greyfriars bobby

i just read a novel " GREYFRIARS BOBBY " a faithful dog who watch and guard over his master's grave until his own death in 1872. This is a real story !

Bobby was a Skye Terrier whose master, John Gray, died in 1858. Bobby was so devoted to his master that for fourteen years Bobby lay on the grave in Greyfriars Cemetery , leaving only for food. Bobby would go to Mr.Traill in his cafe for getting some food. 

Sir William Chambers (The Lord Provost of Edinburgh) decided to pay Bobby's licence and presented him a collar with inscription " Greyfriars Bobby from the Lord Provost 1867 licensed. "

Baroness Angelia Georgina Burdett-Coutts, President of the Ladies Committee of the RSPCA, visited Edinburgh on several occasions to see Bobby. The Baroness received permission from the City Council to made a granite fountain with a statue of Bobby on top as a lasting memorial to the loyal little Bobby.

 John Gray grave..master of Greyfriars Bobby. he lay on his grave and only leaving it for food after 1 o'clock . If it were raining, he would lay under the grave next to his master's.

 Greyfriars Bobby statue

 Mr.Traill cafe and  Bobby's grave
let his loyalty and devotion be a lesson to us all