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From The Times
January 10, 2008
Dog retrieves his best friend - a cat buried in the garden
Russell Jenkins
A pet dog missed the family’s dead cat so much that he dug up his grave and brought the body back into the house.
When Oscar’s owners woke up the next morning they discovered the dog curled up beside Arthur, the late cat, in his basket.
His owners, Robert Bell, 73, and his wife, Mavis, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, believe that the dog had licked the cat clean before falling asleep.
Mr Bell said that the two pets were constant companions. Arthur, who was a large cat, used to help Oscar to climb on to the sofa.
Oscar, an 18-month-old Lancashire Heeler, had watched Mr Bell dig a grave in the garden and then lower the cat into the hole.Mr Bell said: "He had managed to climb out through the cat flap in the night, obviously with the intent to get Arthur back. Bearing in mind that Arthur was a huge cat, Oscar must have used all the strength he could muster.
"Then he pulled him into the basket and went to sleep next to him. Arthur’s coat was gleaming white. Oscar had obviously licked him clean. It must have taken him nearly all night."
Arthur is now reburied in a secure grave. And Oscar has a new playmate, a kitten called Limpet.
NEWS FLASH
Small dog digs up owner who was put to rest in St. Stevens Cemetery.
"It musta took that tiny dog at least a week! Mr. Bell was a skinny man but way too heavy for that dog!" said the owner of St. Stevens.
Parts of Mr. Robert Bell were found on top a pile of leaves Saturday morning. Mr. bell was put to rest the Monday before, and his small dog was reported missing that Monday by Mrs. Bell. Cemetery workers found drag marks in the grass and followed them to a spreading tree near Mr. Bell's plot. Mr. Bell was laid out on the leaves, licked clean, and all of his fingers, toes, and hair were placed in the proper position near the body. Only a small section of his buttocks has not been found. The small dog is thought to have dug up the grave and pulled Mr. Bell's body by his fingers, toes and hair. The tiny dog, Oscar, was exhausted and died next to his master.
Both Mr. Bell and his dog were put to rest on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mavis Bell and their cat, Limpet, are moving out of the country.
This was my story for you....
- Did you laugh? I hope! Good! Now go outside, no matter what the weather is like and take a deep breath. I don't know about you, but with all the election crap, all the Bush crap, money problems, environmental issues.... I need to laugh.... so I thought I would share....