Man's Best Friend, Truly

I read a story in the paper today, then saw it again on the Comcast Fan tonight, of a 3 year old German Shepherd named Cash, who is the epitome of the title of this piece. She had accompanied her owner in his pickup truck out onto the prairie almost two months ago. Her 25 year old owner proceeded to kill himself, leaving the dog in the middle of nowhere, not understanding what was wrong and having to fend for herself.

So this guy not only left behind a young wife and little boy of about 2 1/2, he left this dog with absolutely nothing to keep her alive. How could someone be so selfish? First of all, what could have been so bad a 25 year old needs to end it all, he hasn't seen anything yet. But secondly, I hate selfish people; I wonder if he even thought about the dog.

The poor dog stayed with him and guarded his body for six weeks until a farmer spotted her (the dog) and followed her to the truck where he found the selfish jerk's body. I figure the dog was pulling a Lassie act getting him to follow until they got to the truck. You know I say Lassie but truth be told, she looks more like Rin Tin Tin. I love that I'm writing about these tv shows no one else has even heard of. Anyway, the reporter said they believe the dog was probably fighting off coyotes who would have otherwise disposed of the body.

They said the dog was dehydrated and seriously undernourished but she was okay. They were certain she had been surviving on mice and prairie dogs and stuff like that. I don't know where she was getting water.

So, the wife said she was glad to have closure after her husband's six week disappearance and she and her son were very glad to get their pet back. The self-centeredness of people will never cease to amaze me.