The attendees were surprised when the coffin was uncovered after the shepherd dog growled and crushed the flowers at his owner’s coffin.
The day of the funeral had come, and the procession slowly moved toward the cemetery.Among those present was the officer’s family, whom he hadn’t spoken to in almost five years.They had traveled a great distance that morning.Officers in neat uniforms, his colleagues, were already waiting by the coffin.And Max, the German Shepherd dog, came toward them with his head lowered and a dejected expression on his face.
Max was more than just a pet.He was a service dog that was the deceased officer’s partner and had gone with him on numerous assignments.Max was there when the officer died mysteriously and the warehouse was robbed.Since that day, he moaned and gazed into space, not eating or playing.
He was now seated near the soldiers’ feet and the coffin, which was decorated with colorful flowers.People cried in private.
And Max got to his feet.He felt his ears perk up as his nose touched the coffin’s edge.He snifted the lid, then jerked back and grew suddenly.and let out a loud bark.This was no ordinary bark.People winced.Several officers rushed to the dog, thinking he couldn’t control his emotions.
“Take him away,” muttered one of the women.
The dog scratched at the wooden lid and howled as he staggered to the coffin.
The commanding commander in the vicinity frowned.He has seen this dog before.Max never growled unnecessarily.
“Open the casket,” he said firmly.
— What?The family members protested. Why?
— SHOW IT.
As the lid was slowly lifted, there was silence in the cemetery.Everyone froze for a second.Then a great scream of fear was heard.
It wasn’t the proper person in the casket. Absolutely not.A strange face, a strange body, a strange costume.It was done by someone else. When Max realized it wasn’t his owner, he growled quietly but with relief.He was right. Then, it was found that the tags had been exchanged, a fatal mistake that had occurred in the morgue.The bodies of the officer and a citizen had arrived almost at the same time, and one had been issued in place of the other due to hurry.
The officer’s real body was found in a different hallway a day later.His funeral was conducted with dignity. Max stayed at his side the entire time.
