When Dogs Mourn - Loyalty and Love

We have heard many stories of owners mourning for their deceased dogs. Unknown to many, our pets, despite being unable to speak out what they feel, their action shows sorrow and can feel exactly the same way as we do in the event of a loved one passing.

Sometimes, we take our four legged buddies for granted. When we all have our lives to live and opportunities to choose, our dogs barely has anything to wish for, other than dog treats. In exchange for unconditional love and loyalty, their only wish is you, their master, to love, hold, talk and care for them as much as you can for they know that they can only be with you for a decade or so.

Below are a few videos that show how dogs truly are, a man's best friend.

Police Dog Bids Farewell to Partner

A heartbreaking photo from the funeral of Kentucky K9 officer Jason Ellis is proof of the incredible bond between police dogs and their partners.

The 33-year-old officer was killed in a suspected ambush on Saturday and laid to rest soon after, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. Ellis' canine partner, Figo, who worked with him to find drugs and illegal substances, kept a vigil beside his casket. - Huffington Post

Fallen Navy Seal's Dog Stays By Master's Side at Funeral

The dog of fallen Navy SEAL Officer Jon Tumilson refused to leave his owner's casket at the officer's funeral earlier this week, Animal Planet reported. 

Tumilson's cousin Lisa Pembleton captured the loyal pup, Hawkeye, resting alongside Tumilson's casket at the Rockford, Iowa ceremony. - Huffington Post

Italian Dog Finds Comfort In Church

All of us has experienced a loss of a pet. But there are those times when a pet losses an owner. And that's what happened to Tommy.

Tommy is a 7 year old German Shepherd living in San Donaci, Italy. He was adopted as a stray by a woman named Maria. The two were very close and Tommy would accompany her on errands and when she went to church. Maria died 2 months ago and Tommy showed up without anyone bringing him to the funeral. That wasn't the end of it. Tommy is so fiercely loyal to Maria that everyday when the church bells chime, Tommy goes to mass.

It's a bitter sweet story and it made us think of some other incredible stories of dogs refusing to leave the side of their owners and friends even if it means putting themselves in harms way. They are remarkable and inspiring animals.

Chinese Dog Refuses to Leave Dead Owner's Grave

A dog in China who was the only companion to a single resident has refused to leave him even after his death.

Lao Pan, 68, recently passed away in the village of Panjiatun.

His dog was found later at his grave, refusing to leave even after seven days without food.

We have also witnessed dogs, mourning for their own canine friends. But burying their own kind is an act rarely been seen and understood.

Stray Dog Discovers a Dead Puppy and Painstakingly Buries It In Front of Stunned Onlookers

The dog came across the dead puppy in a ditch somewhere in Middle East. It is unclear whether she was a grieving mother or a kindhearted stranger. She spends three minutes making sure corpse is completely covered, then unceremoniously turns around and silently walks away. In a heart-rending act of animal kindness, a stray dog steps in where no human would and buries a dead puppy by the side of a road.

Onlookers watched in awe as the mongrel circled and sniffed the lifeless pup after finding it in a ditch where it had been left to rot in the midday sun.

But rather than leave it to scavengers, who would inevitably have torn it limb from limb, she spent more than three minutes gently raking sand over the corpse with her snout with extraordinary care.

But there were no sermons, ceremony or quiet reflection at this impromptu canine burial service... not even a bark.

Once she is happy that the puppy's body is entirely covered, the black-and-white dog simply turns around and walks silently away.

It was an extraordinary act of respect rarely seen in the animal kingdom and is sure melt hearts across the world.

In light of our relationship with canines, according to scientists, the relationship between dogs and humans could have endured for tens of thousands of years, perhaps 15,000 to 30,000 years ago. This might explain why us humans can easily love dogs, and vice versa, and how painful it is to lose them just like how it was in the documentary called Last Minutes of Oden. Perhaps over the course of time, this mutual affection has greatly evolved, and has deeply embedded iteslf in both species' DNA.


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~ City Boy Tripper