After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.
The dog waited for over a decade for his master to return. Upon their reunion he whines and then immediately dies. It is sad but not violent and the dog is at peace.
Argos, dog of Odysseus, has spent years waiting and upon his master’s return he dies peacefully. It is a very sad scene, though not violent in any way.