Comments on: Dogs Stayed By Owner’s Body For Three Weeks

By: Jenny Bark

Jenny Bark — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:03:56 +0000

Kathy your post is one of the best I have ever read. You are so right & the way almost every old or sick person wants to die. the dogs knew he was gone (most will try to do the same thing when their time comes if they can) & just wanted to protect him from other animals. Imo they could of found their way back home. He proberly took them out with him all the time.

When we have to put one of our babies to sleep we always take all our babies. After we take our baby outside so the other babies can see that he or she is gone, then we take our baby back in to be cremated & we go home to all give thanks & morn. Sometimes in doing what we think is best by people we are not doing what the people really want. Imo the Indians had it right & they loved each other as much as we love each other. Most times in our home we die at home with family & our babies with the loved one.

By: pheephee35

pheephee35 — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:49:43 +0000

The story at the link above says 4 miles away, 100 people searched (but for how long?), and he was found in a wooded area leaning against a tree. This hid him from the helicopters flying overhead looking for him.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:18:09 +0000

Poor dogs. I hope they are fine now.
Nice site!

By: Nora and Rufus

Nora and Rufus — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:22:43 +0000

Those loyal doggies were waiting for him to wake up and when he did not, then knew that they would be found. They were protecting him. What loyal and beautiful Goldens. The wife is lucky to still have them to comfort her through the years.

By: Flamin

Flamin — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:39:08 +0000

Now this is why I love dogs! Loyal to the end………

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By: kathy

kathy — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:59:27 +0000

The best way to kill an old person, Donna, is to send them to a nursing home or a care center. This man died exactly the way I would prefer to, alone with God, and not being poked full of poisons by the doctors.

I’m glad the dogs were found alive and safe. Good dogs!

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:16:36 +0000

He lived with his wife–not alone. He was only 63 years old–very young to have Alzheimers.

By: furmom

furmom — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:57:48 +0000

Of course if they had watched Lassie reruns they would have gone for help instead of staying loyally by his side for three weeks.

By: furmom

furmom — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:47:41 +0000

As to why he was living alone, many elderly people prefer to continue in their own home in spite of mental and physical handicaps rather than live with their grown children, or in a nursing home, or simple move to an apartment. I had a neighbor who lived alone with alzheimer’s and osteoporosis, and survived breast cancer,but she would not leave her house. So I just checked up on her often. My dad lived alone long past when he should have, we begged and pleaded for him to move into a retirement home for the last two years. He has advanced heart failure, leukemia, anemia,and depression, but he was 91 before he very reluctantly let us move him to assisted living. This person died living the life he loved with his canine companions. However someone should have been checking on him more often, for the sake of the dogs. My guess is they survived in not bad shape by mousing. If they lost 9 pounds, they were burning about 1500 calories a day, quite doable if they had water and didn’t burn excess calories.

By: Sundown

Sundown — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:33:18 +0000

Amazing dogs! Here is more info in this news story:
http://www.thedenverchannel.co.....etail.html
Some other news stories on this say his body was found 15 miles from his home, and that over 500 people searched for him when he went missing.

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:12:53 +0000

Why was a person living alone with alzheimers ? Dogs are not suitable care givers in this situation. Loyal to the end, but too much for them too handle. Bless these loving creatures, for they have lost all in life that mattered to them.

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:50:30 +0000

Pippin and Merry look just like my Harry and Lucy! And Lucy would have had to look after Harry too! I am so glad that his wife and daughter are around to see these guys still get some love and care!!! These types of stories are why I always say, they are more than “just animals”

By: Vettech

Vettech — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:05:25 +0000

why did it take 3 weeks for anyone to even look for this person?? If he just went over the ridge you would have thought he would have been found sooner….seems a little strange, and only losing 9 pounds when gone for 3 weeks on their own is not very much….seems there is more to this story.