
#Breaking: Soldier killed at war memorial identified as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo #ottawashooting http://trib.al/LztzGDO
10:26 AM - 22 Oct 2014 3,118 Retweets 848 favorites



Megan Underwood @megunder
Follow
On Sunday, we asked a very handsome guard for a picture with my friend visiting from Cali - RIP Nathan Cirillo
11:15 AM - 22 Oct 2014 5,593 Retweets 3,616 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/22/a-tweet-or-two-150/

RIP Nathan Cirillo

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flvegan

(64,408 posts)
48. I'm your huckleberry.
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:23 AM
Oct 2014

If he won't, or can't be bothered, I will.

It could be both. Ask them, then get back to me. It has nothing to do with treatment, it has to do with what the dogs are thinking.

Prove up your claim with their testimony, please. I'll wait.

Response to flvegan (Reply #48)

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)
34. Hi
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:45 PM
Oct 2014

Dear LA:

You'll be happy to know that your response won a split decision with the jury. It wasn't hidden. That having been said, you might want to consider a self delete. The response seems overly harsh in the context of the thread. The man is dead; his dogs seem sad; people relate to that. Let those people be.

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magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
13. I've seen enough pix of dogs pining at their human's funerals and
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:04 PM
Oct 2014

at their graves to accept they may well be pining. They certainly look as though they know something is quite wrong.

But I have lived with animals all my life and come to believe they know far more of what is going on than most give them credit for.

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GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
29. If people want to believe that these dogs are pining for their owner, and it could be true,
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:35 PM
Oct 2014

why are you so bent on ridiculing them?

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MisterP

(23,730 posts)
24. you must be a peach at funerals--"their brains aren't even developed at 8 months; just go in the
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:30 PM
Oct 2014

back room and make a new one!"

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GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
40. Dude, let it go!!!!!
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:06 AM
Oct 2014

You come into a thread about a couple of dogs that appear to be pining for their slain owner and immediately disrupt it.
Geez.

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GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
47. And you can't definitively say that they're not,
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:19 AM
Oct 2014

my point is that there's no reason for you to come into this thread and disrupt it.
Solution, if you don't like it, don't read it. problem solved.

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flvegan

(64,408 posts)
62. You don't really "get" dogs, do you?
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 01:55 AM
Oct 2014

And I digress, back to my previous point which you've attempted to avoid...

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
56. Dude................
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 01:06 AM
Oct 2014

how do you conceptualize your existence? You are one big unadulterated A......hole. You come into this thread & just make a mockery of yourself. How do you justify your existence and your being on DU?

Let it go. There's nothing to win here.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
43. Do you seriously believe people are going to join the military after looking at those
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:10 AM
Oct 2014

pictures so they can go fight ISIS? Nobody can prove what the dogs are thinking, you know that - but propaganda? Really?

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gordianot

(15,238 posts)
15. My Uncles dog was killed hit by a car he was buried at the top of hill.
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:13 PM
Oct 2014

Living next door our mixed breed hound went up the hill and laid on that grave. I saw that myself when I was 5 many many times over the years even when the burial site was not noticeable. As an adult I have read similar stories, do not underestimate especially dogs and for that matter cats.

CAG

(1,820 posts)
36. Just so everyone's clear; this type of article honoring the memory of an
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:54 PM
Oct 2014

innocent victim of a shooting is:

1) cunning propaganda to draw sympathy to the victim and his family....er, uh, which evidently there's something wrong with that, and
2) the dogs did not factually report just why they are looking under the fence. It could be a one of a number of reasons, maybe a mix of more than one reason. Unfortunately their limited grasp of the English (or French, it is Canada you know) language did not allow the photographer to find out for sure.

I thought this post would be important to summarize the (thus far) ELEVEN posts that LA has posted to edumacate those of us that seem to think we know EXACTLY what the dogs are thinking. I did this summary in about 2 minutes, approximately 123 minutes less than the 11 posts took LA today.

NanceGreggs

(27,814 posts)
39. Well done!!!
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:06 AM
Oct 2014

I was about to post something similar above-thread, but scrolled down to read all replies - and saw yours.

You said everything I wanted to say - only better.

Thanks.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
54. Well done.
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:40 AM
Oct 2014

There is a point where it makes sense to back off graciously.

No matter how much one feels the need to "edumacate."

Cha

(297,267 posts)
59. Thank you, CAG.. those posts of LA's were pissing me off.. Right, why would Nathan Circillo's Dogs
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 01:24 AM
Oct 2014

Miss him..


The Globe and Mail ✔ @globeandmail
Follow
#Breaking: Soldier killed at war memorial identified as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo #ottawashooting http://trib.al/LztzGDO
10:26 AM - 22 Oct 2014 3,118 Retweets 848 favorites



Megan Underwood @megunder
Follow
On Sunday, we asked a very handsome guard for a picture with my friend visiting from Cali - RIP Nathan Cirillo
11:15 AM - 22 Oct 2014 5,593 Retweets 3,616 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/22/a-tweet-or-two-150/

RIP Nathan Cirillo

AwakeAtLast

(14,130 posts)
64. Yes, thank you.
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 10:36 PM
Oct 2014

I guess I missed out on my 'edumacation'. I think I'm probably better off having missed it.

 

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
68. I received and accepted a most gracious PM apology from Luminous Animal.
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 09:58 PM
Oct 2014

Sometimes we all step out of bounds at times but few have the courtesy to own up to it as LA did, including myself.

All is good.

Cha

(297,267 posts)
69. They were way out of bounds.. delusional.. and pissing a lot of people off. No wonder she deleleted.
Mon Oct 27, 2014, 12:35 AM
Oct 2014

And, yes I apologize when I'm wrong, too.

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