Bobby remained by owner’s side up until completion.
A heartbreaking picture of a dog gathered next to its precious owner’s casket throughout her funeral service has actually gone viral in Italy.
The image was published on social networks by the Cappello Funeral Agency, along with the message “Today I saw with my own eyes the love of animals for their owners”, following the funeral service of the dog’s elderly owner in the Frosinone province near Rome.
The dog, Bobby, remained bent next to the casket throughout the funeral service of Iolanda Cappello who dropped dead, aged 84, on Friday night.
The event was commemorated in the town of Santopadre, with mourners in the church deeply moved by the sight of the little dog who had actually attempted to climb up onto the casket prior to resting in front of it.
Aware of the animal’s heartbreak, neither the priest nor anybody else present looked for to move the dog away throughout the service.
Later when the funeral procession made its method by foot to the cemetery, about one kilometre away, Bobby following the hearse the entire method.
After the burial the dog returned home with the sibling of the deceased.
Photo Agenzia Funebre Cappello
