Dog Attends Daily Mass Since Owner's Funeral

BetteDavisEyes said:

Dog attends mass every day since owner's funeral

Church goers believe heartbroken pooch is waiting for owner to return

Published On: Jan 17 2013 12:59:35 PM EST

BRINDISI, Italy -
Call it an extreme case of man’s best friend. A dog whose owner died two months ago is believed to be missing her so much he is attending church services at the chapel where her funeral was held in Brindisi, Italy. Tommy, a seven-year-old German shepherd, belonged to Maria Margherita Lochi, 57, and had been her faithful companion after she adopted him when she found him abandoned in fields close to her home in Italy...

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FYI: There is a movie that stars Richard Gere about a dog that continues to go to the train station to wait for his diseased owner: Hachiko: A Dog's Story.

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lorann said:

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OT I loved that movie but sobbed like a baby.

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None of the other parishioners has complained, Panna said, and villagers give the dog food and water and allow him to sleep nearby.

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Reader said:

Thanks! I feel so bad for this poor doggie....he doesn't even have a home anymore:

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He's still coming to Mass even after Maria's funeral; he waits patiently by the side of the altar and just sits there quietly. I didn't have the heart to throw him out - I've just recently lost my own dog so I leave him there until Mass finishes and then I let him out

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