There has been a rather complex study done recently about dogs, testing whether they feel love for their human families. Well really!! Any dog owner with any feeling can tell you their dogs love them, and not only love them but in some instances go to amazing lengths to serve and protect. There was a piece on the news last week about a dog who woke her family and saved them from a fire. Our good dog Remington never had to rescue us from a fire but he was ready to protect!
When our first baby, Tommy, was a few weeks old I decided that I needed a hair cut and asked my mother-in-law to watch him for an hour during his nap time while I went out. Helen was the most loving person and doting grandma you can imagine so I had no qualms about leaving her with the baby. When I returned from my appointment, my mother-in-law was very relieved to see me and had an interesting story to tell. Tommy slept the whole time so that wasn't the problem. But, it turns out, as soon as I left the house, Remington, our brave little mini dachshund, plopped himself down in the doorway to Tommy's bedroom and didn't move. Every time grandma tried to walk into the bedroom to check on the baby the dog growled until she walked away. Happily, Remington learned to accept Helen as part of the family but he always remained very protective of "his" kids. Good dog!
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