Dogs make such a huge impact on our lives, and it’s sad that their lives aren’t as long as ours. Even when a pet crosses the rainbow bridge, its memory still lives on.
And because of their incomparable loyalty, dogs are full-fledged members of hundreds of thousands of families worldwide.
Without a doubt, our beloved fluffy creatures deserve to be treated with love and kindness.
Just like Buddie, a 13-old-dog who died in 1941, but the legend about his bravery still lives on. But how do we know so much about a dog who lived almost a century ago?
Zach Medlin from West Monroe, Louisiana, accidentally discovered a resting place of a doggie who, judging by the inscription on the gravestone, was a hero. Stay tuned; we’re about to tell you a story of a fantastic puppy.
Zach was walking his dog, Serena, when the pair came across something they had never noticed on any of their previous walks. There in Kiroli Park in West Monroe, Louisiana, amongst the pine needles and leaves, was a little square stone peering through.
Serena was having fun chasing ducks by a lake nearby, but Zach decided to investigate the stone. “The inscription was covered by some pine straw,” he said.
“So I had to move the pine straw out of the way to read what the grave marker had to say.” The stone read: “Buddie, 1928 – 1941. Born a dog / Died a gentleman.”
From this heartwarming inscription, Zach could tell that Buddie had been a good boy who was incredibly loved by his family. “It warms my heart to know that Buddie carried his owners through the Great Depression,” he said.
“All dogs deserve a grave marker,” Zach said.
Zach was touched, but he wondered why Buddie had been buried all by himself in a public park.
Legend has it that the park was once used for a Boy Scouts summer camp, and Buddie was the group’s mascot. Locals say that one day, a boy started to drown in the lake and Buddie saved him by alerting the other Scouts.
However, research says otherwise. “While I was reading newspaper clippings detailing the legend, I found a copy of a handwritten note dated October 18, 1993,” wrote Lora Peppers on Findagrave.com.
“It says the following: ‘According to Mrs. Dee Strickland, the dog belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Jones, 215 Breard St., Monroe. Mrs. Strickland lived with the Jones [family] in 1932. The dog was a beautiful Irish setter. Mr. Jones frequently took him to Kiroli Park to run, so when he died, he decided to bury him in Kiroli Park.'”
Well, whether Buddie was a life-saving Boy Scouts mascot, or simply a beloved family pet, we think he was pretty special either way.
Rest peacefully, Buddie!
Source: AWM
