Dog Has Remained In Its Owner’s Grave For Over 7 Years

There are real-life stories that far surpass those told by fiction authors. Who was not moved by the film “Always by your side”, a touching narrative of friendship between a dog and its owner.

Well then, let’s tell the beautiful story of a dog called Capitán, who has remained for over 7 years in a cemetery next to his owner’s grave.

He has often been removed from there, however, this faithful companion always returns to his friend’s tomb. Do you want to know this exciting friendship between a dog and its owner?

The story of Capitán, a dog that remains by the tomb of its owner

Capitán is a crossbred dog, with characteristics of a German Shepherd, that Miguel Guzmán decided to adopt for his son.

Verónica, the mother, however, did not think the idea was a very good one. From your point of view, that would mean more work than you already had at home.

But in the end, by the way the dog was, all the members of the family became attached to him.

This took place in 2005 in the city of Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina. The following year, the father of the family became ill and underwent treatments at various hospitals until, in the end, Miguel Guzmán sadly died.

However, Capitán also disappeared and no one knew his whereabouts. But he soon returned to the family home and remained on the street, where he hovered around the residence for a week.

However, after a few days, Capitán did not return home and the family thought that he had been lost permanently, that someone had adopted him or, worse, that he might have died.

However, one fine day the wife of the deceased owner of the dog and his son went to visit the grave of their loved one and imagine the surprise they had when they saw that next to Miguel’s tomb  was their faithful friend Capitán.

Damián, the couple’s son, did not stop screaming with joy when he saw his great companion, however, even more surprising was the dog’s reaction, which began to bark as if it were a bitter cry.

The family decided to take Capitán back home. He, however, did not want to, preferred to remain in the cemetery at the grave of his dear friend.

From time to time he returns to the house, but never to stay. After some time, he decides to return to the cemetery, more precisely to be next to Miguel’s tomb.

The next time the family returned to the cemetery, Capitán remained there beside his great friend. This time, the dog decided to accompany the family to the house. However, after a few moments, Capitán returned to the cemetery.

Testimonials from people

A lady who sells flowers at the cemetery assures that Capitán arrived in 2007 and had an injured leg. So, he decided to call a vet to help him.

Since that time, he has gained the affection of those who go to the cemetery every day, whether they work at the cemetery or even the relatives of the deceased who visit the tombs.

The cemetery director says with great astonishment that the dog arrived at the cemetery alone and was wandering around until it found its owner’s grave.

All of this took place in 2007, but it wasn’t until 2012 that Capitán’s story became known around the world, thanks to the dissemination through the media in several countries, especially in France.

Some French filmmakers decided to make a documentary telling the incredible story of Capitán, the dog who, now, has remained at his owner’s grave for more than 7 years.

Captain today

According to the most recent reports, this faithful companion is not in good health.

It was noticed that the dog moves around the cemetery with difficulty and a few months ago a kidney failure was detected that is causing vomiting in the dog. He is 11 years old and living in a cemetery is not good for his health either.

However, as he is a well-known and also very dear dog, people come to greet and help him.

An association made a proposal to put his name on the main street of the cemetery and also to erect a sculpture in his honor to immortalize the friendship between Capitán and his dear friend Miguel.