Odin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for food, he succumbed to a terminal disease late last year. At his death, a deep sense of grief ripped through the household of one of us (Andrew): While Odin was not human, he was an irreplaceable member of the family.
Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years
