Couple Finds Elderly Blind Dog in a Grave and Realize the Hole Was Dug for Her

One involved neighbor took to Reddit after discovering a canine that “accidentally” wandered right into a gap, later to search out out it was its personal pre-dug grave. 

The Redditor described dwelling in a big suburban group surrounded by woods, the place wildlife like foxes and bears are widespread. However, what they found one evening was way more chilling than a typical wildlife encounter. 

“Last night we heard super weird noises outside at 10:30,” the consumer wrote. “We were inside with the TV on but could hear a distinctive canine sound. It was definitely not the two yappy dogs that we are familiar with, and the other neighbors don’t have dogs.” 

The consumer’s husband initially dismissed the sound as a fox, however because the cries continued, curiosity took over. Around midnight, he “heard the whining and crying” changing into “extra pressing,” so he lastly went to research.

He then referred to as his spouse for “assist” after discovering “a blind and deaf canine caught in a grave-sized gap with an engraved tombstone subsequent to it.”

Lying helpless within the gap was a small, aged canine sporting a pink sweater. Next to her was a rock with the title “Chrissy” engraved on it.

The couple had by no means seen this canine earlier than, nor had they heard of anybody within the neighborhood lacking one. 

After hours of crying within the chilly, the couple introduced the canine inside. “We grab towels and sit with her in our bathroom until she finally falls asleep. For only about an hour and a half,” the spouse wrote. “After that, she wakes up and begins yelping and pacing. All. Night. Long.”

Despite their greatest efforts to consolation the canine, she appeared confused, exhausted, and panicked. The household checked neighborhood social media websites for lacking pet posts however discovered nothing. They lastly reported the canine to their native shelter and waited till morning to research additional. 

In the morning, the husband observed lights on in the home throughout the group path. Hoping to search out solutions, he approached the owners.

“It is their dog. AND IT IS A LITERAL PET CEMETERY. AND…It. Is. Her. Grave,” the consumer continued. The house owners defined that the canine, Jody, had stopped consuming and consuming weeks earlier than. Believing she was close to loss of life, they’d dug a grave for her of their yard. 

However, she unexpectedly improved and was nonetheless alive. Then, Jody by some means escaped their house and ended up trapped contained in the very gap that had been ready for her. The Redditor questioned whether or not it was a coincidence or one thing rather more eerie that the aged canine discovered its method into the grave. 

“So…do we expect that it’s only a coincidence that this blind, deaf, and aged canine was in a position to escape her home unnoticed and by chance get herself trapped in her personal grave?” the consumer requested, noting that if they might hear Jody whining from throughout the road, then absolutely the house owners will need to have heard her as properly.

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What made the story much more haunting was the belief that the headstone wasn’t even Jody’s. Another canine named Chrissy is buried subsequent to the pre-dug grave, however Jody’s gravestone hadn’t are available but.