Canine loyalty - you can't beat this in any other creature.

HopeHoops

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Tue May-12-09 09:01 PM
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Canine loyalty - you can't beat this in any other creature.

My eldest daughter came home from school feeling a little off. She's rather ill right now, vomiting and all.

Her border collie has barely left her bedside. She reluctantly came down when I called her to let her out for the night and clearly rushed through her business to get back inside. She started right up the stairs and I called her back down because she hadn't been fed. I put food in her bowl and she just looked at it, so I said, "yes, you may go back up to her." Without touching the food, she ran back up the stairs.

That's loyalty.

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femmocrat

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Tue May-12-09 09:04 PM
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1. Dogs are amazingly empathetic creatures.

They really know when something is wrong and do their best to help.

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Bossy Monkey

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Tue May-12-09 10:11 PM
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2. Good dog! Well I can't send a treat, but I can K&R n/t

Edited on Tue May-12-09 10:11 PM by Bossy Monkey

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WillParkinson

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Wed May-13-09 02:42 AM
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3. My sympathies for your daughter's illness...

And my compliments on your rockin' doggy!

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SeattleGirl

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Wed May-13-09 02:54 AM
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4. Dogs are so wonderful that way.

MrSG was taking an on-line test the other day when I got home from work. Our dog, who normally goes into yips and yaps of excitement, practically tiptoed over to me, not making a sound. She knew her "daddy" was working on something important. :)

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Orsino

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Wed May-13-09 06:34 AM
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5. Doggies will save the world, if we let them.

They are better than we are, in some ways.

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cwydro

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Wed May-13-09 10:31 AM
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6. I don't get sick very often,

but when I have been ill, my two dogs always stay close.

When I'm distraught about something, they try and get as close as possible - looking at me with concerned eyes.

Dogs are the best.

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alsame

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Wed May-13-09 11:18 AM
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7. "Dogs are better

people than most people."

I heard that years ago and a lifetime spent living with dogs has confirmed it.

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