“THANK YOU”

Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22043, 16 August 1941, Page 9

“THANK YOU”

One of the most touching examples of gratitude ever experienced was shown by a dog at Cambridge, Massachusetts. A woman happened to look out of the living-room window and saw a large black dog lying in the snow where he had been left by a hit-and-run driver. Her son hurried to the dog and by friendly pattings and reassuring words succeeded in bringing the animal into the house. He lay on the floor, where he was given every comforting attention that could be thought of while one member of the family called the License Bureau to get information about his owner. But the dog’s master lived a long way off and had no telephone, so it was necessary to call the Animal Rescue League. When it was time to go, the dog’s eloquent eyes revealed that he preferred to stay; but it was impossible to extend his visit. One day, several weeks later, the writer’s son saw this same dog walk up the front steps and stand waiting for admittance. The door was opened and he walked in with the familiarity of a former house guest. He sniffed at each member of the family in turn, wagged his tail and then walked to the front door to be let out. It was a call of appreciation, that was all. The family never saw him again, but they knew that the dog had remembered.