Heartbreaking Video: Loyal Labrador Braves Busy Los Angeles Roadway to Guard Dead Companion

A dog lies at her friend's side as the traffic whizzes by. If ever there was an image of the loyalty and love of a dog, this is it.

A vehicle on a busy Los Angeles area roadway struck a yellow Labrador retriever, who died on the street of head injuries. But the dog wasn't alone in the fading moments of life -- or after death. The golden's loyal canine companion was right there, steadfastly guarding her friend in the heavy morning commute. The black Lab stood and lay beside her fallen friend as traffic whizzed by, not wanting to leave to get to safer ground herself.

A passing Good Samaritan stopped, put up traffic cones around the heartbreaking scene, and called animal control. Officers took the heroic Labrador into their care, and named her Grace. She has no tags or microchip, and as of this morning, she is up for adoption. A worker at the Baldwin Park Animal Care Center says Grace will go to "the first person who comes in and starts the paperwork on the animal."

At times Grace stood guard, at other times she lay beside her fallen friend. But she would not leave her companion's side.

Hmm, the adoption seems pretty quick. (The accident happened just a few days ago.) Who knows if their owners may be on vacation, or ill? And just giving Grace over to whoever fills out the paperwork first? She deserves better than this.

At least shelter workers say Grace would be best with someone who understands dogs, and can work with the one-year-old dog and show her compassion. Maybe they'll be pickier about a home than that shelter worker let on. From what I've been reading and seeing, they're showering her with lots of TLC.

If you're interested in adopting her, call the Baldwin Park Animal Care Center at (626) 962-3577. Her impound number is A4416170. The shelter opens at noon Pacific time today. 

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Beautiful Song, From a Loyal Dog’s Perspective

Here’s a sweet, tear-jerker of a song, written from the perspective of a pet (I think a dog, but there are cats in this video, too) to his/her person. It’s called “From Ella.” It’s a lovely tune, with killer lyrics, written and performed by Allison Morgan – a talented artist who clearly knows the heart of dogs.

If you really listen to the words, you’ll want to have a Kleenex handy toward the end, when the tables are turned from the first part of the song. I’ve included the lyrics to the first part of “From Ella” below.

I will lay at your feet, listen to you breathe,

‘Til the daybreak comes I will wait.

When you walk out the door,

I will be waiting, praying for you to come home.

And I’ll love you,

‘Til time breaks away,

When your hair’s turning grey,

I will be there.

When you’re crying,

I will kiss all the tears,

Push away all the fears

And when night comes again, I will wait,

And I’ll love you…

If you listen to it enough, you will find yourself singing snippets to your dog, as I did to Jake last night. I didn’t sound nearly as good as Allison Morgan, but he appeared to appreciate the attempt — at least he didn’t get up and walk away…

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