Greyfriars Bobby – a Dog Good and True…
Published on 14 January 2013 by The BNA
Newspaper stories from January 1872 reporting the death of Greyfriars Bobby
Today, we salute a dog good and true: Greyfriars Bobby, who passed away on 14 January 1872, after a 14-year vigil at the grave of his master, Auld Jock (aka John Gray).
If you’ve ever visited Edinburgh, you’ll likely have seen the statue of Bobby (paid for by Baroness Burdett-Coutts), at the corner of Candlemaker Row and George IV Bridge.
Bobby now bides in the great kennel in the sky, and goes for two, long danders (grand, mazy walks) each day with Auld Jock.
Dundee Courier – Friday 19 January 1872
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Berwickshire News and General Advertiser – Tuesday 23 January 1872
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Published on Mon, 14 January 2013.