A loyal dog refuses to leave the grave for 2 weeks after his owner's death.
After Bhaskar Shri, 18, died in a car accident, his dog Tommy refused to eat or drink for 15 days straight.
Despite the cold winter weather, the dog decided to stay by the side of its owner's grave in Chennai, southern India. Shri, a construction worker, adopted Tommy 5 years ago and the two have become very close. However, not long after Shri died in a traffic accident and Tommy the dog did not want to leave his owner.
Dawn Williams, an animal rescuer working at Blue Cross in India, finally helped Tommy get home after more than two weeks outdoors. She said: 'I spotted a brown dog sitting next to a grave for the first time one evening in the first week of August when I was passing the area but I didn't think much of it. However, on August 13, when I was passing by here again on a rescue mission, I saw that dog again. It looks like the dog hasn't gone away in the past weeks."
Ms Williams said the dog appeared to be crying, starving and thirsty. She gives Tommy cookies and water, but the dog still refuses to leave the grave. After that, this female lifeguard and her colleagues asked the people around and went to find Shrimati Sundari, Shri's mother, who is also a construction worker. When the dog saw Mrs. Sundari, the dog rushed towards her and rubbed its head on her leg like it was very familiar.
Ms. Sundari said her son and Tommy were always together even at the construction site. However, since the day Shri had an accident on August 2, when Tommy disappeared, Ms. Sundari believed that the dog had found a new home. But no, now Mrs. Sundari is happy to see Tommy again, she calls him a loyal friend and will keep Tommy by her side as a memory of her son. Williams believes Tommy will help Ms. Sundari ease the pain of losing a loved one.
