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1. This happened in the 70s.
Kiev resident Vera Arsenyevna Kotlyarevskaya, an activist of the Kyiv Society for the Protection of Animals, a teacher of biology at the Kyiv Pedagogical Institute, came to Moscow on official business.
At Vnukovo airport, amid the fuss of the flight, her attention was attracted by a shepherd dog that was lying in a waiting position. As it turned out, the dog had been waiting for its owner for 2 years, who left it at the airport. All this time, the airport workers took care of the shepherd, but she didn’t let any of the people get close.
When the plane arrived, the shepherd became extremely excited, every cell of its body was filled with impatient anticipation. The owner did not return. He betrayed the dog. They were worried about her, they wrote about her in the press, but no one could help the dog’s grief. The local authorities decided to shoot her. Vera Arsenyevna arrived at the scene at the right time, she immediately realized that she could influence the course of events. A week passed before the dog (later named Palma) believed the woman and allowed her to put the collar on her. Next was the flight to Kyiv, where the dog Palma was waiting at the hospitable home of Vera Arsenyevna.

2. For several years now, the main attraction of Togliatti has been considered not only the giant AvtoVAZ, but also an inconspicuous monument to a dog on the outskirts of the Avtozavodsky district.
For seven years, the faithful dog waited for his owners who died in a car accident on the city street...
He was first noticed on the side of the road back in 1995.
A medium-sized, tightly built shepherd dog screeched and threw itself under the wheels of oncoming cars. The cars drove away, but the dog remained.
She, a devoted and loving soul, did not know that those for whom she was so desperately waiting would never return to her.
In the summer of 1995, shortly before the ghost dog appeared on the Southern Highway, a car accident occurred at the same place.
The cherry-colored car in which the newlyweds were returning from their honeymoon collided with an oncoming car. Of all the passengers, only the dog remained unharmed.
During the impact, the dog was simply thrown out of the car. The young wife died before the doctors arrived. A few hours later, the man also died in intensive care.
And the dog remained waiting for him in the place where he last saw him alive.
The dog did not abandon his owner.
More precisely, the place where I saw him last time.
He waited and waited for the owner to come. And he would definitely come if he were alive...
For 7 years, in heat and cold, the dog guarded the last refuge of his owner.
Only a few months later the dirty, tattered dog was noticed by local residents.
The dog was given the nickname Konstantin (“constant”, “faithful”).
Everyone expected that a little more and the dog would forget about what happened. But every day he again and again threw himself at oncoming cars.
Moreover, he chose the cherry “nines”: “The owner is back!”
But the cars rushed past.
The story about him was repeatedly published in newspapers throughout Russia.
When he was found dead in the forest, they began to say that Kostya had fallen under the wheels of a large KamAZ truck, and the driver, frightened by the people's anger, thus “hid the evidence.”
But no traces of violent death were found.
Dogs often leave when they sense the approach of death, so as not to die in front of their owners.
So the ever-faithful Konstantin went into the forest so that his owner, upon returning, would not see him dead. The dog was sure that sooner or later the owner would come. Can't help but come. And so I waited until the last...
This was sad news for all the townspeople, the dog was loved very much and for some time he was able to become a living legend of the city.
Due to lack of funds and their own initiative, in memory of the dog, residents erected a memorial board at the side of the road with the inscription: “To the dog who taught us love and devotion.”

From these days he became a symbol of Tolyatti and an object of imitation of loyalty to his loving owners. This shield was constantly blown away by the wind and was often broken by vandals.
Then the public of the city of Tolyatti took the initiative to erect a real bronze monument to Constantine.
“There is a picture of a dog on the pedestal; there is a ribbon wrapped around the dog, which symbolizes the road. At the end of the ribbon there is a star, symbolizing the soul of the owner.
The dog’s gaze was turned to the star.”
Two years after the death of the dog, a monument was erected with the inscription “Monument of Devotion” at the intersection of the Southern Highway and Lev Yashin Street.
The monument, in fact, is no longer intended for the dog, but for the people themselves. To be remembered.
Collected 250 thousand. rubles, and Ulyanovsk sculptor Oleg Klyuev sculpted a dog in bronze, in his words: “All I tried to embody in my work was boundless devotion.”
According to the sculptor’s plan, the dog sculptured in bronze “looks into the distance with hope in its eyes.”
In 2003, on Togliatti City Day, the monument was erected.
And now what froze on the side of the road was no longer alive, but a bronze dog. The sculpture, one and a half meters high, is installed on a granite pedestal so that those driving along the Southern Highway get the impression that the dog is turning its head after the cars passing by.

3. Italian worker Carlo Siriane once picked up a small black and white puppy. The grown dog became the favorite of the whole family, and he accompanied his owner every day in the morning and met him at the bus stop in the evening.
So they called him Fido, which means “faithful.”
But one day after the bombing (December 30, 1943), the familiar bus was gone for a long time.
Then another stranger came. And not all residents of the village returned with him.
For 14 years, Fido came to the bus stop every evening and waited.
All of Italy learned about Fido’s loyalty and devotion. Not only Italian newspapers wrote about him, but also newspapers from many other countries. Residents from various places in Italy took part in fundraising. The monument was opened in December 1957 in the city of Borgo San Lorenzo.
For this celebration, the widow of Carlo Soriane brought a faithful dog, who was awarded a gold medal knocked out in his honor. Two years later the dog was gone.
But a monument remained with a short inscription on the pedestal: “Fido. A model of devotion."

4. In the USA, on the high bank of the Missouri River (the largest tributary of the Mississippi) there is a monument to a Scottish Sheepdog; large stones on the hill are laid so that from a distance they form a noticeable inscription "Shep."
Shep first appeared here when the coffin with the body of the owner (the shepherd with whom the dog tended the flock) was transferred from the train to the ship.
Soon the railway workers noticed that the dog came to every train, and ran away when it left. With all his appearance the dog expressed hopeless melancholy...
The news of the devoted Shep quickly spread, and letters poured in asking about his fate. Old Shep kept his watch for almost 6 years.
In January 1942, the dog died. And in the spring, this monument of fidelity was built with funds raised by the railway workers.

5. In Poland it costs "Monument to Dog Jock". This is a monument to canine fidelity.
A dog named Jock waited for a whole year at the Grunwaldskie Circle (rondo Grunwaldskie - transport interchange in Krakow) for his owner.
According to the Association of Friends of Animals in Krakow, his owner probably died of a heart attack while driving through this square.
The dog practically lived on the square waiting for his owner for nine months.
He became a favorite of the residents of the surrounding houses.
Utility workers tried to place him in a shelter for stray dogs, but Jock did not give in to their hands.
Adults and children brought him food.
A year later, Jock finally chose a new mistress for himself - the old geography teacher Maria Muller. When she died, Jock was transferred to a dog shelter, from where he escaped and threw himself under a train.
The monument to sculptor Bronislawa Chromego, made of sandstone, represents a dog stretching out its paw, surrounded by caring human hands.

6. A monument to the bull terrier Patsy Ann was erected in the city of Juneau (Yuneau) in Alaska.
On the pedestal there is an inscription: “Greet her, touch her, and as you leave Yuno, take with you on the journey of your life a symbol of friendship.”
The inscription is dedicated to a bull terrier named Patsy Ann, who has been deaf since birth.
Every time a ship arrived at the port, she hurried there, always accurately guessing the right berth.
When the passengers went ashore, she ran up to each of them and rejoiced, as a dog can rejoice at the arrival of its beloved owner.
Patsy Ann did not miss a single ship or a single person.
It was the love for people that made the deaf bull terrier’s path to the pier constant for many years.
Even today, after her death, she sits in the port, waiting in eternal patience, open in the fog, illuminated by the sun or covered with snow.
In 1934, the city's mayor declared Patsy Ann Yuno's official greeting, and residents called her a symbol of the devotion and love for people of all dogs in the world.

7. Monument to Laika (1954 - November 3, 1957) - Soviet dog-cosmonaut, the first animal launched into Earth orbit.
It was launched into space on November 3, 1957 at half past five in the morning Moscow time on the Soviet ship Sputnik-2. At that time, Laika was about two years old and weighed about 6 kilograms.
Laika's return to Earth was not planned.
Like many other animals in space, the dog died during the flight - 5-7 hours after launch, she died from stress and overheating, although it was expected that she would live for about a week. Later, a monument was erected to her in Moscow on Petrovsko-Razumovskaya Alley.

Laika. Photo

8. The Greyhound Guinfort belonged to a knight who lived in a castle in the vicinity of Lyon. One day the knight went hunting, leaving Guinfort to guard his little son.
When the knight returned from the hunt and entered the children's room, he saw that it was in complete disorder - the cradle was overturned, the child was nowhere to be seen, and Ginfort was grinning at his owner with a bloody mouth.
Deciding that Guinfort had bitten his son to death, the knight killed the dog in a rage.
And suddenly he heard a child's cry. The knight turned the cradle over and saw his son lying under it, safe and sound, and next to him a dead viper.
It turned out that Ginfort killed a snake that crawled into the children's room and saved the child.
Realizing their mistake, the knight and his entire family buried the dog with honors, erecting a stone on Guinfort’s grave and planting trees around the burial site, setting up a crypt for Guinfort. Soon local residents recognized Guinfort as a saint, noticing that he was the patron of babies. Catholic theologians, alarmed by the veneration of the dog as a saint, accused followers of this cult of sacrificing infants to Guinfort at his grave.
The veneration of Guinfort as a saint continued for several centuries until 1930, despite repeated bans by the Catholic Church.

Greyhound. Photo of the breed.

9. Veterok and Ugolyok are mongrel dogs launched into space from the 31st Korolevskaya site (USSR) at 1:30 a.m. on February 22, 1966 on the Kosmos-110 biosatellite. The flight duration was 23 days.
The dogs were transferred to the ship six hours before launch.
Before the start, Coal's name was Snowball; he was renamed Coal because he was dark in color.
The satellite landed on March 17, at seven o'clock in the evening the dogs were already at the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the USSR Ministry of Health, where they were preparing for launch into space.
When the nylon suits were removed from the dogs, it turned out that the dogs had no hair - only bare skin, diaper rash and bedsores. The dogs were unable to stand and were very weak; both had palpitations and constant thirst.
After some time, the dogs were already running around the territory of the institute, like ordinary yard dogs. Subsequently, they gave birth to healthy offspring and lived in the vivarium until the end of their days.

10. World-famous Beelka and Streelka are mongrel dogs launched into space on the Soviet ship Sputnik 5, a prototype of the Vostok spacecraft, and were there from August 19 to 20, 1960.
The purpose of the experiment to launch animals into space was to test the effectiveness of life support systems in space and to study the effect of cosmic radiation on living organisms.
The dogs Belka and Strelka are the first living beings to return safely to Earth after an orbital flight.
A few months later, Strelka gave birth to six healthy puppies.
One of them was personally asked by N.S. Khrushchev. He sent it as a gift to Caroline Kennedy, daughter of US President John F. Kennedy.
Currently, stuffed animals are in the Moscow Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics.

11. Barry (1800-1814) - the most famous St. Bernard dog.
Lived in the monastery named after. Saint Bernard, on the Italian-Swiss border, worked with Alpine rescuers, saving 40 people over 10 years.
In the Alps there is the St. Bernard Pass. Once upon a time there was a road connecting Italy with the countries of Central Europe.
This road was difficult both because it lay at an altitude of two and a half kilometers, and because of the weather conditions of those places: a snowstorm suddenly began and travelers caught on the road often lost direction and died.
The monks gave shelter in their monastery hotel to travelers passing through the pass and helped those in trouble.
Barry saved forty people in the mountains in winter and was mistakenly killed by the last of those whom the dog saved. Perhaps this is a legend.
But it says that one day there was a particularly strong storm, and even the dogs trained by the monks were unable to cope with it and returned to the monastery, exhausted.
And only Barry did not give up the search, and eventually discovered a man covered in snow. The dog began to dig it out, but when the man saw the dog’s face in front of him, he decided that it was a wolf and killed his savior.
This was the forty-first person Barry saved.
According to another version, forty-first was a child. Barry discovered him in the mountains and warmed him with his warmth until the boy woke up and managed to grab the dog by the neck. Then Barry began to carefully drag the child, after a while he was able to climb onto the dog’s back and Barry delivered the rescued child to the nearest village.
There he served for about twenty more years and died a natural death.
Barry's mummy is on display at the Natural History Museum in Bern, Switzerland.
In addition, his statue is located at the entrance to the Dog Cemetery in Paris. The inscription on the pedestal reads: "Barry, who saved forty people and was killed forty first."

12. Balto (English Balto) is a Siberian husky, a sled dog from a team that transported medicines during the diphtheria epidemic in 1925 in the cities of Alaska, USA.
Balto was born in 1919 in the small town of Nome, Alaska.
Balto spent the first few years of his life transporting food for the city. It was considered rather slow and not suitable for heavier work.
In early 1925, diphtheria, a terrible disease that affects children, broke out in the settlement of Nome. There was a need for medicine - diphtheria serum (antitoxins), and for all the adjacent hospitals. Having contacted all nearby cities by telegraph, they found out that some serum remained in the city of Anchorage, which lay a thousand miles from the settlement.
An ice storm and storm prevented planes from taking off. It was decided to transport the serum by train to the city of Nenana, but not further, due to the lack of railway lines. However, Nenana was located at a distance of more than a thousand kilometers of icy desert. Residents of Nome proposed a way out: equip a dog sled and rely on the speed and strength of the dog's paws and the skill of the team's leaders.
The team was equipped, and the teams set off into the icy wind and snow. Many gave up during the transition. This is not surprising, since it was almost impossible to find the road in a snowstorm. The first to arrive in Nenana was Gunnar Kaasen, whose team of huskies was led by Balto. However, on the way back, Gunnar was so weakened by frostbite that he was unable to continue leading the team.
And so, when Gunnar Kosen lost all hope of saving the children of Nome, Balto, who remembered the road, himself led the team back to the city, not slowing down until they arrived safely in Nome. Upon arrival, the dogs were so exhausted that they did not even have the strength to bark, but the medicine was delivered to the sick.
In 1995, an entertaining and very interesting cartoon was shot in the best traditions of hand-drawn Hollywood animation, based on the real life of Bolto. I myself watched it at one time, not to mention the children, with great pleasure, respect and gratitude.

Balto.(stuffed animal)

Balto with children

13. Greyfriars Bobby is a Skye terrier who gained fame in the 19th century after guarding the grave of his deceased owner in Edinburgh, Scotland for fourteen years, until his own death on January 14, 1872.
Bobby belonged to John Gray, who worked as a night patrolman for the Edinburgh Metropolitan Police.
They lived inseparably for about two years. On February 15, 1858, John Gray died of tuberculosis.
He was buried in Edinburgh in the Greyfriars Kirkyard churchyard in the old part of the city.
Bobby, who outlived his owner by fourteen years, spent his remaining years at his grave, only occasionally going to a restaurant near the cemetery, where the owner fed him, or to wait out the frosts in nearby houses.
In 1867, with Bobby in danger of being destroyed like a dog without an owner, the Lord Mayor of Edinburgh, Sir William Chambers (also director of the Scottish Society Against Cruelty to Animals), paid for Bobby's license to be renewed and took him under municipal responsibility. Bobby received a collar engraved from a thick brass sheet with the inscription "Greyfriars Bobby from the Lord Mayor, 1867, authorized."
This collar is currently on display at the Huntly House Museum, located on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.
Bobby died in 1872 and, as he could not be buried directly within the Greyfriars Kirkyard, he was buried in the gateway, close to John Gray's grave.
Life-size Greyfriars Bobby statue. The red granite stone on Bobby's grave was placed by the Scottish Dog Aid Society and unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester, Richard Windsor, on 13 May 1981. The inscription on the stone reads: "Greyfriars Bobby - Died January 14, 1872 - Age 16 - May his loyalty and devotion be a lesson to us all."

14. Hachiko (Japanese) - a dog of the Akita Inu breed, which is a symbol of loyalty and devotion in Japan. Hachiko was born on November 10, 1923 in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
The farmer decided to give the puppy to Professor Hidesaburo Ueno, who worked at the University of Tokyo. The professor gave the puppy the nickname Hachiko (eighth).
When Hachiko grew up, he always followed his master everywhere.
He left for the city every day for work, so the dog first accompanied him to the entrance to Shibuya Station, and then at 3 o’clock in the afternoon he returned there again to meet him.
On May 21, 1925, a professor at the university had a heart attack.
Doctors were unable to save his life, and he never returned home. Hachiko was eighteen months old at that time. That day he did not wait for the owner, but began to come to the station every day, patiently waiting for him until late in the evening. He spent the night on the porch of the professor's house.
Despite the fact that they tried to place the dog in the homes of the professor’s friends and relatives, he invariably continued to return to the station.
Local merchants and railroad workers fed Hachiko, admiring his persistence.
The dog became famous throughout Japan in 1932 after the publication in one of the largest newspapers in Tokyo of the article “A devoted old dog awaits the return of its owner, who died seven years ago.” The story won the hearts of the Japanese, and curious people began to come to Shibuya station to look at the dog.
Hachiko came to the station for nine years until his death on March 8, 1935. Hachiko was found dead on the street, not far from the station.
He died of cardiac filaria and several yakitori sticks were found in his stomach.
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A year earlier, on April 21, 1934, a monument was erected to Hachiko, at the opening of which he personally attended.
After his death, due to the wide resonance, a day of mourning was declared in the country.
During World War II, the monument was destroyed - the metal of the monument was used for military needs. But Japan did not forget the dog - and after the end of the war, in August 1948, the monument was restored. Today, the statue of Hachiko at Shibuya Station is a meeting place for lovers, and the very image of the dog in Japan has become an example of selfless love and loyalty.

15. “When I participate in experiments related to the death of an animal, I feel great regret that with a rude and ignorant hand I am breaking an inexpressible artistic organism, that I am the executioner of a living creature,” Pavlov wrote at the Academy in one of his works.
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was the first in Russia to come up with the idea of ​​erecting a monument to the dog as a faithful comrade-in-arms and assistant to scientists.
But Russian officials were hostile to the idea. They said: “A monument to a dog? Where have you seen that!”
When Ivan Petrovich went to the authorities with a petition regarding the construction of the monument, Western scientists learned about it. And they said that they would give money to erect such a monument in France or Germany.
Pavlov refused. He believed that such a monument should stand only in Russia and only in St. Petersburg. Because, despite the difficult times - the consequences of famine, devastation and the Red Terror, it was St. Petersburg that was considered in those years one of the centers of world science.
As a result of the efforts of Academician Pavlov, St. Petersburg became the first city in the world where a monument to an unnamed dog was erected, which contributed to the development of human science.
This was in 1935. Monument with inscription "From Grateful Humanity" to this day can be seen in the courtyard of the Institute of Experimental Medicine.

Another monument to Pavlov's dogs.

16. In Krasnodar, on the corner of Krasnaya and Mira streets, a monument to dogs in love was solemnly opened.
The appearance of such an unusual monument became possible thanks to a project for the improvement of Krasnodar, initiated by the city department of architecture.
“Krasnodar is a city for people, but dogs are also its full-fledged residents.
This “dog capital” is a city within a city.
And the monument to dogs in love was “made for the joy of people,” so that a gloomy person would cheer up when he sees it.
In turn, the chief architect of Krasnodar, Alexander Kuznetsov, noted that the uniqueness of the monument to dogs lies in the fact that it is the only one in the city that makes wishes come true.
“To make a wish come true, you need to rub the dogs’ paws,” said the architect.

17. This Mumu was installed in 1998 on the banks of the English Channel in the city of Enfleur by Russian director Yuri Grymov.

And these are the immortalized boots of Gerasim and the sad Mumu.
Installed in St. Petersburg at the entrance to the Mumu club-cafe on Turgenev Square.

18. I had a faithful dog. Black and white East Siberian husky named Ataman.
My faithful friend and devoted dog.
I dedicate this post to him, and I say after many years - thank you, thank you and remember you, Ataman.
He is worthy. He waited for 2 years and was able to follow me anywhere and at any time and season. I will not describe the merits of my friend here, it is clear to people and has been proven more than once in practice by a dog that she is always able to love, understand and, in cases of danger, protect, with her devoted soul and the value of her life.

A dog is a faithful friend and devoted assistant to a person. She has proven this for many millennia and continues to prove it every hour to this day. “A dog is the only creature on earth who loves you more than himself,” said writer Josh Billings. On July 30, Friendship Day, RIA Novosti offers users three touching stories of relationships between a person and a dog.

Loyalty until the end of life

At the beginning of the last century, first all of Japan, and then the whole world, learned about a dog named Hachiko. The Akita Inu dog accompanied his owner, a university professor, to work every day, to the entrance to the bus station, and then at 3 o’clock in the afternoon he returned there again to meet his owner.

On May 21, 1925, the professor had a heart attack. Doctors were unable to save his life, and he never returned home. Hachiko was eighteen months old at that time. That day he did not wait for the owner, but began to come to the station every day, patiently waiting for him until late in the evening.

They tried to place the dog in the homes of the owner's friends and relatives, but he invariably returned to the station. Local merchants fed Hachiko, admiring his persistence.

The dog became famous throughout Japan in 1932 after the publication in one of the largest newspapers in Tokyo of the article “A devoted old dog awaits the return of its owner, who died seven years ago.” The story won the hearts of the Japanese, and curious people began to come to Shibuya station to look at the dog. On April 21, 1934, a monument to Hachiko was unveiled; the Japanese brought the dog himself to the opening of the monument.

Hachiko came to the station for nine years until his death on March 8, 1935. Hachiko was found dead on the street near the station. After his death, due to the wide resonance, a day of mourning was declared in the country.

During World War II, the monument to Hachiko was destroyed - metal was needed for military needs. But Japan did not forget the dog - and after the end of the war, in August 1948, the monument was restored. Today, the statue of Hachiko at Shibuya Station is a meeting place for lovers, and the very image of the dog in Japan has become an example of selfless love and loyalty.

"A lesson for us all"

In Scotland, in Edinburgh, there is also a monument to a dog - the Skye Terrier Greyfriars Bobby, who guarded the grave of his owner for fourteen years. The dog's owner was a night police officer for two years; he died of tuberculosis.

Bobby outlived his owner by fourteen years; he spent all these years at his grave, only occasionally running to a restaurant near the cemetery, where he was fed, or to nearby houses to wait out the frosts.

In 1867, they wanted to destroy Bobby, like a dog without an owner, but the Lord Provost (Mayor) of Edinburgh, Sir William Chambers, took the dog under the responsibility of the municipality. Bobby received a collar engraved from a thick brass sheet with the inscription "Greyfriars Bobby from the Lord Mayor, 1867, authorized." This collar is currently on display in a museum in Edinburgh.

The Bobby Monument was created while the dog was still alive in 1871 and was unveiled after his death in November 1873 in front of the local bar, Bobby's Greyfriars. The faithful dog was buried not far from his owner’s grave. In May 1981, a red granite stone was placed on the dog's grave. The inscription on the stone reads: "Greyfriars Bobby - Died January 14, 1872 - Age 16 - Let his loyalty and devotion be a lesson to us all."

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A man is a friend to a dog

One photo on a social network recently made 49-year-old American from Wisconsin John Unger and his dog Shep famous throughout the world. And the story of their friendship began about 20 years ago, when Shep saved his owner, who was having a hard time breaking up with his fiancée, from committing suicide. One day, while walking the dog, John, unable to cope with depression, approached a cliff with thoughts of suicide. Unger said that it was Shep’s gaze that sobered him up and brought him back to reality. The young man thought about who would take care of Shep. As he grew older, the dog developed severe arthritis. The dog's joints hurt so much that she could not move independently. The veterinarians offered to put Shep out of his misery and euthanize him, but John did not want to do this to his friend and tried to make his life easier.

Every day for many years, the American took his dog to the lake and held him in the water in his arms for several hours. Shep felt better in the water and could sleep a little. Pictures of John holding a 20-year-old pet in his arms, standing shoulder-deep in water, went around the entire Internet, and people began to donate money for the dog’s treatment.

“What is this dog to me? Words cannot express it. When you give love, it comes back to you tenfold. I want people to remember this when they look at these shots,” said John Unger.

Two weeks ago, on July 18, Shep passed away. Its owner reported this on his Facebook page. John Unger received more than a million condolences from all over the world.

The material was prepared based on information from open sources

If you have such a friend in your home, then of course you should be happy about it. Although now there will also be more worries. But even this should be looked at on the positive side. After all, if it weren’t for these worries, then your life would not be so good.

But let's start from the very beginning

For example, you should never poison dogs and teach them to rush at people. This is already inherent in their natural sensitivity and intuition, and if you suddenly beat or punish the dog, this will only increase its hatred of humans. And then it will no longer be a dog, but a real monster, which at any moment can not only gnaw on a stranger, but also attack you, blinded by another outburst of anger and hatred. Therefore, always try to cultivate only positive qualities in your dog, and only then will you get a true, good friend and your protector.

The dog feels trouble

But no matter how good your relationship with your four-legged friend is, you still need to train your dog. After all, she must know and understand commands, be obedient, so that life is easier for both you and her.

Raising a dog

But in fact, all commands can be taught not only by a human dog handler, but also by someone who knows a lot, who reads additional literature and who tries to find out how this can be done. And dogs of any breed, even mongrels, are so smart that they will always help their owner if contact is established between them and if they trust him.

Therefore, everyone who is going to get a dog must understand all the responsibility that he assumes. After all, he doesn’t just get some kind of toy, but the person makes a new friend and he is responsible for him.

For thousands of years, faithful, irreplaceable animals - dogs - have lived next to us. They became the first living creatures tamed by humans. These animals guard the house, protect their owners, help hunt and herd livestock.

Tandem of man and dog

Dogs are man's best friends, because thanks to their flair, endurance and special character, they organically entered our lives and are always nearby: at home, at work, on vacation. If someone has no children or relatives, then the dog will become the closest living creature.

Taming

More than 20 thousand years ago, primitive man brought a completely wild wolf into his home. It took thousands of years for the predator to unlearn its habits and become a domestic animal. Initially, they guarded the house and, sensing danger, gave a signal. These creatures have well-developed hearing and sense of smell, so they can hear and feel things that are beyond the control of humans. A dog is a naturally excellent hunter. She enjoyed hunting with her owner, tracking and driving game. When man tamed other animals, dogs also became responsible for guarding livestock.

Role in human history

Archaeologists have discovered dogs during excavations of ancient settlements, which indicates long-standing connections between people and these animals. Since then, it has been believed that dogs are man's best friend throughout history.

In Ancient Egypt there was a belief that the dog was a symbol of the kingdom of the dead. The Egyptians worshiped her and gave her the status of a deity. Ancient frescoes depict dogs sitting next to the pharaoh. They accompanied their leader to the world of the dead. Separate sarcophagi were built for the dogs and they were buried with honor.

In Ancient Greece and Rome, fighting dogs were bred. Thus, in the army of Alexander the Great there was a detachment that consisted of more than 5 thousand animals. Four-legged warriors were shackled in armor and sent into battle. The dead animals were buried with honors, like glorious heroes.

In Rus', people most often took a dog with them on a hunt. Well-known hunting breeds, distinguished by speed, endurance, agility and courage, were bred especially for this activity. According to historical data, Tsar Peter I had a messenger dog that carried orders and letters.

Our smaller brothers used such abilities and passed by the enemy unnoticed and carried important messages. During the war, field hospitals had ambulance dogs. They searched for the wounded on the field, each with a bag of medicine strapped to her back. Many soldiers owe their lives to four-legged rescuers. Therefore, we can easily say that dogs are man's best friends.

In some countries there are four-legged postmen who deliver telegrams and letters high into the mountains to tourist centers.

Dogs are man's best friends, they will always come to his aid and will not leave him in difficult times. Thanks to this quality, these animals are used in the search for missing people. There are hundreds of cases where a dog pulled people out of the water, found those lost in the forest or in the mountains, and looked for victims in the rubble after earthquakes.

Dog devotion

What is a dog's loyalty? Is it measurable and definable? Maybe it’s just the attachment of a living creature to a person or gratitude for affection and care? It's very difficult to figure this out. Some scientists believe that at a certain period dogs develop a need for an owner, for the subordination of a stronger individual.

Others are convinced that these animals can have feelings close to human ones. The loyalty of dogs, like the friendship of people, must be treasured. After all, friendship and devotion are a priceless gift that is given only once, and these relationships are built on trust and love. Dogs are animals that subtly feel a connection with their owner. The behavior of the four-legged pet reflects the traits of its owner. Regardless, the dog was and remains the most loyal creature. Even after death, she does not leave her friend: she gives various signs, warning of danger or foreshadowing significant events in life. People have repeatedly reported visions at night or visits from ghost dogs that protected them from trouble and death.

Relationships between children and dogs

Many dogs become very attached to children. A four-legged pet will become not only a protector, but also a nanny for the baby. A devoted dog will never offend a child; it touchingly calms and plays, rejoices uncontrollably at the sight of a little friend, and worries when he is sick. It is children's sincerity and purity that attracts animals. It is not surprising that children at school write the essay “A dog is man’s best friend.” After all, you can give many examples of such friendship, both well-known and from your own life. Schoolchildren talk with delight about the dog Hachiko, who met her owner at the station every day and continued to faithfully wait even after his death. Children describe stories related to dog monuments known throughout the world, as well as stories that happened in their neighborhood in their hometown.

Get a dog - change yourself and your life

The dog will always be next to the person, ready to come to his aid in any extreme situation. For thousands of years it has faithfully served, fearlessly protected, saved from cold and loneliness. Scientists believe that four-legged friends help cure some psychological diseases. A person who makes such a friend changes his character radically, he becomes more sympathetic and kinder. There are people who believe that this is an exaggerated opinion. But, upon reflection, it is difficult to agree with this point of view. With the appearance of a dog in the house, a person is forced to become more responsible, take care of the pet, take into account its needs, which means that his selfishness decreases. While walking a four-legged friend, the owner fights laziness and begins to engage in active recreation or even sports.

Here are a few facts that answer the question of why a dog is man's best friend:

• a dog helps you gain confidence in yourself;
• the person becomes relaxed and sociable;
• the feeling of loneliness goes away;
• relationships with relatives, loved ones and friends become more harmonious;
• confidence in achieving the goal is gained;
• the dog becomes a companion, assistant and guard.

A dog is an animal rightfully considered man's best friend.

Man is inextricably linked with pets. For decades, pets have lived under the same roof as people. Dogs are the most loyal and devoted friends. They are always happy to see their owner, rejoice at his every appearance and are always ready to help.

That is why dogs serve in the police along with people, earn medals, fulfill their duty, search for drugs, and save lives. Dogs work as water rescuers and as guides for blind people. The benefits of these animals are so great that they cannot be described right away. They say that money can buy you happiness by buying yourself a dog. Indeed this one is so. The dog is such a loyal friend that it will always happily greet its owner from work, miss you when the owner is on vacation, and will simply always be nearby.

Dogs are smart animals that feel human emotions, understand when a person is feeling bad and can share joy. Dogs sense the approach of trouble, are always ready to protect their owner and can sacrifice their lives. Unfortunately, not every person is ready for such actions. Now people have become more evil, they forget about kindness, mercy and compassion. People began to treat both themselves and animals worse. They may not respect their relatives, friends, or their pets with whom they live under the same roof.

It’s good when a friendship develops between a person and a dog. It’s good when the owner enjoys spending time with the dog, walking with it, brushing it, raising and training it. Dogs are highly trainable. They are ready to follow all commands, learn and develop. And they will do all this in exchange for love, care, affection, and perhaps just for a tasty bone.

When you look at how dogs treat each other, you understand that not every person is capable of this. Male Shepherds are always next to females when they are giving birth to new offspring.
Many dogs have a very kind nature. They love to cuddle, want to lick you with their tongue, and always wag their tail in a friendly manner when you appear. The most amazing thing is that even fighting dogs are capable of such positive and kind relationships.

It's hard for homeless dogs. There is no one to warm them, feed them or take care of them. I would like there to be fewer homeless animals, so that people do not throw their pets to the mercy of fate.

5th grade, 4th grade

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