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Statue of Greyfriars Bobby on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Statue of Greyfriars Bobby on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century, Scotland, after reportedly spending fourteen years guarding his owner's grave, until his own death on 14 January 1872. A year after the dog died, the philanthropist Baroness Burdett Coutts, had a statue and fountain erected to commemorate him.

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