Loyal Dog In China Refuses To Leave Owner's Grave, Goes Week Without Food

Lao Pan, an unmarried man without much family, found close companionship with his loyal dog. And even through tragedy, their steadfast bond lives on.

Pan lived in the Chinese village of Panjiatun, but died earlier this month at the age of 68. His furry friend was found by villagers at Pan's grave safeguarding the site according to BBC News. The loyal pup refused to leave even after going seven days without food.

Sky News reports that since noticing the dog, villagers have been bringing food and water to the gravesite, and are even planning to build a kennel there for the dog to sleep in.

This dog's loyalty draws parallels to other famously loyal dogs, Digital Journal points out, such as Hachiko, Japan's most faithful dog.

Hachiko would greet his master at the train station each evening in Japan, until one day his owner had a stroke and died at work. Although Hachiko was adopted, his loyalty remained. Legend has it that Hachiko went to the train station each night to wait for his master.

But perhaps more likely, Sky News highlights the similarities between this yellow dog and Edinburgh's Greyfriars Bobby -- a dog who returned to his master's grave every day for 14 years. The dog now has a statue erected in honor of his loyalty.

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Comments

[petconsults]

09:59 AM on 12/05/2011

Reminds me of Hachi in Japan.

[John Harden]

02:58 PM on 11/28/2011

That dog ... so touching.

[Richard Hamer]

09:27 PM on 05/05/2013

And people wonder why I would take a dog over a human ..any day!!!

[Isabella Caldwell]

02:02 PM on 11/28/2011

These are the type of stories we need more of; loyalty, friendship, and caring. Not only is the dog wonderfully loyal, the villagers are showing great compassion for the animal in even considering making him a kennel so he can stay.

[Igor Purlantov]

11:03 AM on 11/28/2011

What a heart breaking story. It is however beautiful that the dog and owner had such a tight and loyal bond.

[Razpooten]

01:25 AM on 11/26/2011

I can relate to this. Years ago I was fighting cancer. After chemo, surgeries and cancer I was like a dying cockroach. I was alone except for my dog that never left my side.

[educsbf]

01:55 PM on 11/25/2011

Seems like a compliment to call a cheating partner a dog. every dog I've ever loved has always been faithful

[Razpooten]

01:15 AM on 11/26/2011

Unfortunately "dog" has been used negatively in many cultures and many ways; but they could not be more wrong. A dog is the most noble and loyal of all creatures.

[Ramatoulai Fofana]

09:20 AM on 11/27/2011

To say "All Men are dogs" is an insult to dogs. Dogs are loyal, and love you unconditionally.

[clearthinker16]

01:52 PM on 11/25/2011

that kind of love and devotion is admirable

[jo ella]

01:50 PM on 11/25/2011

This story reminds me of a dog in Japan named Hachi. His owner was a professor who found the abandoned dog. Every morning the dog would walk to the train station with him and be waiting for him to get off the train every evening. The professor had a heart attack at the college and died. The dog kept going to the train station every evening for years waiting for him to get off the train. It was so bittersweet.

There was a movie made about this dog. Dogs are the most loving and loyal creatures.

[averma]

02:10 PM on 11/26/2011

This story really touched me. A loyal creature indeed very loyal than other.

[Conuly]

01:11 AM on 11/27/2011

Yeah, they mentioned that dog in the article. Did you read it?

[Aaron Wagschal]

01:29 PM on 11/25/2011

This is a very interesting story, why doesn't someone bring the dog some food?

[sammyjo1088]

02:48 PM on 11/25/2011

If you read more than just the headline, you'll find the answer to that ;).

[dknyc00]

05:51 AM on 11/26/2011

You clearly did not read the article! Try to read it, its quite good actually.

[shankapotomus]

01:19 PM on 11/25/2011

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/not-photoshopped-beam-of-light-shines-on-fallen-soldiers-miracle-dog/

[smokeedaclown]

12:44 PM on 11/25/2011

Dogs are truly your best friend,I love my doggies and I would be lost without them,all 3:)

[bobbolink813]

12:21 PM on 11/25/2011

In spite of such a display of domestication and loyalty, I'll bet this won't stop the Chinese from eating dog for breakfast!

[smokeedaclown]

12:45 PM on 11/25/2011

wow! why did you have to remind me of that! lol

[bobbolink813]

02:35 PM on 11/25/2011

Beacuse it's the truth!

[Debbie338]

01:13 PM on 11/25/2011

So true. Isn't that weird that they make such a distinction between pet dogs and what's on the menu?

[Conuly]

01:13 AM on 11/27/2011

Not really. People who keep chickens make a distinction between their own pet chickens and the ones they keep for the meat. People who have potbellied pigs as pets still eat bacon. People with pet rats still lay out traps for the ones in the garage.

[mwilbur137]

12:14 PM on 11/25/2011

There is more humanity in that dog than it seems in humanity, as of late.

[onebluebrick]

12:02 PM on 11/25/2011

My daughter had a Siamese cat, HiFi. Eventually, her work schedule became intense and she had to give HiFi's care over to me. At about 4:45, every weekday, HiFi sat in the living room window, waiting for my daughter's car to come up the driveway. She parked her car in the garage and went upstairs to the apartment above, and did not always come into my house to see her former cat. It broke my heart, and the cat's, as well, but I knew she was trying to achieve separation for his sake. Finally, one day, he decided that I was his mom and became much happier. I found a lovely Siamese kitten (like him) and brought her into the home for him as a companion, He grew to love her dearly, and that solved his lonliness problem. He actually carried her up and downstairs for the first few days, like a mother cat. They were friends forever.

[Sistagirl Young]

11:32 AM on 11/25/2011

Why is it so called "dumb" animals respond to love, yet man with his "superior" intellect can't figure it out? Life.