Loyal Dog Waits At Italian Church For Dead Owner

[icyfroth]

A faithful dog whose owner died months ago still turns up everyday at her church hoping she will return.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/01/18/08/14/loyal-dog-waits-at-church-for-dead-owner

Tommy, a 12-year-old German shepherd, has become a local fixture at the Santa Maria Assunta church in Puglia, southern Italy, the Ill Messaggero newspaper reports.

Every afternoon at 5pm when the church bells chime Tommy heads to the church, as he did with his owner, and goes and lies down at the altar.

[kengillard]

sad, but lovely

[**meep**]

Reminds me of a movie based on a true story Hachi: A Dog's Tale 😞

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D

[monstersinthedungeon]

Reminds me of a movie based on a true story Hachi: A Dog's Tale 😞

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D

I got that movie out at the video store last week. Obviously felt braver at the store than at home - took it back unwatched, knew it would make me bawl like a baby.

[**meep**]

My daughter and I both watched and we both cried. Very, very sad :-(:-(:-(

[patchoo78]

I"m not watching it... I cried in Homeward Bound :_|

[vampire-teddy]

there is an episode like this on Futurama where Fry's dog waits for him and even that makes me cry .  i am a big sooky when it comes to animals.

[2chappies]

Hi Icy. 🙂  I read that yesterday, very sad story.

Don't think I'll watch that movie either, I cried watching Grey Friar's Bobby as a child and I've only got worse with age. 😞

[2106greencat]

I saw it too Icy, and it was sad, but also quite lovely. The dog goes to the church at the same time everyday just for the sermon, then toddles off again. Apparently he is being fed and watered and seems okay. It is just amazing the loyalty and the love an animal shares and feels with it's owner. :-D:-x:_|:-)

[icyfroth]

Hi everyone 🙂

special hi to Mon :-x

ok ok don't everyone get jealous pls...

I always cry buckets with sad animal movies, but I feel good afterwards. I never watched Red Dog but I came across the book and read it in my lunch hour at work over a cpl of days. At the end I came out of the lunch room all teary-eyed and runny nose. Everyone got all concerned about me. Which was touching and I was moved all over again.

😄