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<p class=MsoNormal>In my experience – yes, they know. They know
when it is time for one another to take the trip to the Bridge and they know
when one of their pack “comes home” also. I have observed
many times when it is time for one of the pack to go to the Bridge, all of the
dogs will go “say good-bye” – usually by touching noses –
sometimes before I have even made the decision. Sometimes the one who is
leaving initiates this and other times the others do. Then, when I bring
the container home, they all want to sniff it. Not normal “what do
you have, Mom?” sniffs – serious, different from all other sniffs.
At that point, they all seem to accept the loss and if anyone of the dogs has
been “searching” for the dog who has died, the searching stops. I
keep my dogs’ ashes upstairs and my dogs usually don’t go
upstairs. However, whenever one of them gets the opportunity to go
upstairs, they invariably end up sniffing at the location where I keep the
ashes. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It sounds really weird, but if you think about it, dogs are
trained to sniff out human remains – even microscopic pieces of human
remains. After 9-11, cadaver dogs searched all of the rubble that was
hauled off the site. If they can detect human remains, then I am sure
they can detect canine remains. Never underestimate the power of a basset
nose – they can also detect cancer through urine, skin cells, heart
conditions, and other illnesses long before medical science can detect a
problem.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Sandi Wittenberg - Red Bay Bassets<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>sandi@redbaybassets.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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