Death is an integral part of everyone’s life. It’s something no one can skip or overlook, but it’s also a reminder to be kind to each other and give the world a reason to miss us. Our pets may not think about what they are doing or express it like we do, but they know how to show love and affection to us, their owners.
That’s why we miss them so much. But that’s also why we remember them all our lives.
A walk in the park turns into a mystery-solving adventure
Zach Medlin of West Monroe, Louisiana, attends Kiroli Park with his Staffordshire Terrier, Serena. Photo of Serena walking in Kiroli Park
They both love long walks and duck hunting (the latter is Serena’s thing), but despite often being in the same place, Madeline has never seen a gravestone in the park until one day.
According to Medlin’s story for The Dodo, Serena was playing with her ducks when she noticed a unique piece of rock covered in leaves and twigs. Medline was so interesting that he decided to become a detective and examine the stone further.
After removing layer after layer of dead leaves, twigs and pine straw, Madeline finally found the headstone. Photo of the dog’s grave in Kiroli Park
And it broke his heart.
The first thing he wondered was why the dog’s owner decided to bury the dog in the park. But after reading the inscription, Medlin learned one thing. This dog was loved.
“Buddy, 1928 – 1941 / Born a Dog, Died a Gentleman”
the gravestone of the dog’s friend
It may seem like a short epitaph, but it is stronger than a thousand words. As Medlin told The Dodo:
“It warmed my heart to know that Buddy helped his owners during the Great Depression […] Every dog deserves a grave marker.”
A friend, brave hero or beloved pet?
Medline was interested in what the stones said, but Laura Peppers took her research to a new level. She posted a memorial for Dog Friend on the Tombstone Finder website along with a photo of the headstone and information she found about Buddy.
Simply put, there are two stories about dogs buried in the park. In one version, as Laura tells it at the memorial, Buddy was the mascot and hero of a local Boy Scout summer camp.
“One of the scouts had trouble swimming away from the group. Buddy the dog started barking loudly to warn everyone and then jumped into the lake. The children heard the dog barking and saved the drowning child. “My friend was not so lucky.”
Picture of a friend’s dog’s grave
Unfortunately, he found no evidence to support this version and never wrote an article or article about the story, so it remained more of a myth than a true story. What Peppers discovers is Buddy…Mr. Jones and Ms. That there are two Irish Setters named Jones. Mr Jones clearly enjoyed spending time with his dog at Kiroli Park, which is why he decided to bury it there.
