A Loyal Friend (11 of 14)
Series: 2 Samuel
Robert Dawson
2 Samuel 15.13-22
As many of you know by now, I am a sucker for a good animal story! I ran across an amazing story of devotion and loyalty that comes out of Edinburg, Scotland. It inspired a couple of books and movies. It took place in 1850 (just a few years ago). It was about a man by the name of John Gray and his small Skye Terrier named Bobby.
John moved to Edinburg to become a gardener but when that fell through, he joined the police force and worked as a night watchman. The nights he spent walking the streets were long and lonely, so he decided to take his little terrier Bobby with him on his rounds. After several years of patrolling their beat, John and Bobby became fixtures, part of the ''living landscape,'' in the city.
Tragically, John contracted tuberculosis and died in the winter of 1858. He was buried in the Greyfriars cemetery, but it was the actions of Bobby the terrier that became legend. Bobby refused to leave his master's grave except to eat a midday meal provided by the people who lived in the area. Whether it was day or night, little Bobby could be found near his master's grave.
On several occasions the caretaker for the cemetery tried to get Bobby to leave but to no avail, so he finally built the little dog a shelter by his master's grave. Bobby was so well known and popular that when the city passed an ordinance that all dogs had to have a license and those who did not would be destroyed, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, William Chambers, purchased a license for Bobby and had a collar engraved for the little dog.
Until Bobby died, fourteen years later, the citizens cared for the little dog while he guarded his master's grave. When Bobby died, they buried him just inside the cemetery, near his master John Gray. Today, if walk to the cemetery, across the street, you will find a statue of Bobby with these words inscribed on the base: ''Greyfriars Bobby - died 14th of Jan ...
Series: 2 Samuel
Robert Dawson
2 Samuel 15.13-22
As many of you know by now, I am a sucker for a good animal story! I ran across an amazing story of devotion and loyalty that comes out of Edinburg, Scotland. It inspired a couple of books and movies. It took place in 1850 (just a few years ago). It was about a man by the name of John Gray and his small Skye Terrier named Bobby.
John moved to Edinburg to become a gardener but when that fell through, he joined the police force and worked as a night watchman. The nights he spent walking the streets were long and lonely, so he decided to take his little terrier Bobby with him on his rounds. After several years of patrolling their beat, John and Bobby became fixtures, part of the ''living landscape,'' in the city.
Tragically, John contracted tuberculosis and died in the winter of 1858. He was buried in the Greyfriars cemetery, but it was the actions of Bobby the terrier that became legend. Bobby refused to leave his master's grave except to eat a midday meal provided by the people who lived in the area. Whether it was day or night, little Bobby could be found near his master's grave.
On several occasions the caretaker for the cemetery tried to get Bobby to leave but to no avail, so he finally built the little dog a shelter by his master's grave. Bobby was so well known and popular that when the city passed an ordinance that all dogs had to have a license and those who did not would be destroyed, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, William Chambers, purchased a license for Bobby and had a collar engraved for the little dog.
Until Bobby died, fourteen years later, the citizens cared for the little dog while he guarded his master's grave. When Bobby died, they buried him just inside the cemetery, near his master John Gray. Today, if walk to the cemetery, across the street, you will find a statue of Bobby with these words inscribed on the base: ''Greyfriars Bobby - died 14th of Jan ...
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