《聊斋志异》里讲了义犬救人的故事:周村有个商人贾某,在芜湖做生意赚了大钱,雇了一艘船准备回家乡。在码头看到有个屠夫绑着一只狗准备宰杀,贾某动了善心出了高价把这只狗买了下来,养在船上。不料贾某雇的船夫是个惯匪,看到贾某身上的财物起了邪念,船夫把船划到蒹葭、芦苇丛生的僻静之处,拿起刀就要杀贾某!贾某见没有活路只好哀求强盗船夫赐自己一个全尸。强盗用毛毡把他裹起来绑好,抛入了江中。贾某救的那只狗看见这情景哀叫着也跟着跳入了江中,用嘴巴紧紧咬着裹着贾某的毛毡,一起浮沉。这样狗拉着毛毡也不知漂流了多远,终于 “Strange Stories” talked about the story of dog rescue: Zhoucun Jia a businessman, doing business in Wuhu made a lot of money, hired a ship ready to go home. In the dock saw a butcher tied to a dog ready to slaughter, Jiamou moved kind-hearted out of the high price of the dog bought it, keep on board. Unexpectedly, Gamou hired the boatman is a bandit, saw the possessions Jiamou played a bad idea, the boatman planted the boat to the grubs, reeds clumsy place, pick up the knife to kill Jia Mou! Jia Mou see there is no way but Begged the robbers to give themselves a whole body. The robber wrapped him up with felt and tossed it into the river. Jia saved the dog saw this scene also screams also jumped into the river, with his mouth tightly wrapped in a felt Jia blanket, floating together. This dog puffed felt I do not know how far drifting, and finally