Comments on: Dog Misses Feline Best Friend, Retrieves Cat From Grave http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:53:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Barbara http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-176612 Barbara Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:18:36 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-176612 The loss that this little dog felt was heart-breaking, but there was also an invaluable lesson for all of us animal companions to remember. I believe and have learned from experiance, when our animal companions who are also companions to other animals in the family have died, it is really important for us to ritualize that loss and final resting place for the other animals to come to peace with their loss. Unless we let them spend time with the body and take their time to say their good-byes they can't accept the loss and so the digging up of the body or the leaving home to find their companion is really quite appropriate. I hope this insight helps. The loss that this little dog felt was heart-breaking, but there was also an invaluable lesson for all of us animal companions to remember. I believe and have learned from experiance, when our animal companions who are also companions to other animals in the family have died, it is really important for us to ritualize that loss and final resting place for the other animals to come to peace with their loss. Unless we let them spend time with the body and take their time to say their good-byes they can’t accept the loss and so the digging up of the body or the leaving home to find their companion is really quite appropriate. I hope this insight helps.

]]> By: kathyg1014 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-173971 kathyg1014 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:39:25 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-173971 Humans can learn lessons from animals about caring for each other and true love. Humans can learn lessons from animals about caring for each other and true love.

]]> By: Deena P http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-120339 Deena P Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:58:19 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-120339 If I were the owner of these amazing animals, I don't know if I would ever fully recover from coming downstairs and facing that sight. So beautiful yet so heartbreaking, I wept for 10 minutes reading this. Oscar looks so sad in that pic, too! If I were the owner of these amazing animals, I don’t know if I would ever fully recover from coming downstairs and facing that sight. So beautiful yet so heartbreaking, I wept for 10 minutes reading this. Oscar looks so sad in that pic, too!

]]> By: Tucker http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-118233 Tucker Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:48:29 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-118233 I had two Poodles at one point of my life when I was younger. (We had ALL kinds of Animals at ALL TIMES) Sugar Pop had to be put down (old age) Shirley Temple Black would howl at the top of the stairs hrs. on end. for a week. (Neither one had never done that!!) After a while had past, I let Shirley out side with out a leash, which I did with both of them all the time,in the yard. Shirley NEVER came back, after weeks of looking for her, calling places and putting posters up and offering rewards We stopped, Shirley was gone. Looking for Sugar. and then went off and died some where. So, this story had me IN TEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT AM SURE THAT THE DOG AND KITTEN WILL MAKE A SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN THE 2 OF THEM, AND THAT THE DOG WILL TELL THE KITTEN EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CAT!!!!!!!! I had two Poodles at one point of my life when I was younger. (We had ALL kinds of Animals at ALL TIMES)
Sugar Pop had to be put down (old age)
Shirley Temple Black would howl at the top of the stairs hrs. on end. for a week. (Neither one had never done that!!)
After a while had past, I let Shirley out side with out a leash, which I did with both of them all the time,in the yard.
Shirley NEVER came back, after weeks of looking for her, calling places and putting posters up and offering rewards
We stopped, Shirley was gone. Looking for Sugar.
and then went off and died some where.
So, this story had me IN TEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT AM SURE THAT THE DOG AND KITTEN WILL MAKE A SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN THE 2 OF THEM, AND THAT THE DOG WILL TELL THE KITTEN EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CAT!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Dee http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-112181 Dee Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:44:39 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-112181 Pooor baby!!!! Ohh geeezzz.... I am sure that the owner freaked... but the poor dog just wanted his buddy!! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Pooor baby!!!! Ohh geeezzz…. I am sure that the owner freaked… but the poor dog just wanted his buddy!!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

]]> By: Diane http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-110184 Diane Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:22:51 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-110184 Oh my goodness i cried so much on this one-we can so relate to this story and the love between animals who live in our home-our ferret Furrie died Nov 17th 2007-our cats have seemed so lost without her-they sleep with her toys and were climbing in her cage to sleep-finally had to close up the cage so they couldnt get in-we have 2 small chihuahuas and one of our cats thinks she is their mother-they will go up to her and she cleans them they sleep with her too-my heart goes out to that little dogs owners and i hope the new kitty will bond with the dog and they become best of friends as well -getting a new "family member" does sometimes help the healing process -it will never replace the one you lost but it will help-God Bless you to the family on your loss and i hope your babies live a long and happy life with you-animals are so smart and loving-too bad more humans cant be that way too-course i know there are so many good people out there but that remark was for the bad ones who treat people and animals bad! Oh my goodness i cried so much on this one-we can so relate to this story and the love between animals who live in our home-our ferret Furrie died Nov 17th 2007-our cats have seemed so lost without her-they sleep with her toys and were climbing in her cage to sleep-finally had to close up the cage so they couldnt get in-we have 2 small chihuahuas and one of our cats thinks she is their mother-they will go up to her and she cleans them they sleep with her too-my heart goes out to that little dogs owners and i hope the new kitty will bond with the dog and they become best of friends as well -getting a new “family member” does sometimes help the healing process -it will never replace the one you lost but it will help-God Bless you to the family on your loss and i hope your babies live a long and happy life with you-animals are so smart and loving-too bad more humans cant be that way too-course i know there are so many good people out there but that remark was for the bad ones who treat people and animals bad!

]]> By: Tanya http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-109626 Tanya Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:26:20 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-109626 This was so very touching .. poor little guy :[ Cats also grieve ... we had taken in a family of feral cats. The mother "Nina", son "Tio" and Tio's sister's kitten, "Nigel". When Nina died we put her in a little box in the garage until morning when we took her to be cremated. When we returned, we left her collar on a shelf in the garage. Later that evening I found Tio had taken the collar and put it in his bed, curled up with it. He had the saddest look on his face. I slipped the collar out from underneath him and put it away, high on a shelf. The next day I found it in his bed again ... :[ Tio died within a few weeks. I believe he missed his Mom and his heart could not recover. This was so very touching .. poor little guy :[

Cats also grieve … we had taken in a family of feral cats.
The mother “Nina”, son “Tio” and Tio’s sister’s kitten, “Nigel”.

When Nina died we put her in a little box in the garage
until morning when we took her to be cremated.

When we returned, we left her collar on a shelf in the garage.

Later that evening I found Tio had taken the collar and put it in his bed,
curled up with it. He had the saddest look on his face.

I slipped the collar out from underneath him and put it away, high on a shelf.

The next day I found it in his bed again … :[

Tio died within a few weeks. I believe he missed his Mom and his heart
could not recover.

]]> By: MD http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-108728 MD Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:56:13 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-108728 So what if a human did this? So what if a human did this?

]]> By: Bridgett http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-108297 Bridgett Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:16:49 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-108297 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3162659.ece The kitten's name is for real. Hopefully, Oscar will find a new bestfriend in his kitten. What a touching story. Oscar licked his friend clean too. Love and compassion from a little dog. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t.....162659.ece

The kitten’s name is for real. Hopefully, Oscar will find a new bestfriend in his kitten.

What a touching story. Oscar licked his friend clean too. Love and compassion from a little dog.

]]> By: JB http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107991 JB Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:14:18 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107991 Aww...that's so sad. We had a rottweiler who was always extremely maternal. She gave birth to two still born pups which we buried in our barnyard. She dug them up twice before we had to have them cremated. It was just heartbreaking. I hope Oscar is able to form another close bond with his new kitten. By the way...a friend of mine has a dog named Limpet...as in the movie "The Incredible Mr. Limpet". Aww…that’s so sad. We had a rottweiler who was always extremely maternal. She gave birth to two still born pups which we buried in our barnyard. She dug them up twice before we had to have them cremated. It was just heartbreaking. I hope Oscar is able to form another close bond with his new kitten.

By the way…a friend of mine has a dog named Limpet…as in the movie “The Incredible Mr. Limpet”.

]]> By: Sher http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107970 Sher Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:05:14 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107970 That was just so very sad. While I do also hope that they got this pup a new kitty friend, did anyone happen to notice the supposed name of the kitten, from the above post...."limpet?" Limp-pet? I think that was unnecessary. That was just so very sad. While I do also hope that they got this pup a new kitty friend, did anyone happen to notice the supposed name of the kitten, from the above post….”limpet?” Limp-pet? I think that was unnecessary.

]]> By: Daisy the Curly Cat http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107845 Daisy the Curly Cat Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:28:15 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107845 That one of the most poignant stories I have ever read. That one of the most poignant stories I have ever read.

]]> By: stefani http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107818 stefani Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:31:20 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107818 OMG. This story breaks my heart. Poor dog. I don't know how some people (not the people here, of course) can doubt that animals have feelings. The dog probably really didn't understand why the family was putting the cat in the ground, maybe he thought he could bring him back to life by cleaning him. What a sweet and special dog with such a dear heart. I'm glad the family got a kitten. A new love never takes the place of the old, but it does help ease the pain. :( Stefani OMG. This story breaks my heart. Poor dog. I don’t know how some people (not the people here, of course) can doubt that animals have feelings. The dog probably really didn’t understand why the family was putting the cat in the ground, maybe he thought he could bring him back to life by cleaning him.

What a sweet and special dog with such a dear heart.

I’m glad the family got a kitten. A new love never takes the place of the old, but it does help ease the pain.

:(

Stefani

]]> By: KAEfamily http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107802 KAEfamily Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:02:20 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107802 We fostered a 9 week old female Beagle mutt for three weeks. Our then 6 year old male terrier mutt was resenting the pup because she decided to take over his bed, sofa, toys, food and snacks. He growled but never hurt her. Her playfulness and sweet innocence won him over. He wandered aimlessly about the house missing her for a couple of weeks after she left for her permanent home. Now we are fostering a two year old Border Collier mix. He is a playful, active and chewing madness. Our terrier doesn't even care for him :-( It must be the male's territorial thing. We fostered a 9 week old female Beagle mutt for three weeks. Our then 6 year old male terrier mutt was resenting the pup because she decided to take over his bed, sofa, toys, food and snacks. He growled but never hurt her. Her playfulness and sweet innocence won him over. He wandered aimlessly about the house missing her for a couple of weeks after she left for her permanent home.
Now we are fostering a two year old Border Collier mix. He is a playful, active and chewing madness. Our terrier doesn’t even care for him :-( It must be the male’s territorial thing.

]]> By: Catwoman http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107695 Catwoman Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:42:07 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/dog-misses-feline-best-friend-retrieves-cat-from-grave-4490#comment-107695 That really touches my heartstrings. That poor, precious baby missed his companion dearly. Our furry babies feel pain and loss as we do, and if you have pets long enough, and one goes to the Rainbow Bridge, you will surely notice the pet's pain and loss. I really hope that the new kitty will help Oscar heal as well. That really touches my heartstrings. That poor, precious baby missed his companion dearly. Our furry babies feel pain and loss as we do, and if you have pets long enough, and one goes to the Rainbow Bridge, you will surely notice the pet’s pain and loss.
I really hope that the new kitty will help Oscar heal as well.

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