"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends..."  
Those words come to mind.  

I don`t know if Jesus ever had a dog`s devotion and blind love when he was a child.  Somehow, I`m pretty sure he shed a tear or two over the loss of a four-legged friend as a boy.  
As an old man with memories of my old friend, it`s hard for me not to shed a few, when I read this.