Six years after its owner died, an extraordinarily committed dog has continued to express its devotion by maintaining watch over his grave.
Capitan, a German shepherd, is said to have escaped when its owner, Miguel Guzman, died in 2006. The Guzman family discovered the dog near his grave in central Argentina a week later.
Capitan was adopted by Miguel Guzman in 2005 as a gift for his teenage son, Damian. Capitan has continued to keep vigil at Miguel’s grave for the past six years. The family says the dog doesn’t leave the property too often.
“We searched for him, but he had vanished,” Veronica Guzman, his widow, told LaVoz.com. “We assumed he was hit by a car and died.”
‘We returned to the cemetery the next Sunday, and Damian recognized his pet. Capitan approached us, barking and screaming as though he were in pain.”
Veronica says the family never brought Capitan to the cemetery before he was discovered there, which further complicates the
