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Loyalty: After 5 Months Dog Still Waits for Dead Master

Loyalty: After 5 Months Dog Still Waits for Dead Master

Wayne Giroux’s family sure misses him after he was killed by a drunk driver this summer. But there’s also someone else who misses Wayne — his dog Spot.

From WFAA-TV:

It’s hard to tell who misses Wayne more… Paul or the dog.

At the same time, every day, Spot hangs around this quiet country road waiting for Wayne to come home.

“I have no doubt that‘s what she’s waiting for,” Paul said. “It breaks my heart every time I go over there.”

Twice a day, Spot leaves her post when Paul looks in on her. But he knows it’s not him the dog really wants to see.

“If you can ever find anything that loves you that much, it’s the most precious gift in the world,” he said.

It’s possible, one day, Spot might give up. But Paul doesn’t think so.

Around here, friends are for a lifetime.

(H/T: Fark)

Comments (119)

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  • chiquelitz
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:22pm

    Just over a yr. ago we lost our beloved Holly. She passed away in her sleep. Her son, Buddy Love, who looks almost identical to Spot, was heart broken. We had her covered in a blanket…Buddy threw off the blanket and started to lick (kiss) and lick her, whining and crying. At first I was shocked, then I realized it was his time to mourn, his way. After about 15 minutes, he walked away. 3 months later we bought a 3 month old puppy, and he adores her.

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  • mjgma
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:21pm

    I‘ve always said a dog’s love is unconditional and as close to the love of God that you can get. That’s why it is so important to adopt and/or foster older dogs whose owners are no longer able to care for them and they end up in shelters. These animals are lost and in need of serious love the kind of love that they give every day.

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    • Alexandra1214
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:49pm

      Amen to that ….. we have rescued and rehomed MANY (over 100) older dogs that fall through the cracks of life ….(divorce, death, allergies are the excuses) I don‘t even listen to people’s excuses anymore …. I just look in their eyes and know what to do … I know some people say that I rescue and rehabilitate dogs to find their new homes … because I couldn’t rescue Leslie …. well maybe that’s true … BUT before Leslies’ death … I was in the business world and I had NO idea that I had been given the gift of helping God’s creatures …. !!!

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  • joseph Fawcett
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:13pm

    I had a dog like that, I just put her down a couple of months ago, she was old and had a serious heart problem. I left her with a friend for a month last year to go to AZ for a job. She never gave up waiting for me to come home to pick her up. She wanted to go everywhere even if she had to stay in the car for hours. She never complained or acted up and was always happy to see me even if it had been five minutes. You can read more about her on her very own page on my website, http://www.josephfawcettart.com , I think it is the second page on the list, I miss her still so much. Freckles was her name.

    http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist

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  • RVing-Patriot
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:57am

    This is not uncommon. Over four years ago my first wife passed away from a 35 month battle with cancer. One of our Boston terrier’s, Cookie, demeanor drastically changed. I could tell she missed her master. She actually appeared depressed. She no longer played with her mate, Oreo. Sadly, Cookie passed away from a brain tumor 11 months after my first wife.

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  • Alexandra1214
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:56am

    I began in Collies when my daughter, Leslie saw “Lassie, Come Hone” … we were building a house in the country and Leslie in her 4 yr. old logic decided that a Collie/Sheltie would be a good dog for living in the country … “Just in case she got lost” …. the dog would help her find her way home … That was 1986 … we put a deposit on a Collie pup that was due to be born in December 1986 .. November 22, 1986, an horrific auto accident (old woman fell asleep at the wheel and plowed through our windshield) took my daughter’s life … I was helicoptered to a Philadelphia Hospital … my family was told that I was not expected to live … and IF I did live .. that I would loose my left arm and possibly my leg …. The deposit on the Collie was offered back to us because I was not in any condition to raise a puppy …. I said “NO … that puppy who was born on Christmas Morning was my daughter’s puppy … and she is coming home with me … we named her Samantha” …. That dog saved my life … she gave me a reason to get out of bed once I could walk … she listened to my stories of Leslie my daughter, without EVER telling me to “just get on with life” … as some people did … she licked away my tears … The nurses that were at my home for the first months after the hospital were all interviewed about …. Did they like/love dogs … If they didn’t … they were NOT hired … Samantha turned out to be my first Obedience Champion … she helped me walk again … she had endless patience …. She was the beginning of my life with dogs … I have been active in obedience, conformation as well as Rescue …. Samantha is gone now … with her master in Heaven, my daughter Leslie, who would be 27 years old now … and there have been many doggies at our home since her death …. when they pass …. I send them, in prayer, along to Leslie …. My mother, Leslie’s Grandmom, who has also passed on (1987) was not a huge fan of more then one dog … so I laugh when I think of all the doggies, horses, kitties that have passed on during my life out in the country … and I have sent their spirits to Leslie …. and I can just see ‘the look’ on my Mom’s face … lol ….
    Bottom line …. Just spell D O G backwards ….. G O D …. I think that God sent us these creatures to teach us …. of Love … pure and simple!!! You can see some of our doggies on http://www.mysticgrove.org God Bless Spot the Dog!!!

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    • temple62
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:25pm

      Amen, I wouldn’t be without my dog and cats! There is no instrument that could ever measure their loyalty!

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 3:34pm

      Thank you for your story, I started crying on the fith line and haven’t stopped yet. I am sure your Leslie is in heaven caring for all of them. God bless you and yours.

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  • jeanpennie
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:55am

    This brings tears to my eyes. Dogs love us unconditionally, and when you have a best friend like this you really are a wealthy person.

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  • 60yroldfemale
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:50am

    Right in front of me is my dear Josephine s photo. She left us in 2008 after 19 years. She is still so missed. In her last days she could not get up from her bed.
    I gave her a dish of water and left the room while she finished it. When I returned she had flipped the empty stainless bowl to her head and was grinning at me from under her ‘hat’. Thank the Lord for digital cameras, I got a photo for my husband to see.
    Dogs are the greatest. They never ask for the keys to the car, or for expensive toys and always try to cheer you up when you are down.

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  • ritamweep
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:41am

    Dogs have such keen senses, I think we should take a pet to the funeral home and let them give a kiss goodbye, if possible. They will understand that better than the just the stark absence. If the dog is family, that is the least we could do.

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    • TMACK
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 2:48pm

      What a fantastic idea…

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    • paleoconservatarian
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:28pm

      I was thinking the same thing as I watched the piece. The dog may very well think it’s master is simply lost.

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  • bailey08
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:37am

    My boxer Riley died 12 years ago. My heart has never been the same. I hope she is the first thing I see when I get to Heaven. Dogs are a special gift from God.

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    • TMACK
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:43am

      I believe our animals are waiting for us in Heaven. Dogs are a special gift from God, and I would also argue…so are cats ;)

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  • TMACK
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:33am

    Can’t watch the video…it would be waterworks for me.

    Animals are such a wonderful addition to anyone’s family. How blessed I am with the unconditional love that my babies give me.

    I had a cat, Habibi, who was so attached to me that my ex-husband used to say that if something ever happened to me and I passed away before Habibi, he would just place my cat in the casket with me because he could never live without me. He was correct. Unfortunately, I had to lay rest my sweet boy in July and I miss him daily.

    My heart breaks for sweet, sweet, Spot.

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    • Paul G
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 1:07pm

      I didn’t watch the video either…Just reading the comments here is making me cry…..

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  • sbenard
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:31am

    RAINBOW BRIDGE

    By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
    Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
    Where the friends of man and woman do run,
    When their time on earth is over and done.

    For here, between this world and the next,
    Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
    On this golden land, they wait and they play,
    Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

    No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
    For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
    Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
    Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

    They romp through the grass, without even a care,
    Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
    All ears ***** forward, eyes dart front and back,
    Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

    For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
    Together again, both person and pet.
    So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
    The time of their parting is over at last.

    The sadness they felt while they were apart,
    Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
    They embrace with a love that will last forever,
    And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

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    • joseph Fawcett
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:27pm

      This is a very nice thought and I appreciate you posting it. I have read it before and was given it just after putting my last dog down, a couple of months ago. I have to point out as a true believer in Christ that we are not promised to ever see our dear beloved pets again in eternity. I sincerely hope it is possible, and I trust Christ enough to know that if we can’t then everything will still be ok for us and them. I know God used Freckles and my other dogs in my life and I am eternally grateful to God for the gift of thier lives bound with mine. Beyond that as a Believer I have to just trust God for the rest.

      Thanks again,

      http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist – read about freckles on her own page on my website

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    • KE_in_IA
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:45pm

      That poem came back with the cremated ashes of one of our sweet dogs. I’ll never be able to read that poem or think of my beautiful, kind, funny, precious Cain without crying. Yep, there I go again….

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  • DevotedDad
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:28am

    There is no doubt that one out of my three dogs would act the same way. If my ex wife gave me 1/2 of a percent of the love that this dog did, I would still be married, and financially viable..lol

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  • sbenard
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:20am

    I had two Shelties who would run outside each day when I went to work and watch me leave. They would also greet me when I came home in the evening by meeting me at the fence in the same spot.

    I had a house guest for a few months who told me something that shocked me. He said that each day, when I left, my two puppies would sit outside, watching through the fence the ENTIRE DAY until I came back in the evening. I thought that they would go back into the house for the duration of the day, only going back outside to watch for me at the hour of my return, Instead, they waiting outside ALL DAY LONG! There are lessons of loyalty for us in these canine friends!

    Poor spot! My soul bleeds for him!

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  • Kilkee
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:15am

    Awww…. what a sweet story.

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  • sbenard
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:14am

    I just lost my best friend of 15 years, my sweet little Sheltie, Major. He passed away July 1, and I have been reminiscing about him and recording my memories since then. I have great empathy for this dog because I am mourning the loss of my beloved canine friend. Bless his heart!

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    • DivineMomentsOfTruth
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 8:00pm

      I lost my Border Collie mix Ben this past May 22.. I told myself no more dogs.. that the heartache was too much.. well it’s worse heartache not having a dog in your life at all.. I’m amazed at all the people here who had/have Shelties.. by coincidence I’m picking up my adopted Border Collie/ Sheltie mix tomorrow!!! He is 14 weeks old. This is a good Omen!

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    • BorderCollieFeeder
      Posted on November 10, 2010 at 8:21pm

      Hooray, Divine! Sbenard, I know how you feel. When we lost our wonderful White German Shep after fourteen great years, we were heartbroken but we did give love a second chance. Enter our Border Collie, Sadie. Today she made me laugh so hard that I doubled over on the ground in hysterics – just has she has every day for the past ten years! To me, the joy a dog can bring is immeasurable and although I really love all dogs, especially hounds and herders, I am now and forever a Border Collie Feeder. Good luck with the newbie Divine, and Sbenard, I hope you find a new four legged love in your life in the future. I have mentioned “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” on this board before and suggest it for any dog lover. Truly the best dog book ever written.

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  • Disabledvet
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:13am

    I have a dog now that knows when I am having a bad day, he won’t leave my side and keeps trying to shake hands all day, I had one that when I went down in the back yard and could not get up, she made such a noise that my wife came running out to see what happened, and found me, that dog saved my life. My wife claims if i had to choose between her and my dog i would choose the dog, and she is right.

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    • Disabledvet
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:27am

      I see a lot of Shelties being mentioned here, I just want to say the dog that saved my life was a sheltie and the Dog I have now is a sheltie, I love the breed for their loyalty

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:45pm

      I always get a mutt from the pound. I don’t think breed matters too much, most dogs, if given a chance to be part of the family and not just something in the backyard to throw food at, will love openly and honestly and never leave thier owners’ side. I loved your story about your sheltie, dogs rule.

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    • Alexandra1214
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 1:51pm

      God Bless you and your Sheltie …. since my recent disability started in 2000, we have had to concentrate on smaller dogs … I have taught many of our shelties to rettrieve and work with me as well as other handicapped people …

      I have to laugh at what your wife says … because my first husband used to say the same thing to me … ummmm … that’s why … he never asked that question too often … We parted our ways 14 years after our only child (Leslie) passed on …. and I was OK with living by myself with my doggies … that’s when my second husband (younger) showed up … I was part of a transport team for several litters of kittens … I met the transport person (now my husband of 8 years) and the rest, as they say … is history … Our dogs are our lives …. Give your Sheltie a HUGE hug for me ….. http://www.mysticgrove.org

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:01pm

      untameable-kate said: “I always get a mutt from the pound. I don’t think breed matters too much, most dogs, if given a chance to be part of the family and not just something in the backyard to throw food at…”

      I’ve always considered that a subtle form of animal cruelty. Domestic animals need love as well, and if you can’t give your pet(s) SOME affection, your psyche is warped.

      It is somewhat off topic, but here’s how Islam views dogs, thanks to Muhammad:

      “Maimuna reported that one morning Allah’s Messenger was silent with grief. Maimuna said: Allah’s Messenger, I find a change in your mood today. Allah’s Messenger said: Gabriel had promised me that he would meet me tonight, but he did not meet me. By Allah, he never broke his promises, and Allah’s Messenger spent the day in this sad mood. Then it occurred to him that there had been a puppy under their cot. He commanded and it was turned out. He then took some water in his hand and sprinkled it at that place. When it was evening Gabriel met him and he said to him: You promised me that you would meet me the previous night. He said: Yes, but we do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture. Then on that very morning he commanded the killing of the dogs until he announced that the dog kept for the orchards should also be killed, but he spared the dog meant for the protection of extensive fields or big gardens.” (Muslim #5248)

      These people are taught to hate all of God’s creatures except themselves.

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:51pm

      The first thing I bought after I moved into a new house was a dog door so my doggies don’t have to ask to be let in and out, they come and go as they please. I have a beautiful fenced yard with green grass for them, I love dogs. I hope you didn’t think I meant that dogs belong in the yard all the time, I also think it is cruel to leave them out. They are pack animals and it hurts them deeply to be separated from thier pack (family).

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 9:32pm

      Not at all. I was agreeing with you. :)

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  • Penster
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:12am

    Greyfriars Bobby was a dog in Scotland who spent 14 years guarding his master‘s grave until the dog’s own death. He only left to get food and water and the city took over renewing his licence so he wouldn’t have to be destroyed. There is a statue to this loyal little fellow in the churchyard at Greyfriars and several stories and films about his amazing love for his master.

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    • sbenard
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:24am

      I’ve seen that statue, but had forgotten about it until now. Thanks for refreshing my memory!

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    • pelajus
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:41am

      we just watched the disney movie, Greyfriars Bobby, and my girls were bawling. found out that a new movie was done on the dog, and we are getting that one, as well. break out the kleenex.

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  • TaraJanes
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:12am

    My daughters best friend was killed in a house fire three years ago while staying at her cousin’s. Her french poodle STILL sits at the corner were the bus would drop her off. I cry every time I see it. Its gotten so bad that I now take a differant path home around 3 pm. And here I go again. Dogs are wonderful.

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  • Slevdog1
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:00am

    I can emphatize with that…..when my dog passes down, it will be a very hard day.

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:59am

    as a family with many hounds, this is as heartbreaking as it gets. we lost our Father and his BlueTick laid next to his truck until we finally had to get rid of the truck just for her sake. after 4yrs, she’s recovered .. but now and then, she raises her head and listens and perks up when a diesel Ford drives by.

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    • Canuck GB Fan
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:41pm

      Give BlueTick a hug from me! Such a sweet story too..dog stories are awesome! My heart aches for the ones who don’t have love.

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  • Janis
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:58am

    My heart is breaking for this little guy…not only that, he looks just like my dog Pongo…he has the same big ol heart at Spot does. sigh.

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  • dkhartman
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:52am

    OMGsh how amazing! Animals are amazing little family members!

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  • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:51am

    The dog misses her friend, and just keep hoping some day he will come back for her.

    Too bad Mr Obama does not share the same devotion and loyalty to America and the Constitution.

    Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
    • kkfedup
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 4:10pm

      Snow Leopard, Not everything is about politics.

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    • panther440
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 3:31am

      I’m sure Bo is just waiting for a better offer. ,, and I hope he gets one.

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  • john seven eighteen
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:50am

    This breaks my heart on so many levels. Just yesterday I accompanied my sister to the vet because her 200+ pound Anatolian Shepard was sick. As soon as the vet came out to the waiting room I knew it was bad news. He had congestive heart failure and they had to put him down. We were all devestated.

    Also, I have two 15 year old dogs myself that I have had since they were both puppies, and I know they will not be around too much longer. They absolutely love me unconditionally, and it will be very tough when it is their time to go. They truly are man’s best friend.

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:55am

      Been there, done that. One of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make.

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:57am

      I have had to put two dogs down in my adult life and can sympathize with you, it was the hardest thing in the world. One had cancer and the other one had stopped eating and was trying to die and just kept lingering on in the back yard so I finally had to take her in, she was fifteen and wouldn’t eat or come in the house anymore. I will always keep dogs even though the pain of losing them is so great, the joy and unconditional love they bring into the home is to be cherished.

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  • WTSpike
    Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:46am

    Wow. It’s right out of that movie “Hachi, A Dog’s Tale”, based on a true account of a dog in Japan that waited for his master to come home for over 9 years. Don’t watch it unless you like a real three-hankie job. Very sad, yet very touching.

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    • justsaying
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:02am

      I have seen the movie. You are right, it is a three hankie show, but worth it.

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:16am

      Dogs are special. Time heals.

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    • kerrcarto
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:21am

      That story is the reason I bought my first Akita.

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    • dressseller
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:03pm

      Well.. this story just makes me cry. Ugh. So bittersweet and sad.

      Stupid Drunk Drivers Suck.

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    • mdlwoods
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:11pm

      I just saw that movie about 2 weeks ago. I have never cried so much in a movie! This dog, Spot’s story is so much like that. I was getting teary watching the news story! I feel really bad for Spot. I wish Paul would try to take her home with him and see if he can get her to give up her vigil. Never hurts to try!

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    • HouseNegro
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:18pm

      God Bless Spot the Dog.

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    • Canuck GB Fan
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:36pm

      Awww , this story is a heartbreaker! Dogs rock!!!! XO to Spot. I hope she can find someone to love when its time for her! Beautiful animals…..

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    • Canuck GB Fan
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:37pm

      Also reminds me of an old song called “Rusty it’s Goodbye” :{

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    • BpSitRep
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 9:17pm

      Totally agree. My wife and I watched the movie Hachi….and being dog/animal lovers we both had tears streaming down our faces at the end. Dogs can teach humans A LOT about LOYALTY !!

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