Famous monuments to dogs in Russia and not only

In a person's life, a dog can become a friend, an assistant, a guard, an ally. From time immemorial dogs lived near people, served them faithfully. A dog is the only animal that is so devoted to its master. That is why there are monuments to dogs all over the world. Russia has more than 15 official sculptures in various cities, England boasts about 10 memorials, and in America there are as many as 16 bronze sculptures of dogs of all kinds. The reasons for creating the monuments were not ordinary domestic pets, but dogs that performed a feat or struck others with their talents or fidelity. 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 Constantine in Togliatti. After the terrible accident that took the lives of the newlyweds, only their dog survived. She stayed waiting for her owners at the place of their death, meeting cars that modeled and color looked like a crashed car. Local residents gave the right dog a nickname Constantine. He spent the rest of his life in anticipation that his masters would return. He died in 7 years. Residents of the city collected money for a monument to a dog in Togliatti, which showed them what loyalty and loyalty are. The sculpture is located at the very intersection where the dog lived and waited.

2. Monument to the dog Pavlov and Laika-cosmonaut. Experiments on animals were the norm for science of the twentieth century. Many animals gave 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 Laika astronaut visited Earth's orbit before the people were sent there. Unfortunately, the animal did not survive 10 hours from the start, although its return was not planned. The memorial is located in Moscow. Monuments to dogs that died in the name of science, should warn scientists from carrying out experiments on animals.

3. Literary dogs. Krasnodar has a monument to loving dogs, which, according to rumors, brings good luck in hearty affairs. And on the bank of the English Channel is the cast figure of the famous Mu-Mu, which suffered in Turgenev's novel.

4. The writing dog. Such monuments exist 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 of a domestic dog and a tribute to dogs in general.

5. Faithful Khatiko is the hero of the film, but a real dog and an idol of Japan's many millions. The life of this animal was connected by a strong thread with the owner. When the owner died, Hachiko could not forget him, but kept waiting at the place where he met from work every day. Hachiko's monument 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 devotion of dogs that did not succumb to logic. In Italy, lived the famous dog Fido, in Poland - Jock, in England - Bobby. All these dogs showed amazing qualities that were highly valued by people and taught to be loyal, faithful to the one you love. Monuments to dogs remind us of their qualities and make us better.