Argentinian dog stays by his master's grave for six years

Link (sorry if old)

Easily the most heartwarming news article I've read this week; it almost made me tear up. What a lovely dog. :3

Seen a number of these, and they're heart-warming. May family lab would be like "F*ck you, i'm out", but my own dachshund would be heartbroken :(

Seen a number of these, and they're heart-warming. May family lab would be like "F*ck you, i'm out", but my own dachshund would be heartbroken :(

lundy86_4

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Seen a number of these, and they're heart-warming. May family lab would be like "F*ck you, i'm out", but my own dachshund would be heartbroken :(

ghoklebutter

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Seen a number of these, and they're heart-warming. May family lab would be like "F*ck you, i'm out", but my own dachshund would be heartbroken :(

ghoklebutter

My hound has attachment issues, since we are together for most of the time. When I go out and leave him, he whines constantly, then always does a sulking act by pinning his ears back and giving me hard-done-by looks when I get home.

Boris, earlier today.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Seen a number of these, and they're heart-warming. May family lab would be like "F*ck you, i'm out", but my own dachshund would be heartbroken :(

ghoklebutter

Yep, they certainly can be. I treat all my dogs exceptionally well, and make sure they are well looked after, and they are fantastic. Certain breeds are attention-hungry (my Dachshund) and some are independent (the family Labrador).

So long as you have the time available, you should totally get a dog. There are breeds for all people (different temperaments, sizes and shedding degrees).

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"][QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Seen a number of these, and they're heart-warming. May family lab would be like "F*ck you, i'm out", but my own dachshund would be heartbroken :(

RationalAtheist

My hound has attachment issues, since we are together for most of the time. When I go out and leave him, he whines constantly, then always does a sulking act by pinning his ears back and giving me hard-done-by looks when I get home.

Boris, earlier today.

Yep, they certainly can be. I treat all my dogs exceptionally well, and make sure they are well looked after, and they are fantastic. Certain breeds are attention-hungry (my Dachshund) and some are independent (the family Labrador).

So long as you have the time available, you should totally get a dog. There are breeds for all people (different temperaments, sizes and shedding degrees).

lundy86_4

This made me sad. :(

Link (sorry if old)

Easily the most heartwarming news article I've read this week; it almost made me tear up. What a lovely dog. :3

ghoklebutter

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[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"] The good thing is that most dogs are very loyal and loving. In fact, that's the main reason I want a dog.TwistedShade

My hound has attachment issues, since we are together for most of the time. When I go out and leave him, he whines constantly, then always does a sulking act by pinning his ears back and giving me hard-done-by looks when I get home.

Boris, earlier today.

I've got a Rottie, they're great family dogs. I honestly don't know why people fear them so much. Anyway that's a great pic.

Sad story though.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Yep, they certainly can be. I treat all my dogs exceptionally well, and make sure they are well looked after, and they are fantastic. Certain breeds are attention-hungry (my Dachshund) and some are independent (the family Labrador).

So long as you have the time available, you should totally get a dog. There are breeds for all people (different temperaments, sizes and shedding degrees).

ghoklebutter

Absolutely lovely dogs. I was always a big dog guy, until my ex got a mini-Dachshund named "Sushi"... Since then, I got my own named "Moca".

Border Collies are great dogs, i've known a number of people with them. I grew up in the UK before I emigrated, where many of my friends were from farming families.

Boris, earlier today.

RationalAtheist

Awesome dog is awesome. I pity you for dealing with slobber. Our lab is bad enough :P

Seems unlikely...LJS9502_basic

Why?

a poor mans greyfriars bobby

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Seems unlikely...lundy86_4

Why?

awesome. let's see cats do that. dogs>cats :P

Reminds me of...

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Seems unlikely...LJS9502_basic

Why?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Why?

ghoklebutter

like i said, the original famous dog hanging round the grave story, greyfriars bobby, 14 years, theres statues and alsorts round edinburgh

come back when you've got an actual story argies...

awesome. let's see cats do that. dogs>cats :P

rocinante_

having dogs should be mandatory.

Incoming rant but there's not much more to say to this topic anyway. Slightly... off-topic:

I remember a thread on Gamespot which basically said: If you had rescue either a complete stranger or your dog, which one would you rescue?

This is why I get so frustrated. Because so many in that thread claimed to own a dog yet they didn't hesitate at all to rescue the stranger instead. A pet, and especially a dog, *should* (because as I just mentioned, most don't give a **** about them) be like a family member. The article is yet another example of how wonderful dogs are and I believe there was not too long ago, some article how a dog rescued a child or so from a burning house yeah? Look how loving and loyal these are, yet most dog owners wouldn't hesitate a second to just throw them away or take their life for all kind of petty, selfish, greedy reasons.

For some reason, many claim these animals hold little value, like mere objects, just because they can't reason properly or because they can't calculate squareroots and what not. This is the case for all animals, another thing that springs to mind is a magazine, a sender asked the magazine what they should do with their troublesome cat. Apparently, the family had a kitten, that wouldn't stop biting them and they considered whether they should put the kitten down or not, messed up really. But to me, those people are inferior in my eyes. :evil:

So quick to start thinking about putting it down, there's crap loads of explanations and solutions but while human tend to go out of their way to find reasons for human to live ("sure he killed 90~ people but he might be rehabilitated if he gets to stay in a hotel room omg he must liveeeeee") but it's the opposite for animals, as soon as things don't go their way, they just start to look for reasons to put the little sucker down. ("omg, a kitten is playing with me, should he die?")

So to bump this old topic: I'd rescue the dog because it's a loved family member that really appreciates me and there is no way I could be cold enough to stab that loyal little guy in the back only to rescue a total stranger which most likely would respond "money" to the question "would you rescue a stranger or receive billions of money". I don't see how a total stranger could possibly hold more value than a loved family member.

Incoming rant but there's not much more to say to this topic anyway. Slightly... off-topic:

I remember a thread on Gamespot which basically said: If you had rescue either a complete stranger or your dog, which one would you rescue?

This is why I get so frustrated. Because so many in that thread claimed to own a dog yet they didn't hesitate at all to rescue the stranger instead. A pet, and especially a dog, *should* (because as I just mentioned, most don't give a **** about them) be like a family member. The article is yet another example of how wonderful dogs are and I believe there was not too long ago, some article how a dog rescued a child or so from a burning house yeah? Look how loving and loyal these are, yet most dog owners wouldn't hesitate a second to just throw them away or take their life for all kind of petty, selfish, greedy reasons.

For some reason, many claim these animals hold little value, like mere objects, just because they can't reason properly or because they can't calculate squareroots and what not. This is the case for all animals, another thing that springs to mind is a magazine, a sender asked the magazine what they should do with their troublesome cat. Apparently, the family had a kitten, that wouldn't stop biting them and they considered whether they should put the kitten down or not, messed up really. But to me, those people are inferior in my eyes. :evil:

So quick to start thinking about putting it down, there's crap loads of explanations and solutions but while human tend to go out of their way to find reasons for human to live ("sure he killed 90~ people but he might be rehabilitated if he gets to stay in a hotel room omg he must liveeeeee") but it's the opposite for animals, as soon as things don't go their way, they just start to look for reasons to put the little sucker down. ("omg, a kitten is playing with me, should he die?")

So to bump this old topic: I'd rescue the dog because it's a loved family member that really appreciates me and there is no way I could be cold enough to stab that loyal little guy in the back only to rescue a total stranger which most likely would respond "money" to the question "would you rescue a stranger or receive billions of money". I don't see how a total stranger could possibly hold more value than a loved family member.

xWoW_Rougex

Very good point. When you really think about it, the tendency to favor a human life over an animal life in this situation is just arbitrary. I've always thought the same thing regarding my cats; it never made sense for me to only care about getting my human family members out of, say, a burning house. Anthropocentrism is silly.

I think the main reason behind this absurd judgment is that most people actually don't care about their pets as much as they claim to. Or maybe they just care about their pets for purely selfish reasons.

Wow, beautiful story. I love animals but dogs have a special place in my heart. Very moving story.

Incoming rant but there's not much more to say to this topic anyway. Slightly... off-topic:

I remember a thread on Gamespot which basically said: If you had rescue either a complete stranger or your dog, which one would you rescue?

This is why I get so frustrated. Because so many in that thread claimed to own a dog yet they didn't hesitate at all to rescue the stranger instead. A pet, and especially a dog, *should* (because as I just mentioned, most don't give a **** about them) be like a family member. The article is yet another example of how wonderful dogs are and I believe there was not too long ago, some article how a dog rescued a child or so from a burning house yeah? Look how loving and loyal these are, yet most dog owners wouldn't hesitate a second to just throw them away or take their life for all kind of petty, selfish, greedy reasons.

For some reason, many claim these animals hold little value, like mere objects, just because they can't reason properly or because they can't calculate squareroots and what not. This is the case for all animals, another thing that springs to mind is a magazine, a sender asked the magazine what they should do with their troublesome cat. Apparently, the family had a kitten, that wouldn't stop biting them and they considered whether they should put the kitten down or not, messed up really. But to me, those people are inferior in my eyes. :evil:

So quick to start thinking about putting it down, there's crap loads of explanations and solutions but while human tend to go out of their way to find reasons for human to live ("sure he killed 90~ people but he might be rehabilitated if he gets to stay in a hotel room omg he must liveeeeee") but it's the opposite for animals, as soon as things don't go their way, they just start to look for reasons to put the little sucker down. ("omg, a kitten is playing with me, should he die?")

So to bump this old topic: I'd rescue the dog because it's a loved family member that really appreciates me and there is no way I could be cold enough to stab that loyal little guy in the back only to rescue a total stranger which most likely would respond "money" to the question "would you rescue a stranger or receive billions of money". I don't see how a total stranger could possibly hold more value than a loved family member.

this is why cats>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>dogsGamingVengeance

Fixed.

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Because animals really don't have long memories...villa4europe

like i said, the original famous dog hanging round the grave story, greyfriars bobby, 14 years, theres statues and alsorts round edinburgh

come back when you've got an actual story argies...

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CreasianDevaili

I can either pick between a loved family member that I know ,although more naive and not as intelligent as a human being, is a good, happy, loyal and loving being. Or I could pick the stranger, and let's face it, most human are ignorant, hateful, greedy and selfish and this proof is all around us, including me and you as well. Just take a look at System Wars or the middle east or pretty much any place. This is why I like animals, no backstabbing or dirty schemes or hidden agendas, they're more simple and I like that.

Can you tell me why I should prioritize the human? Just because it's a human, because we're the same race? You'd save a complete douchebag instead? Why?

Basically here's how it goes:
Either I can save the dog and the person will die, in that case, I'll never know what kind of person it was but most likely some kind of family would be sad.
Or...
I can save the human, and the human might turn out to be a complete tool (or not) and guess what? Me and my family will be mourning instead.

Again:
Dog : me + family = happy, some family will *probably* be sad.
Human: Me and my family would be sad, other family will be happy.

So once again:
Dog: one family will be happy, guaranteed good being saved
Human: one family will be sad, possibly bad person saved.

Clear choice to me.

Can you tell me why I should prioritize the human? Just because it's a human, because we're the same race? You'd save a complete douchebag instead? Why?

xWoW_Rougex

Why would you assume that he's a douchebag? Would you rather save someone that would likely die in a few years, or someone who has a lot of years in front of them? Because dogs don't live as long as humans do...

If I decided to save my pet instead of a human being, I wouldn't be happy about it... I would be extremely ashamed of myself...

[QUOTE="xWoW_Rougex"]

Can you tell me why I should prioritize the human? Just because it's a human, because we're the same race? You'd save a complete douchebag instead? Why?

bloodling

Why would you assume that he's a douchebag?

Would you rather save someone that would likely die in a few years, or someone who has a lot of years in front of them? Because dogs don't live as long as humans do...

Oh, that statement wasn't specifically refering to this whole "complete stranger" thing. I was just adding another kind of a follow up question, assuming it wasn't a stranger, and it actually was a total douchebag, you'd still save the douchebag anyway?

As for the age question, it's a pretty good point actually but I still stand by what I said in my last post, no matter the age of those involved. (about the whole guarnateed good dog and loved family member vs saving a stranger).

Anyway all of that was just about a fictional story anyway but the point is that I think that humans are sometimes valued too high while animals too low, wish it would be equal'd out a bit.

Oh, that statement wasn't specifically refering to this whole "complete stranger" thing. I was just adding another kind of a follow up question, assuming it wasn't a stranger, and it actually was a total douchebag, you'd still save the douchebag anyway?

xWoW_Rougex

If I considered that person a douchebag, I would still save them, no question about it.

Anyway all of that was just about a fictional story anyway but the point is that I think that humans are sometimes valued too high while animals too low, wish it would be equal'd out a bit.

xWoW_Rougex

I value animal life very highly, but I value human life even more.

So where does it release it's bowels when it has to "go"? I bet the guy beside him likes being the fire hydrant.Pittfan666

Maybe there's a grave of a mailman nearby?

Reminds me of...

dercoo

This.

Touching!

Beautiful

[QUOTE="xWoW_Rougex"]

Can you tell me why I should prioritize the human? Just because it's a human, because we're the same race? You'd save a complete douchebag instead? Why?

bloodling

Why would you assume that he's a douchebag? Would you rather save someone that would likely die in a few years, or someone who has a lot of years in front of them? Because dogs don't live as long as humans do...

[QUOTE="bloodling"]

[QUOTE="xWoW_Rougex"]

Can you tell me why I should prioritize the human? Just because it's a human, because we're the same race? You'd save a complete douchebag instead? Why?

VaguelyTagged

Why would you assume that he's a douchebag? Would you rather save someone that would likely die in a few years, or someone who has a lot of years in front of them? Because dogs don't live as long as humans do...

There's obviously more to it than that. I went on to say that I consider human life to be more valuable than an animal's life in a later post.

i think hachi is on netflix now.

it's the story of the akita Hachikothat waited at the train station for 9 years for his masters return.

his memorial.

dogs are wonderful animals.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Seems unlikely...LJS9502_basic

Why?

Maybe we know less about animals than we, with our usual superiority stance, believe.

[QUOTE="CreasianDevaili"][QUOTE="xWoW_Rougex"]

xWoW_Rougex

I can either pick between a loved family member that I know ,although more naive and not as intelligent as a human being, is a good, happy, loyal and loving being. Or I could pick the stranger, and let's face it, most human are ignorant, hateful, greedy and selfish and this proof is all around us, including me and you as well. Just take a look at System Wars or the middle east or pretty much any place. This is why I like animals, no backstabbing or dirty schemes or hidden agendas, they're more simple and I like that.

Can you tell me why I should prioritize the human? Just because it's a human, because we're the same race? You'd save a complete douchebag instead? Why?

Basically here's how it goes:
Either I can save the dog and the person will die, in that case, I'll never know what kind of person it was but most likely some kind of family would be sad.
Or...
I can save the human, and the human might turn out to be a complete tool (or not) and guess what? Me and my family will be mourning instead.

Again:
Dog : me + family = happy, some family will *probably* be sad.
Human: Me and my family would be sad, other family will be happy.

So once again:
Dog: one family will be happy, guaranteed good being saved
Human: one family will be sad, possibly bad person saved.

Clear choice to me.