Greyfriars Bobby probably belonged to a different breed. of terrier than previously thought, new the book suggests.
Faithful pet, famous for sits at his master’s grave in Edinburgh for 14 years after his death in 1858, believed to be a Skye Terrier.
However, according to experts in Greyfriars Bobby breed more it was probably the Dandie Dinmont Terrier that originated in Scottish borders in 17th century.
With 60 breeders in The Edinburgh area The Dandy Dinmont Terrier was extremely popular in Scotland then, and Skye Terriers now. one of most dangerous dog breeds in Britain – as a rule, was limited to the island. of Skye, about 250 miles from here.
“There have been so many competing stories about Greyfriars Bobby that truth disappeared like Fog on Edinburgh morning, Mike Macbeth said who co-author of The Dandie Dinmont Terrier, A True Story. of Forgotten breed of Scotland with Paul Keevil.
“But more I researched it, the facts only led to one Conclusion: Greyfriars Bobby must be a Dandie Dinmont Terrier, said Macbeth. who the president of Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of Canada.
Macbeth and Keevil who spent past two years of research into their book on in history as well as social influence of dandy dinmont terrier, said early newspaper articles and sightings never suggested that Bobby was a Skye Terrier. He was almost always called the “Scottish Terrier”. term used colloquially to describe a dandy dinmont.
Greyfriars Bobby belonged to the night watchman John Gray. In 1850 Gray moved to Edinburgh. with his wife and son. Can’t be found work like a gardener joined Edinburgh Police force as a night watchman and took on a dog to keep him company during the long nights.
Gray fell ill with tuberculosis and died on February 15, 1858 His faithful watchdog attracted attention of locals sitting at their master’s grave for 14 years old, before his own death on January 14, 1872
Greyfriars Bobby paid tribute with a statue placed at the entrance to the cemetery, where he is now buried not far from his beloved owner. dogThe tombstone reads: “Let his loyalty and devotion be a lesson to us all.”
