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Post by Aussienot on Mar 20, 2004 2:35:17 GMT -5
Cardboard Chihuahua Helps Ease Dog’s Grief
* by Marc Erickson * 01.30.2004 @ 06:46 PM PT
“A pining Chihuahua dog has been lured out of mourning by a life-size cardboard cut-out of his dead best friend. Fourteen-inch tall Sandy has spent hours grieving for his old friend Rosie who passed away at the beginning of January. When she died two weeks ago he slept all day, barely ate and gazed longingly at her neighbouring kennel at his home in Tuffley, Gloucester.
Now Sandy’s owner, Ann Bell, 54, has come up with the perfect solution to her pet’s suffering. From his bed in his home-made pink wooden chalet kennel, Sandy, 11, can now see a cardboard cut-out of 15-year-old Rosie to remind him of happier times. Mrs Bell said: ‘They got on really well. I loved her and he loved her. When she was gone he just followed me around and looked lost. He was really ill and wouldn’t eat. ‘But since the arrival of his new cardboard companion, Sandy’s tail has been wagging again.’ “
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Post by Nicole on Mar 20, 2004 9:59:52 GMT -5
I didn't think dogs could see in two dimension. Maybe the cardboard dog is three dimension. Hey, whatever works... ;D
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Post by Aussienot on Mar 20, 2004 22:02:43 GMT -5
Yea, it totally made me laugh but it was from a reputable news source, and I remember how my dog were with the mirrored closet doors in my bedroom. Finn sussed out the one dimensional dog after the first time; but for Sailor, EVERY time she entered the room for weeks she was startled by the yellow Lab looking at her.
It was funny the first three hundred times, but got old quick.
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Post by Brooke on Mar 21, 2004 0:40:19 GMT -5
I read a similar story (almost to the T) about a year ago. I don't remember if I posted it on the other board or not...
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