This is quite interesting and it shows the extent of dog's loyalty to human
An extremely dedicated dog has
continued to show its loyalty, keeping watch on its owner's grave six years
after he passed away.
Capitan,
a German shepherd, reportedly ran away from home after its owner, Miguel
Guzman, died in 2006. A week later, the Guzman family found the dog sitting by
his grave in central Argentina.
Miguel
Guzman adopted Capitan in 2005 as a gift for his teenage son, Damian. And for
the past six years, Capitan has continued to stand guard at Miguel's grave. The
family says the dog rarely leaves the site.
"We
searched for him, but he had vanished," widow Veronica Guzman told LaVoz.com.
"We thought he must have got run over and died.
'The
following Sunday we went to the cemetery, and Damian recognized his pet.
Capitan came up to us, barking and wailing as if he were crying."
Adding
to the unusual circumstances, Veronica says the family never brought Capitan to
the cemetery before he was discovered there.
"It
is a mystery how he managed to find the place," she said.
Cemetery director Hector Baccega says he and his staff have begun feeding and
taking care of Capitan.
"He
turned up here one day, all on his own, and started wandering all around the
cemetery until he eventually found the tomb of his master," Baccega said.
"During
the day he sometimes has a walk around the cemetery, but always rushes back to
the grave. And every day, at six o'clock sharp, he lies down on top of the
grave, stays there all night."
But
the Guzman family hasn't abandoned Capitan. Damian says the family has tried to
bring Capitan home several times but that he always returns to the cemetery on
his own.
"I
think he's going to be there until he dies, too. He's looking after my
dad," he said.