Came across this story online of a man and his best friend, Schoep: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/man-dog-lake-superior-photo-_n_1755609.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
The article is a touching story of a man who when breaking up with his fiancé began to have suicidal thoughts and who ultimately snapped out of it because of his adopted dog Schoep. The dog is now 19 and extremely arthritic so the man takes his dog every night into the lake where the dog is able to feel comfort from his arthritis and fall asleep. The picture is one of the best we’ve come across in capturing the bond a human can feel with a dog and shows how important Schoep is to this man’s life.
You can’t help but feel sad for the man who is about to lose his dog, but the picture puts a smile on your face at the same time knowing these two have spent such a special life together. Dogs have been shown to significantly help people with depression and other psychological issues and this is a perfect example of their therapeutic impact.