George Graham Vest speaking:
“Gentlemen of the jury, the best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter whom he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us — those whom we trust with our happiness and good name — may become traitors in their faith. The money that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man’s reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolute, unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world — the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous — is his dog.
“Gentlemen of the jury, a man’s dog stands by him in prosperity and poverty, in health and sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow, and the snow drives fiercely, if only he can be near his master’s side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.
“If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace, and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death.”
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Oh please!
If you were to die in your house, undiscovered, you “loyal dog” would eat your cadaver within 3 days.
I have no faith in interspecies love.
If you can’t even earn the love of a dog, you may as well quit life.
Why would I want the love of a dog? They stink, shed, have to be fed, and licensed, plus you have to pick up their dumps with your hands.
But hey, if want and need that kind of affection, I’ve got an ex-wife you can have.
My point remains, humans can be deserving of love and can return it in kind. A dog or cat is, to me, a poor substitute.
Scientists have a phrase for dogs and cats – social parasites.
WTF?
Some breeds of dogs, particularly the social German breeds are known the starve out of mourning upon the death of their keeper.
Lovecraft offers a different perspective…
“Between dogs and cats my degree of choice is so great that it would never occur to me to compare the two. I have no active dislike for dogs, any more than I have for monkeys, human beings, negroes, cows, sheep, or pterodactyls; but for the cat I have entertained a particular respect and affection ever since the earliest days of my infancy. In its flawless grace and superior self-sufficiency I have seen a symbol of the perfect beauty and bland impersonality of the universe itself, objectively considered; and in its air of silent mystery there resides for me all the wonder and fascination of the unknown. The dog appeals to cheap and facile emotions; the cat to the deepest founts of imagination and cosmic perception in the human mind. It is no accident that the contemplative Egyptians, together with such later poetic spirits as Poe, Gautier, Baudelaire, and Swinburne, were all sincere worshippers of the supple grimalkin.”
http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/essays/cd.asp
Sounds like a homo.
The guy sporting a revolver photo likes dogs and thinks sensitivity is homo. You should read the link, he has you pegged!
When is the last time you heard that a cat chewed some child’s face off?mans best friend bullshit. Besides they eat eachothers crap. Dogs are obsessed with other dogs shit.
Troll somewhere else faygot.
I loved the quote D&P. There’s nothing like the love and fidelity of a dog. Thanks for a great blog, but thanks especially for this post. It moved me alot today for some reason.
Very good!
Loyal Dog Won’t Leave Owner’s Grave
Posted: Nov 23, 2011 11:21 AM EST Updated: Nov 23, 2011 2:44 PM EST
HUFFINGTONPOST.COM – Lao Pan, an unmarried man without much family, found close companionship with his loyal dog. And even through tragedy, their steadfast bond lives on.
Pan lived in the Chinese village of Panjiatun, but died earlier this month at the age of 68. His furry friend was found by villagers at Pan’s grave safeguarding the site according to BBC News. The loyal pup refused to leave even after going seven days without food.
Sky News reports that since noticing the dog, villagers have been bringing food and water to the gravesite, and are even planning to build a kennel there for the dog to sleep in.
This dog’s loyalty draws parallels to other famously loyal dogs, Digital Journal points out, such as Hachiko, Japan’s most faithful dog.
Hachiko would greet his master at the train station each evening in Japan, until one day his owner had a stroke and died at work. Although Hachiko was adopted, his loyalty remained. Legend has it that Hachiko went to the train station each night to wait for his master.
But perhaps more likely, Sky News highlights the similarities between this yellow dog and Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Bobby — a dog who returned to his master’s grave every day for 14 years. The dog now has a statue erected in honor of his loyalty.
Check out the Australian movie Red Dog.
Fucking cat faggots.
Anyways, here’s a true testament to man’s best friend.
Slain Navy SEAL’s Loyal Dog Remains by His Side at Funeral
http://abcnews.go.com/US/slain-navy-seals-devoted-dog-remains-side-funeral/story?id=14378885#.T2V7g2KXTyc
“They say that a dog is a man’s best friend, and for Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson, 35, and his beloved and loyal dog Hawkeye, not even death could break this powerful bond.
At Tumilson’s funeral in Rockford on Aug. 19, his beloved canine lay at the foot of the casket throughout the ceremony. Tumilson’s cousin Lisa Pembleton took the heart-wrenching photo of the devoted dog, known to Tumilson’s family and friends as his “son.”
“I took this picture and that was my view throughout the entire funeral. I couldn’t NOT take a picture,” Pembleton said. “It took several attempts since every time I wasn’t crying and could focus on taking it, there was a SEAL at the microphone and I didn’t want to take a picture with them for security and respect reasons. Our family is devastated to say the least.”
Petty Officer Tumilson, from Rockford, Iowa, was one of 22 Navy SEALS who died when their Chinook helicopter was shot down by Afghan insurgents, claiming the lives of 30 Americans.”
Check this picture.
http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/ht_jon_hawkeye_dm_110825_wg.jpg
Find a cat that can love unconditionally like this, and get back to me.