In a person's life, a dog can become a friend, helper, guardian, ally. From time immemorial, dogs lived next to people, served them faithfully. A dog is the only animal that is so devoted to its owner. That is why all over the world there are monuments to dogs. Russia has more than 15 official sculptures in various cities, England boasts about 10 memorials, and America has as many as 16 bronze statues of dogs of various breeds. The reasons for the creation of monuments were not ordinary yard pets, but dogs that accomplished a feat or amazed those around them with their talents or loy alty. In Europe, there are cemeteries for pets, where monuments to dogs are everywhere. Let's find out about the most famous memorials.
1. Monument to the faithful Konstantin in Togliatti. After a terrible accident that claimed the lives of the newlyweds, only their dog survived. She stayed to wait for her owners at the place of their death, meeting cars that looked like a crashed car in model and color. The locals gave the faithful dog a nicknameKonstantin. He spent the rest of his life waiting for his masters to come back for him. He died after 7 years. Residents of the city raised money for a monument to a dog in Togliatti, which showed them what loy alty and devotion are. The sculpture is located at the very crossroads where the dog lived and waited.
2. Monument to Pavlov's dog and Laika the cosmonaut. Animal experiments were the norm for 20th-century science. Many animals have given their lives for scientific progress. The most famous victim among them was Pavlov's dog. Her memorial is located in the courtyard of the Institute of Experimental Medicine. The famous astronaut Laika was in Earth orbit before people were sent there. Unfortunately, the animal did not live even 10 hours from the moment of launch, although its return was not planned. The memorial is located in Moscow. Monuments to dogs who died in the name of science should warn scientists against conducting experiments on animals.
3. Literary dogs. Krasnodar has a monument to dogs in love, which, according to rumors, brings good luck in matters of the heart. And on the banks of the English Channel stands a cast figure of the famous Mu-Mu, who suffered in Turgenev's story.
4. Pissing dog. There are such monuments in almost every country in Europe, as well as in Russia. There is no specific dog that became the prototype of the statue. This is a monument to the yard dog and a tribute to dogs in general.
5. Faithful Hachiko is the hero of the film, but the real dog and the idol of multi-million Japan. The life of thisanimal was tied with a strong thread with the owner. When the owner died, Hachiko could not forget him, but continued to wait at the place where he met him from work every day. A monument to Hachiko was erected in the last year of his life at the train station, where he waited. When he died, Japan declared a day of mourning.
In many countries, people noticed the incredible loy alty of dogs, which defied logic. The famous dog Fido lived in Italy, Joku lived in Poland, and Bobby lived in England. All these dogs showed amazing qualities that were highly valued by people and taught to be faithful, devoted to the one you love. Monuments to dogs remind us of their qualities and make us better.
