A Soldier And His Dog - Democratic Underground

kpete

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Fri Mar-11-11 01:32 PM
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A Soldier And His Dog

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Posted on DU: March 11, 2011
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A British soldier, Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, was inseparable from his bomb-sniffing Springer spaniel, Theo. Together they forged a formidable record of finding IEDs that could have killed. Tasker was shot by a sniper, after which Theo returned to his kennel. A few hours later, Theo died of a seizure. Tasker's dad reflects:

"My honest opinion on this is, when Liam went down, Theo did not have the comfort from Liam to calm him down. I truly believe when Theo went back to the kennel, that would have a big, big impact because Liam was not there to comfort him."

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/03/a-soldier-and-his-dog.html

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StarryNite

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Fri Mar-11-11 02:54 PM
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1. And some people say animals ...

don't have feelings or emotions like people do. Well they are wrong. :cry:

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