“A dog is the only thing on this Earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”—Anonymous
GREYFRIARS BOBBY
One of the most loyal dogs who ever lived was a Skye Terrier named Bobby. As a puppy, he was adopted by an elderly Scottish shepherd named “Old Jock” Gray. Old Jock died in 1858, and for the next 14 years, Bobby guarded his master’s grave at the Greyfriars churchyard, day and night. He howled when concerned citizens tried to keep him indoors in bad weather…until they let him out to return to the grave.
He would leave it for a short time each day, only to go to the same restaurant where his master used to go. According to legend, the restaurant owner would give him a bone and then Bobby would carry it away, back to the grave. The citizens of Edinburgh built a shelter to shield Bobby from the cold winters, and when he died in 1872, he was buried beside Old Jock. A statue and fountain of Bobby still stands there with this inscription: Let his loyalty and devotion be a lesson to us all.
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