We left a big stone with his leash at the spot where he died, as a reminder of him.įor two years, Beau had enjoyed the company of another male dog. At least we found out the cause, and it’s likely he died quickly with a heart failure. Finally, we were told Beau had an undetected heart problem. It took a few weeks, but that’s understandable for a busy research center. So, I brought the body to the AU Necropsy (animal autopsy) lab. We didn’t know if he had been poisoned, bitten by a deadly snake, shot or what. We had Beau for four years, but early one morning I found him dead, and we didn’t know why because there were no indications of a problem. We named him Beau in keeping with the “Belle” theme, this time with a male dog. The second dog was a rescue, and when he got out of our car after being cooped-up, he ran with abandon through the grass, front and back. Belle died peacefully, and my wife told her brother that “Belle was the best gift you ever gave me.” My wife was her “mama” for 18 years, beginning when Belle was just a pup. The female was named Belle, as in “Southern Belle.” A Border Collie, she was energetic and loved the outdoors. I became a dog “father” in June 2001 by marriage. Dogs are known as capable guides and protectors, full of loyalty, faithfulness, affection and love. The dog was the first species to be domesticated, 15,000 years ago, before even agriculture began. The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) descends from the wolf, and the wolf of today is dog’s nearest living relative, wrote Adam Freeman and Robert Wayne in a 2017 journal article, “Deciphering the Origins of Dogs: From Fossils to Genomes”. President Ford with his golden retriever, Liberty.
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