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January 17th, 2011
06:10 PM ET
After Brazil flooding, loyalty to the dead
As the death toll from devastating flooding in Brazil continues to rise, a single picture drives home the sense of loss.
Leao, a medium-sized brown mutt, lies next to the grave of her owner, Cristina Maria Cesario Santana, who died in the catastrophic landslides caused by heavy rain. This AFP/Getty picture was taken on Saturday, the second consecutive day that the dog refused to leave the woman's grave at the cemetery in Teresopolis, near Rio de Janiero.
Brazilians are bracing for more rain, fearing more landslides after waves of muddy water swallowed towns in the country's worst flood disaster on record.
At least 655 deaths were reported in a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state, northeast of the city of Rio.
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I wonder if the planet is finnaly getting tired of us?
Just you and your friends...the earth is auto-washing all the mess you all are making.
then how come it is floding only overseas?
It in tailgating mode...
Could you blame the planet if it were sick of us?
Ruffnut – what are you talking about? did you miss Katrina? or eastern north carolina?
If the world is tired of us it is only because some of us are too dumb to spell....
Only overseas? Ever heard of Hurricane Katrina?
Please don't wonder that the planet is getting tired of us, its just that the nature is taking its due course, because the human race has abused nature since ages.
Over seas because for them , they are in the middle of summer( their rainy season)... For us.. we are in the middle of winter.. We are getting record breaking snow falls this year.. They are getting record rain fall.. Makes sense?
It's tryin to shake us off like the fleas we are.
Bring the dog to me. I'll take care of this particular dog. Such a sweet soul.
The planet isn't getting tired of us. It's just that there are more of us around, so that when natural disasters occur, more people get killed. Sure, human exacerbation of erosion and things of that nature may affect how these disasters occur...but if Krakatoa erupted now instead of 170 years ago when there was only about a billion people alive...
Wow I have never seen this kind of devotion by an animal. I alway tease friends for treating dogs like children. Beautiful picture and storyline.
Very touching. The saddest part is to come because the dog will stay, and starve and eventually will die by it's owner grave.
They are better than us humans.
My dad's lab did too when he passed away, he howled for 24 hours on the steps of the church it freaked everyone out pretty good.
Naah. He's just waiting for his next meal. He'll figure it out eventually.
there was a similar story on here a while back about a dog that never left the curb of the driveway waiting for its owner that had passed to return home. stayed there every day for months.
Lived with dogs all of my life and that is unconditional love and loyaly few people are capable of even coming close to. All rescues and hubby & I are surrounded by our lovebugs as I type. I strive to be the person my dog thinks I am 🙂
I do hope the attention to this story results in someone rescuing this dog.
Some people have the mentality of dogs. Why there are people around today thinking that a mythical 2000 year old dead guy will come back to life? They conduct services, give away money, and order their lives around that dead guy's return. Are those people smarter than a dog? I think not!
I'll take a dog as a companion over most humans any day of the year! Geneticists just need to figure out how to double or triple their life spans.
@ Jesus.. First off, I don't see where your religious (or lack thereof) opinions play into this story at all. But since you spew yours so freely, here is mine: I'd rather live my life like God exists and then find out he doesn't than to live like he doesn't exist and find out he does.
This is why I love dogs!!!
Reminds me of the story of Hachikō. I'm not allowed to name the nation that we dropped two nukes on, as the story DID originate there and IS a true story.
Said dog came to greet his master at the train station every day for 9 years after the master died at work.
A statue now stands where Hachikō once waited so patiently before joining his best friend in death.
CNN's auto-filter is a prime example of how foreign outsourcing and H-1B visa workers don't work. One may not even use the proper names of nations here.
To dumb "To Spell!" Guess your Mommy took U to Private school
and U don't Even Appreciate Your Gift!!!!!!
Absolutely heartbreaking!
This picture just kills me. That poor dog. It just doesn't know. Dog are fabulous and so very devoted to their owners. I have two Golden Retrievers and YES, they ARE family.
Dogs are amazing. Sometimes i wonder if we are worthy of such innocent love
Goldens rock! Mine died last year and we got a golden pup. They are, indeed, family!
I hope someone is taking care of this sweet animal. If I was closer I certainly would.
He needs food and shelter. They're expecting more rain and mudslides. Someone should definitely take him in and adopt him. As to dogs being family...certainly, my dog is to me and to my family. We treat him no differently than if he were just another member of the family...and I think he knows it.
He was adopted, fortunately....
I hope some nice person takes pity upon this poor dog and adopts him.
I'm sure someone already has, the thing is Leao will always try to look going to that grave where lies his owner, always.
So sad, yet sweet.
Apparently she was extremely kind to this animal, and she was it's best friend. An alternative, heart breaking example of the aftermath of nature.
I hope he is being fed.
dont they eat dogs over there?
To traggic....no we do not eat dogs here ....
I would give this poor little soul a home... least I could do for his owner who obviously showed her companion great love while she was alive....
Any animal, be it dog, cat, or anything else will show devotion for the little love and attention that they get. It is to bad that most people do not feel the pain the animals do when they are seperated from their owners.
And who are our owners?
@Joe, I hear it's either God or mammon.
a cat wouldn't do this.
Joe, nobody owns me.
my heart just breaks for him/her. what a display of total love and devotion for his/her owner; more than most humans have for eachother. oh the beauty of innocence.
theres a statue of a dog in Scotland in a cemetery. the dog stayed at the grave of his master till he died. 10yrs later, if i remember correctly. thats devotion. his master was a constable
Greyfriars Bobby was the dog's name and his owner/caregiver was a shepherd if I remember the story correctly.
The dog was called "Greyfriars Bobby".
To Michael – he was a Skye Terrier. There for 14 years.
Is that the statue at the cemetery in Edinburgh?
Agree...animals r much better than humans. i love my 3 children, 2 of whom r dogs. cheers 2 all the people that treat ALL their children well. hope this sweet puppy makes it!
what an amazing dog. Sad but sweet.