“I’ve been a teacher all my life and I think I might as well be a teacher after I’m dead, so why don’t I just give you my body,” Krantz told Smithsonian anthropologist David Hunt.  “But there’s one catch: You have to keep my dogs with me.”

Though the Washington resident was recognized as a Sasquatch researcher, everyone who knew him understood the great fondness he had for his dogs.  He did not have a funeral following his death from cancer at age 70, rather, his remains were sent to a body farm to have tissue removed, and then onto the museum.

His and Clyde’s bones were arranged to replicate a photo that had been taken many years earlier in an exhibit called “Written in Bone.”

“Wow… you had really [an] impossible last wish,” said his wife, Diane Horton.  “And it’s been granted.”

Though Krantz and Clyde’s bones were only on display for two years, they were marveled over by thousands of visitors.

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Dogs are man’s best friend.

But have you ever wondered how long man and dog have had that friendship?

Robert Losey, an anthropologist from the University of Alberta in Canada, is studying the ancient bond between people and their canine companions. At an archaeological site, they found remains of a dog dating back 5,000 to 8,000 years. What was amazing about this find is that they found evidence that dogs were treated just like we treat them today–as friends, or as part of the family.

According to Losey, there are more dog burials than any other animals. And it’s not just any ordinary burial, the dogs were buried in the same fashion as the humans. Some of them even had necklaces around their necks, and some had offerings in the grave. This proves that those dogs had a special place in the community.

Watch the video and learn more about Robert Losey’s findings.

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