Dog stands guard over deceased owner’s grave for six years

[cbelt3]

$tevie, good point, but IMHO pack animals have a desire to be with their packs. Acting as solitary watchdogs is not their nature. Agreed that dogs love to have jobs. Even if that job is to get belly rubs.

[Numo]

But how does the dog know where his former owner is?

[JoeM]

I just think that is one hell of a dog.

[$tevie]

cbelt3 wrote: Acting as solitary watchdogs is not their nature.

Not to belabor my point, but I don't think he is acting as a solitary watchdog. I think he is deriving comfort from being close to his human.

As to how he found his human in the first place, that is a really good question which I can only chalk up to a mystery of Nature. It's pretty awesome however it happened.

[Speedy]

Imagine a cat doing the same...

[Janit]

Speedy wrote:
Imagine a cat doing the same...

Only if the deceased was interred with a cache of tuna.

[OWC Jamie]

Ammo wrote:
But how does the dog know where his former owner is?

If it is (like) one of my former neighbors that ate garlic for breakfast , lunch, supper and a midnite snack - smell.

[vision63]

Captain's the man!