German Shepherd Dog Stood Guard Over Dead Owner

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In a sad but telling example of the amazing loyalty of dogs comes the news that a German Shepherd called Cash was found thin and in serious need of water after guarding the body of his dead owner for an estimated six weeks.

He and his owner's body were found on the Pawnee National Grasslands northeast of Denver, Colorado. Published reports indicate that the owner, Jake Baysinger, a twenty-five year old from La Salle, Colorado, is thought to have committed suicide.

The dog has been returned to Sara Baysinger, Jake Baysinger's wife.

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Dog video news story about the loyal Cash, a German Shepherd who stayed with the body of his dead owner for six weeks after the owner's death by suicide.

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The two were located by a rancher on the Pawnee National Grasslands of Colorado.