Top 10 touching stories of dogs loyal until death

Dogs are known as man's best and most loyal friends. Do you know Shep, Hachiko, and Greyfriars Bobby? Or do not know? Over the years, their touching stories, the stories of faithful dogs to their deaths, are still forever remembered.

1. Greyfriars Bobby

Speaking of dogs known for their loyalty, Greyfriars Bobby's image still exists in the Greyfriars Kirkyard cemetery. Bobby's owner was a policeman and night watchman named John Gray who lived in Edinburgh, Scotland. After John Gray's death, Bobby the dog guarded his master's grave for 14 years until his death, in early 1872.

A statue of the dog was erected on a granite fountain in honor of Bobby's devotion. Bobby's statue is located opposite Greyfriars Kirkyard Cemetery.

2. Leão

In January 2011, torrential rains swept southeastern Brazil, causing catastrophic landslides. The hillside collapsed suddenly, and the entire village was swept away. It was the worst natural disaster on record in Brazilian history.

More than 600 people were killed, including Cristina Maria Cesario Santana, who lived in Teresopolis, a municipality not far from the capital Rio de Janeiro, which was also the hardest hit.

Rescuers noticed Santana's dog in the dirt that had found and buried its owner (along with three other family members). The dog sat at the grave for days before volunteers came to take it away, tend, and feed it.

As photos of the loyal dog circulated widely on the internet and mass media, many also cast doubt on Leon's claims. There is a theory that Leão was a random gravedigger's dog resting next to a freshly buried grave when the published photo was taken... This explanation may be plausible, but it's Yes for sure. Definitely not a story we would like to believe.

 

3. Wang Cai

Wang Cai was originally a stray dog found on the streets of Chongqing, China. A kind citizen found Wangcai, fed him, and raised him. Since then, the dog has followed its new owner to work every morning, patiently waiting outside the door for eight hours until dark. This dog refuses food from passers-by and chases away all other furry dogs around. According to Wangcai's owner, its behavior puzzled her at first because she had never taught Wangcai to do anything. She thought that Wangcai should be waiting for her former owner, but she had no problem with this strange behavior and was happy for its loyalty.

Locals have been drawn to Wang Cai's unwavering loyalty, and he has been hailed as China's version of the famous Hachiko.

 

4. Bobby the Amazing Dog

The story of Bobbie, a 2-year-old collie mix, became a media sensation in the 1920s. In late 1923, Bobbie and his master got lost. I myself am a Brazilian family vacationing in India.

Until February 1924, when Brazilian owners were still wondering about the disappearance of their beloved dog, suddenly one day, the image of a scrawny, dirty dog, Bobby, with footprints on his body, appeared on their doorstep. Bobbie managed to make it back some 2,800 miles (4,100 km) from where she went missing in India - in a 6 month period, she endured a freezing winter!

The account of Bobbie's story in the Silverton Appeal was picked up and reprinted in newspapers across the country, and Bobbie has been known ever since. The Oregon Humane Society also investigated and corroborated the story, based on accounts from residents who encountered Bobby along the way.

Today, a statue of Bobbie stands in front of his former home on Silverton Street.

 

5. Fido

Fido is a 2-year-old crossbreed from Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy. The dog was found by a brick kiln worker named Carlo Soriani lying wounded in a ravine. Soriani and his wife patiently cared for the dog until it got better, even naming him "Fido".

True to his name, Fido started following Soriani every day to the bus stop in the central square of Luco del Mugello and picked him up when he returned from the factory. Everything changed for Soriani and his dog Fido one day in 1943 when the Royal Air Force (RAF) conducted an air raid on Borgo San Lorenzo. Carlo Soriani was one of the unfortunate victims of that attack. 

That day, Fido still went to the bus station, but the joy of welcoming his master back never came again at last.

Fido returned to Soriani's house alone, but the next afternoon he went back to the bus station to wait for the late bus, watching the guests leave one by one, a little disappointed. Fido came back the next day. One month later, one year later, and ten years later, the dog is still there, waiting for the night bus every day, for a full fourteen years.

Fido died alone on a cold street in June 1958. The dog is buried outside the cemetery where Carlo Soriani is laid to rest. 

In honor of the dog's devotion to his master, a monument to Fido was erected in Piazza Dante in Borgo San Lorenzo.

6. Waghya

Waghya, the most famous dog in Indian history, is a hound belonging to the bloodhound lineage of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the vast Maratha Empire, is also a competitor of the Mughal Caliphate.

It is said that Waghya was a loyal friend of Shivaji and was deeply loved by Shivaji.

After Shivaji died in 1680, he was given a grand Hindu funeral, culminating in the burning of his body on the pyre. According to legend, Vagiya saw his owner's body engulfed in thick smoke and fire, and was so distraught that the dog jumped into the woodpile and set himself on fire. 

In 1936, a statue of Waghya was erected at his cemetery in Raigad, a rugged mountain range. Since then, Waghya's popularity has spread throughout India, and Waghya has become a model of pets' lifelong loyalty to their owners. 

While there are doubts about the veracity of the fabled dog Vagaya, the story remains ingrained in modern Indian culture and thus the spirit of the story transcends many questionable and realistic themes.

 

7. Hawkeye

Jon Tumilson was one of 30 soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 6, 2012, when their helicopter was shot down. Tumilson's hound, Hawkeye, was seen among mourners at Tumilson's funeral in Rockford, Iowa.

According to many of the 1,500 people who attended the memorial service, Hawkeye accompanied Tumilson's close friend Scott Nichols to the podium where his owner's body lay, and the dog sighed and stretched He stretched himself out and lay down on the floor in front of the master. Until the end of the memorial service, the coffin was covered with flags. Hawkeye was later adopted by the Scott Nichols family.

 

8. Lao Pan's dog

Lao Pan, a Chinese who lives alone in Panjiatun Village, Qingdao, took care of his golden retriever mongrel dog in the last few years of his life and lived a happy and healthy life. When Pan Sr. died in November 2011 at the age of 68, the old man was mourned by no one but his dog. 

After the old man's simple funeral, the rented room was cleaned up, but his dog was never found. Sometime later, the dog was found in the cemetery, guarding the owner's grave. Everyone is very curious about how the dog found Lao Pan's grave. 

Whether hungry or thirsty, the dog never left his master's grave. The villagers were worried, so they took the dog back to the village and brought him steamed buns. The dog hurried back to the cemetery with the pastry. The villagers later built a simple cage for it next to the grave and gave it food regularly to help it survive.

 

9. Shep

Shep is an American dog living during the Great Depression of the 1930s. At the time, a man living in Montana, in the northwestern United States, fell ill and was taken to St. Clair Hospital, in the city of Fort Benton.

A shepherd dog followed into the city and stood guard at the hospital gate, refusing to leave. A kind nun in the hospital kitchen took pity on the dog and fed him until he died. The man's family, who lives in the eastern United States, was told to send his remains home. One day in August, as his body was being transported to Fort Benton station to be loaded on an eastbound train, a collie appeared suddenly as the trolley was pushed onto the platform to load the train. Now, it tried to jump up but was pushed away mercilessly. As the carriage doors slammed shut and the engine began to leave the platform, those present called the sad, howling dog back.

Day after day, the dog sat in the yard watching the passenger trains coming and going, looking hopefully at every passing passenger. Whether it's the scorching summer heat or the freezing cold of a Montana winter, the dogs are there waiting for the next train. As word of Shep spread, people flocked from all over the world to see her, take a photo or try to make friends and take her home. But all efforts were unsuccessful, and after checking every incoming train, the dog sped away to avoid people trying to approach. Shep is cared for and fed by railroad workers.

As the days passed and the dog got older, he waited at the Fort Benton station for nearly 6 years until one winter morning, his legs were numb, his ears were no longer sensitive, and Shep could no longer hear sound up. The train pulls into the station. When he heard the sound and turned around, the train was already on its way, and the driver didn't stop in time.

Shep was buried, and nearly everyone in Fort Benton was there. Shep's tomb is located on a hillside overlooking the city, where it remains to this day.

 

10. Hachiko

Hachiko is perhaps the most famous loyal dog in the world. The legend of Hachiko has been told in many books and even made into a movie.

In short, Hachiko is an Akita dog born in late 1923. In 1924, Hachiko was adopted by university professor Hidezaburo Ueno and brought back to Tokyo. Since then, Professor Ueno and his dog Hachiko quickly developed a habit: every day, Hachiko followed Professor Ueno to go home alone near the Shibuya Station platform. At the end of the day, the dog appeared at the station and greeted Ueno happily. He saw him coming out of the station. Until one day in May 1925, Professor Ueno never appeared at the gate of Shibuya Station as usual.

 

Professor Ueno had a cerebral hemorrhage at the university that day, and he never returned to Shibuya Station after he left, where a dog was waiting for him.

After Professor Ueno's death, Hachiko was given away, but the dog escaped from time to time and appeared in Professor Ueno's old house again and again. Finally, Hachiko also realizes that Professor Ueno no longer lives there. It started looking for its owner at Shibuya Station, and the dog had accompanied it several times. Hachiko waited for Professor Ueno to come back every day. And every time he went home from get off work at Shibuya Station, he couldn't find his friends. 

The image of a dog sitting on the platform has attracted the attention of many passers-by. Many people often see Hachiko with his former professor Ueno every day. They take care of Hachiko and give him food. For nine years, Hachiko sat waiting for his master to return.

Hachiko died on March 8, 1935. The dog was found on a street in Shibuya. Currently, Hachiko's remains are preserved at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo.

Hachiko has become a symbol of loyalty to the Japanese people, and even though he is dead, the story of Hachiko is still passed down and remembered today.

Not just Hachiko, Shep, Leão... There are many other loyal dogs whose stories are shared every day and remembered as proof of loyalty and good friends of man.