I attended a funeral where the family brought the deceased's dog to the services. The dog sniffed the casket and lay down under it, as she would under the bed. Seeing a family recognize that a 15-year-old dog, who joined the family as a puppy, needed to say goodby, i.m.m.d.
The difference between friends and pets is that friends we allow into our company, pets we allow into our solitude -Robert Brault