If this image doesn't make you tear up, then I highly suggest you check your pulse...



"The photo showing the bond between felled Navy SEAL Jon Tomlinson and his dog Hawkeye has captured the attention of the Web...

The Labrador retriever was such an important part of Tomlinson's life that the San Diego resident called his dog "son."

When Tomlinson's friend Scott Nichols walked to the front of the room to give his eulogy, Hawkeye followed. As Nichols spoke, Hawkeye dropped to the ground at the foot of the casket and, according to observers, heaved a big sigh. The loyal pooch would not leave his owner's casket during the funeral."

You can read the full article HERE.

 

I saw that, very moving indeed.

Its yet another reason why Labs are the best dogs ever created (But I am biased, never had anything but Labs my whole life)

 

That is very touching indeed, damn my allergies are acting up again......

 

 

Im not about to watch the video they have of it. No way I could hold back.

 

The video just how's the dog laying there. It's only about 15 seconds long. Looks like your staying at a still shot picture still

 

Oh, I read somewhere they said you could hear the dog sigh.

 

Saw that earlier today while my Weimaraner was sitting next to me on the couch with his head on my knee... Extremely moving for sure.

 

I served with Petty Officer Tomlinson in the mid 90's in Pearl Harbor Hawaii He was a good guy

 

I watched it at lunch today at work...had to walk outside to collect myself. Very moving.....loyal to the end. I wonder if there is treatment for dogs and other animals suffering from depression.

 

Our four-legged friends don't ask for much, do they? They always give more than they receive, in my opinion. You can't buy the loyalty they give freely.

- Jack

 

Dogs definately know sadness, that dog is heart broken. I wouldn't know where to begin in trying to comfort that poor boy. It made me hug my two fur babies a little bit tighter today.
Rhonda

 

true best friend! nothings tighter then the bond between a man and his dog. its unconditional

 

Whew! Before I saw the image I thought I might be dead.

I've got a pulse.

Good boy, good boy.

 

This made me think of the movie Hachi: A Dog's Tale, in which a dog who met his owner every day at the train station coming home from work, waited there for him every day for about 10 years after his owner died, until the dog himself died. Anyone who can sit through that one without tearing up has a heart of stone.