Danny, the German Shepard police dog of fallen Mountie Constable David Ross, whimpered by the side of his partner's casket during Tuesday's emotional funeral, moving many Canadians across the country to tears.
Danny didn't stray far from the hearse carrying the casket of Ross during the funeral procession and was photographed sniffing the Ross's stetson.
Const. Ross's brother, Olivier Juneau-Rousseau, said he loved working with Danny.
'He always wanted to work with dogs and he died doing what he loved,' Juneau-Rousseau said at a news conference last week.
The funeral for Ross, along with Const. Douglas James Larche and Const. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, was held Tuesday as thousands gathered in the Moncton Coliseum. The funeral was also broadcast across the nation.
Cpl. Chantal Farrah, the master of ceremonies, said the Mounties' deaths are a profound loss.
'Make no mistake, we are also here to celebrate lives of service that have contributed to the fabric of this community, this province and our great country of Canada,' Farrah said.
Now this moved me to tears MT @ TondaMacC: CP's Andrew Vaughn captured this pre-funeral shot of #RCMP K9 dog Danny http://t.co/i9Kk2rb8U3- Shirlee Engel (@ShirleeEngel) June 10, 2014
Hearing officer Ross's dog Danny whining at the rcmp funeral is breaking my heart. Thank you @ rcmp- Natasha Pixie (@WickedLPixie) June 10, 2014
The service for the fallen #rcmp was beautiful and touching but seeing Danny the service dog was just heartbreaking. #MonctonSpirit- Karlie Hanoski (@karliehanoski) June 10, 2014
ugh, right in the feels MT @ TondaMacC [...] shot of #RCMP K9 dog Danny, sniffing stetson of his partner, Const. Ross http://t.co/TlXJNbnPTr- Sir Canuckles (@SirCanuckles) June 10, 2014
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