Will Your Dog Mourn Your Death?

Personally, I'm convinced that dogs have deeper emotions than we give them credit for.

From Slate:

Will Your Dog Mourn Your Death?

Or just hop into the next warm lap?

By Brian Palmer|Posted Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 4:06 PM

U.S. Capitol Police K-9, Thea, a 4-year-old German shepherd, sits for a picture
outside of police headquarters, Oct. 23, 2009.

Photo by Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images

A photograph of a police dog laying its paw on the casket of his slain master went viral over the weekend. Photographer Jonathan Palmer said, “It seemed like the dog was aware of what was going on.” Do dogs mourn the loss of their owners?

They sometimes mope, but a dog’s emotions are a mystery...

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explainer/2013/06/do_dogs_mourn_their_dead_owners.html