A loyal dog in China has waited on a bridge for four days after watching its owner committing suicide

News24xx.com - There’s one thing that still surprises many, ie a dog's empathy surpasses that of human beings in many ways.

In one such incident, a loyal dog in China has waited on a bridge for four days after watching its owner committing suicide. According to local reports, the dog was sitting on the pavement of Yangtze Bridge in Wuhan, where its owner reportedly took their life.

The photos were initially taken by a resident, known by his surname Xu after he saw the pet dog waiting on the bridge for four days. 

Mr. Xu, who intended to adopt the dog, tried to pick up the pet canine on Friday. But the animal ran away.

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Du Fan, director of Wuhan Small Animal Protection Association started tracing the dog with the help of local volunteers after Mr. Xu claimed that it ran.

Witnesses in the area told Mr. Du Fan that the dog followed his owner on the evening of May 30  and refused to move after his owner died. But when people approached to help, it ran away in fear. Mr. Du said that his volunteers are now trying to track down the faithful animal's whereabouts. He also pledged anyone to come forward if they had seen the animal.

In a similar incident, a dog named Xiao Bao, waited at a hospital for three months after his owner, unfortunately, passed away due to COVID-19. The seven-year-old dog whose name means Little Treasure in Mandarin was noticed by pandemics in February, reported Lad Bible.

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The seven-year-old male mongrel arrived at Wuhan Taikang Hospital with his elderly owner at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in February.

A shopkeeper named Wu Cuifen said, "They told me, Xiao Bao's owner, a pensioner, was admitted with the coronavirus. Then he passed away, but Xiao Bao didn't know and just stayed in the hospital looking for him."

Sadly his owner succumbed to the virus after just five days, but Xiao Bao refused to leave according to hospital cleaner Zhu Youzhen, 65.  Xiao Bao was treated by vets and has also been sterilized as he prepares to be re-homed.