Greyfriar Bobby was a puppy purebred Skye Terrier who became known in Edimburgh schooI in the nineteenth century for having spent 14 years in the tomb of his master.
Bobby belonged to John Grey who worked for the police civil Edimburgh as night watchman and the two were inseparable for approximately two years.
On February 15, 1858 Grey died of tuberculosis, was buried in Greyfrians Kirkyard cemetery surrounding the church in the old Edimburgh. Bobby says that after the death of its owner, spent 14 years beside his tomb, living with food and water that the gardener and guardian of the cemetery and the owner of the restaurant in front gave him.
In 1867 when he was told that such a dog, no owner should be sacrificed at a time Edimburgh prohibited dogs without registration.
Bobby was taken into custody for sacrifice, when the restaurant owner and the gardener knew and wanted both pay for your license, along with the children of the orphanage. But there was no data for the record.
Then Judge William Sr Chanbers to see such affection of the people of Edimburgh compared to Bobby, and for being a dog so special, he himself decided to give the license to Bobby as City property Edimburgh.
Bobby died in 1872 and the people of Edimburgh gathered to bury Bobby, next to its owner, which was not possible for that the law did not allow it, and be a consecrated place, so it was buried inside the gates in front the church, a piece of unhallowed ground 70 meters from its owner.
On November 15, 1873 a fountain with a statue (sculpted by William Brody) in honor of devotion of the dog to its owner. 's Statue stands in front of the restaurant, which fed 14 years, and still exists today under the name of Greyfriars Bobby Pub.
The statue is written:
"Greyfriars Bobby, died on January 14, 1872 at 16 years devasseis - your loyalty and devotion serve as a lesson to us all."
Now that tells the Legend Bobby out every night of his tomb to play and visit its owner, the inhabitants of Edimburgh say that Bobby is upset because the cemetery did not have other dogs to play with. Since it is the only dog buried there, with so many boring humans, so every day who visit the tomb of Bobby leaves there toys, and sticks for him to play at night and not get bored, as can imagine the tomb is filled with toys ...
domingo, 4 de agosto de 2013
Greyfriar Bobby was a Skye Terrier dog - True story about a dog
Greyfriar Bobby was a puppy purebred Skye Terrier who became known in Edimburgh schooI in the nineteenth century for having spent 14 years in the tomb of his master.
Bobby belonged to John Grey who worked for the police civil Edimburgh as night watchman and the two were inseparable for approximately two years.
On February 15, 1858 Grey died of tuberculosis, was buried in Greyfrians Kirkyard cemetery surrounding the church in the old Edimburgh. Bobby says that after the death of its owner, spent 14 years beside his tomb, living with food and water that the gardener and guardian of the cemetery and the owner of the restaurant in front gave him.
In 1867 when he was told that such a dog, no owner should be sacrificed at a time Edimburgh prohibited dogs without registration.
Bobby was taken into custody for sacrifice, when the restaurant owner and the gardener knew and wanted both pay for your license, along with the children of the orphanage. But there was no data for the record.
Then Judge William Sr Chanbers to see such affection of the people of Edimburgh compared to Bobby, and for being a dog so special, he himself decided to give the license to Bobby as City property Edimburgh.
Bobby died in 1872 and the people of Edimburgh gathered to bury Bobby, next to its owner, which was not possible for that the law did not allow it, and be a consecrated place, so it was buried inside the gates in front the church, a piece of unhallowed ground 70 meters from its owner.
On November 15, 1873 a fountain with a statue (sculpted by William Brody) in honor of devotion of the dog to its owner. 's Statue stands in front of the restaurant, which fed 14 years, and still exists today under the name of Greyfriars Bobby Pub.
The statue is written:
"Greyfriars Bobby, died on January 14, 1872 at 16 years devasseis - your loyalty and devotion serve as a lesson to us all."
Now that tells the Legend Bobby out every night of his tomb to play and visit its owner, the inhabitants of Edimburgh say that Bobby is upset because the cemetery did not have other dogs to play with. Since it is the only dog buried there, with so many boring humans, so every day who visit the tomb of Bobby leaves there toys, and sticks for him to play at night and not get bored, as can imagine the tomb is filled with toys ...
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