Rover: A Dog Who Waited Forever

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 314 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger Visit Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, to explore the story behind a small statue of a dog named Rover. The statue commemorates a dog who waited patiently for his owner to return after heading inside the hospital many years ago.

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0:00.0	Oh Ray brought your dog Margarita with you today I did I thought she could join us on our stroll through downtown Hartford Connecticut
0:12.3	It's so is she a golden?
0:14.0	Oh, she's a lab, Perinese mix.
0:15.8	Okay, all right.
0:16.8	Well, hey, she's adorable, no question.
0:18.2	And loyal to the end, I bet.
0:19.6	Oh, she's a great dog.
0:21.0	So sweet.
0:22.0	Always there to greet you when you come home well I'm glad you
0:24.6	brought her because today we're chasing the story of another dog over here by
0:29.0	Hartford Hospital yeah this hospital complex is huge yeah yeah there are hospital buildings all around us.
0:34.4	So we're heading for the main entrance on Seymour Street.
0:37.0	All right, I don't think I can go inside with the dog.
0:40.6	Yeah, no need. We're actually going to stay outside today. Our
0:43.4	destination is just right over there. Oh that's cute. There's a black statue of a
0:48.1	dog about the size of a lab pretty similar in size to Margarita here.
0:51.6	So that's Rover.
0:53.6	A dog who waited outside of the New England Legends
1:07.2	podcast, Ray, I think we missed it last week, but we've been at this for six years now,
1:12.0	so happy anniversary.
1:13.1	Happy anniversary Jeff and thanks to everyone for joining us on our mission to
1:16.7	chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time for six years.
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