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A photograph of a dog sleeping on a tombstone is frequently shared on social media along with a brief caption explaining the image's alleged backstory. According to the viral message, the dog's name is Captain, the grave belongs to his master, and the animal has been sleeping in that spot every night for several years: This photograph is genuine, and the caption corresponds to a published news story, but these two items are not related. In fact, this same story has also been inaccurately attached to at least one other photograph featuring a completely different dog lying on a completely different grave: Neither of these images features a dog named Captain (or Capitán) who had slept on his owner's grave for several years. However, the caption refers to an article published in the Spanish-language newspaper La Voz in September 2012 (translated via Google): We are skeptical about some aspects of Captain's story. For instance, the notion that the dog was able to locate his owner's grave several days after he had been buried despite never having previously been there seems, to say the least, a bit far-fetched. However, Héctor Baccega, the director of the Municipal Cemetery of Villa Carlos Paz, insists that the story is true: Captain's captivating story reached a bitter-sweet conclusion in February 2018, more than five years after La Voz' initial report, when the dog passed away. According to the Spanish newspaper, Captain's cremated remains were scattered near the entrance of the cemetery and a monument will be erected in his memory: This viral Facebook post refers to a dog in Argentina who reportedly lived his life in a graveyard after the death of his owner in 2006. The photograph included in this message, however, shows a different dog at another location.
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