“Where thou diest, will I die” read the caption ... (Excerpted with permission from Faithful Unto Death: Pet Cemeteries, Animal Graves and Eternal Devotion by Paul Koudounaris, published ...

Robert was born November 20, 1923, on the family farm in Shakopee, to Herman August Charles and Anna Marie Catherine (nee Marty) Boldt. He was baptized on December 9, 1923, and confirmed on March ...

“Where thou diest, will I die” read the caption ... Shep on the bluff above his grave. (Courtesy Faithful Unto Death: Pet cemeteries) Shep’s vigil ended on January 12, 1942.