A Man's best friend Fact 16

Dogs can be the most devoted friends a person can have. This can certainly said of 'Bobby', a Sky terrier, who belonged to a man called John Gray. 

John Gray was a nightwatchman in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he died in 1858, John was buried in Greyfriars churchyard and, for 14 years after his death, Bobby visited his master's grave every day, sometimes sitting at it for hours at a time. When Bobby himself died, he was buried as near to his master as was allowed - by the gate, just inside the churchyard. A statue and fountain were put up in Bobby's memory.