![]() ![]() A lovely, if sad story which aligns perfectly with our general views about the loyalty of our canine friends. Further commemorating the dog, is a statue that stands at the corner of Edinburgh's Candlemaker Row. Chambers also gave Bobby a collar, which is now in the Museum of Edinburgh. Not having been licensed by his owner when he was alive, this was paid for by the then director of the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Sir William Chambers. ![]() ![]() A story well known in Scotland, this book tells Bobby's story through his own eyes. When John died, Bobby is said to have sat near his grave for fourteen years. It is based on the true story of Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier who lived in the mid-nineteenth century in Edinburgh with his owner John Grey (Auld Jock). Greyfriars Bobby is a book by American author Eleanor Atkinson, first published in 1912. Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor AtkinsonĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats. ![]()
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