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For that matter, do any animals other than humans get nostalgic?

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[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 40 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I don't think we have any way to know.

My dog definitely remembers and gets excited about places when going back after years. Does he think about those places otherwise? Probably not

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 51 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I had a dog named Ellie. She had this little whimper moan thing she would do when she wanted something, and you had to go through the The List™ to determine what it was.

"Is her hungry?"

"Does her want a to-to" (toy)

Et cetera.

She wouldn't stop her whimper until you said the right item.

One time I had exhausted The List™ and was just trying random things because the whimpering was getting a little old at this point and I was desperate. So I asked "do you wanna go see the kitty balls?"

The kitty balls we a collection of stray cats at a Walmart we lived near nearly a decade prior. She had not been to see the kitty balls in at least 8 years.

She lost her fucking mind. Jumping up and down (not an easy task on an old girl with messed up legs from getting hit by a car), barking, spinning around. I loaded her up in the car and drove two hours so she could stare out the window at stray cats in the back corner of a Walmart parking lot.

I miss her a lot. And apparently, she missed the kitty balls

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's like the most touching thing i ever ever heard. I love it.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 9 points 5 days ago

Aww. Ellie brought us a lot of joy. Endless, until the end. Sweetest baby. She would love that you were touched by that haha

[–] Glasgow@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago

Where do you think he’s running in his dreams.