True story of the Edinburgh pooch who watched over his master's grave for 14 years gets a vaguely realistic, but dramatically dull, reworking in "Greyfriars Bobby." Mutt-loving tykes will respond, but ...
Greyfriars Bobby is a rather famous little dog: he was so distressed by the death of his owner that he would not leave the graveyard. Books, films, even a statue of him: and the latest theory is that ...
The most faithful dog in the world, which kept a 14-year vigil at his master's grave in Edinburgh, Scotland, was nothing but a Victorian business stunt, according to historian Jan Bondeson. The ...
Scotland, 1865. An old shepherd and his little Skye Terrier Bobby go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and ...
He is Scotland's most famous dog, the little terrier who stole the nation's hearts with his incredible tale. The story goes that as the pet of an Edinburgh nightwatch man called John Gray, Greyfriars ...
Greyfriars Bobby sets out to melt the heart and does it skillfully. Central character is a little Skye terrier, and this engaging little animal is quite irresistible. He's a sort of Pollyanna Pooch.
LONDON (Reuters) - The most faithful dog in the world, which kept a 14-year vigil at his master's grave in Edinburgh was nothing but a Victorian business stunt, according to historian Jan Bondeson.