Наверное нет человека, который бы не слышал о собаке из Японии – Хатико, она стала символом верности и преданности. Но совсем мало, кто знает о шотландской собаке – Бобби, хотя его история произошла ранее, за сто лет до Хатико.
There is probably no person who has not heard about the dog from Japan – Hachiko, she has become a symbol of fidelity and devotion. But very few people know about the Scottish dog Bobby, although his story happened earlier, a hundred years before Hachiko.
Back in 1873, in the very center of Edinburgh, the Scots erected a monument to a dog named Bobby. But why did she become so famous? Now we will tell you. This story is part of the culture of the people of Scotland and the Scots are happy to tell everyone about it.
The events took place in the 19th century. The dog was born in 1855. Its owner was an ordinary man who worked as a night guard for the city police. The dog was a small Skye terrier. Bobby (that was the dog’s name) constantly accompanied his friend.
And everything was fine until Gray (the dog’s owner) fell ill with tuberculosis. The disease was fatal and the man died. John Gray was buried in the old part of the city near the church, in a cemetery for poor people. And from that moment on, Bobby’s permanent refuge became the grave of his owner.
Caring people and the owner of a restaurant, which is located near the cemetery, began to feed the dog. John Gray often came to this restaurant with Bobby. And in very severe frosts, kind people took the dog to their home. They say that one day the residents of a village decided
To “give a house” to Bobby and took it for themselves, but he ran away and returned to the grave. Everything was pretty good until a law was passed in Scotland to get rid of all stray dogs, but Bobby was already known throughout Edinburgh and far beyond its borders and became a local landmark.
He was taken under the patronage of Lord Sir William Chambers, he was the head of the Scottish animal welfare community. Chambers was struck by the loyalty and devotion of this dog, he made a special permit with his own money and ordered a special collar with the inscription “Greyfriars
Bobby from the Lord Mayor, authorized 1867.” Now Bobby could easily move around the city. So the baby lived in the cemetery for 14 years, at the grave of his owner, and died in 1872. Many people came to Edinburgh just to meet the dog.
While Bobby was still alive, it was decided to erect a monument. The sculptor William Brodie took on this work; he modeled the dog shortly before his death. The monument was opened after the death of the dog. It is made of bronze on a red granite pedestal.
It was repeatedly destroyed by vandals, but the authorities restored the monument to its original form. Unfortunately, according to the laws of that time, the dog could not be buried next to John Gray’s grave. Therefore, they decided to bury him at the cemetery gates, where the animal welfare community later made
A red granite monument next to the grave. People still come here, bringing flowers and toys. This story is an example of how devoted and faithful animals are. And it doesn’t matter to them at all whether you are poor or rich, sick or healthy, whether you have a Mercedes or an Oka.
They love you simply because you are nearby and it is very painful to watch how people (although it’s hard to even call them people) betray, offend and kill our little brothers. Dear friends! If you liked the video, give it a like, and also
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Какая умная собака, я прям заплакал 😢