The story behind the touching picture of a dog next to the coffin of his owner

"The chief said goodbye to his best friend," was the message with which Huntersville Funeral Home, in North Carolina, United States, published a tender image of a dog saying goodbye to his ownerBill Schiller turns 76 on April 11.

The man, diagnosed with dementia since 2017he died on April 8th of this year, but it was in the chapel of the funeral home Nina Holcombe (granddaughter of Anne Marie Sibthorp, Bill 's girlfriend), photographed the moment of emotion where Chief bade farewell to his great friend.

The image became viral after the Funeral home James Funeral home he published it in his Facebook and the people have expressed sorrow for the pain of the loss of the can.

Anne Marie Sibthorp, Bill Schiller's girlfriend said WCNC that & # 39; it He took the chief to the funeral home to bid farewell to his master., with whom he had a connection since their meeting.

"There is some chemistry between a person and a dog when they are really special … they joined; they belonged together, "he said.

He added that the moment, immortalized in the photo, will remain in his memory for the emotional and full of love that showed the coffee.

"I will never forget it. He stretched his neck as much as he could and gave Bill just a little lick on his earand of course, Bill did not move. And the leader pressed the head close to the head and stayed there as long as possible, "said Sibthorp.

And he explained the reasons for his promotion of this last meeting: "He must say goodbye to his father. And it was important. It was a lot for Chef to do that. He now knows that daddy is fine and he's stuck with me. "

In this regard, Sam James, director of James Funeral Home, mentioned that in its rooms allows animals to say goodbye to their ownersbecause it helps them to badimilate losses as well as humans.

"(Domestic animals) cry when they lose someone whom they likeand I think it helps them connect the points in the same way as we do, "he said.

Anne Marie adopted the Hairy in 2014 and since then has trained her so that he can live with her.; But in 2017, when Bill moved in with them after being diagnosed with dementia, he educated her so that he would become a therapy dog ​​that would accompany him everywhere, making him feel better. did too much to join the dog.

"The chef incorporated something that I did not train. He has a sensitivity towards people. He knows when someone is sick. He knows when someone is weaker than him, "commented the woman.

When Bill was admitted to a retirement home, The leader accompanied him and even comforted other patients.

"(The woman) took both her hands, and it just happened a little above her head and she started to smile … only her big, hard-haired head was making someone happy he's doing better, "he recalls.

On one occasion, Sibthorp said about Bill's reaction when he entered the hospital: "I took Bill's hand, I put it on the chef's head and Bill smiled and he just petted it."

Anne Marie Sibthorp will allow the dog to continue her therapy work, so she will continue to accompany other patients until they allow it.

"There is something about caressing a dog that relaxes us and realizes that life is beautiful, I always say that Chief is not the dog that he wanted, but it's the dog God wanted, and it turned out that", he finished.