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Touching dog story in the news ...
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UK soldier, loyal dog, make final journey together
"LONDON -- The body of a British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan was being flown home Thursday - alongside the loyal dog who died of a seizure after his handler was killed. Lance Cpl. Liam Tasker, a dog handler with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, was killed in a firefight with insurgents in Helmand Province last week. Theo, his bomb-sniffing springer spaniel, suffered a fatal seizure hours later at a British army base."
UK soldier, loyal dog, make final journey together
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Well, I read that title completely wrong... 
Feel-good story though
no?
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton 
Well, I read that title completely wrong...
As did I. I make no apologies.
Feel-good story though
no?
Definitely. Saw it this morning and definitely started the day off right. Not in a "glad it happened" way, but in a "loyalty is awesome" way.
[EDIT] I might need to clarify... I love dogs, and think they're about 100x more loyal than any non-family member could ever be. It just seems fitting that they're coming home together, for better or worse. Definitely sorry about the loss for the soldier's family.
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Originally Posted by Jawbone54
As did I. I make no apologies.
Me too. Mind. Gutter.
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Any normal human being would. Should we start a poll?
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I read it as intended, but for some reason "seizure" isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I think of a feel-good story.
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Originally Posted by abbaZaba
or the second dog was just hungry.
I'll be an optimist and go with the first choice. 
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Any normal human being would. Should we start a poll?
Only if it's public.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
or the second dog was just hungry.
I'll be an optimist and go with the first choice.
haha the thought never crossed my mind. I still find it amazing that he pulled him by his front paws and not by mouth/teeth. thinking outside the box?
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Still think my "feel-good story" is the greatest double entendre in the history of macnn
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