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In reply to the discussion: Why do dogs leave first? [View all]WoodyD
(215 posts)52. Why is it so dusty on a snowy day?
Darn tricky "snow dust" getting in my eyes . . . I Googled for a half-remembered quote but couldn't find it. I thought it was Sir Walter Scott. Something like "it is a design flaw in the universe that we outlive our dogs." But I did find this:
I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquaintance of ten or twelve years, what would it be if they were to live double that time?"
- Sir Walter Scott
I think both my dogs need a hug now . . .
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there's lots of species that would seem to be mean looking through our prism
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2013
#72
Ruth was the rottie, she looks at my husband.She loved to be toweled after a bath :)
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#57
My heart still aches for all those I've lost- including those even from decades ago and always will.
marew
Jan 2013
#30