This is loyalty personified.
Samuel Flores was driving close to the Dallas-Fort Worth cemetary when he spotted the Great Pyrenees dog standing over his companion’s body.
The dog’s friend, who appeared to have been struck by a car, had been moved from the road onto the grass, presumably by his loyal friend.
Samuel took a photo and uploaded it to Facebook in the hopes that somebody nearby could help.
When animal advocates Julie Fennell and Jessy Faiferlick saw the post they jumped into action and drove to the scene.
Speaking to The Dodo, Fennell explained what she found on arrival:
“When I got there we took him to my car and loaded his friend up to get scanned.”
“You could tell from the blood in the road that he had dragged her body out of the road up onto the grass. When we drove away he got into the small back window of my car to look for his friend.”
They believe that the dog stood beside his friend for hours based on the condition of the dog’s body.
Fennell added: “He is a very loyal dog. When we were driving to the shelter he sat with his paw on my shoulder.”
Neither dog had a collar or a microchip and Dallas Animal Services are now attempting to find the owners.
Fennell said: “He made a friend.”
“Whether it was his companion in his yard at home or whether they met up as strays, but something made him stay by her side.”
