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Greyfriars Bobby (4 May 1855 – 14 January 1872) was a Skye Terrier or Dandie Dinmont Terrier [1] who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until his death on 14 January 1872.
The Skye is double coated with a short, soft undercoat and a hard, straight topcoat.The shorter hair of the head veils the forehead and eyes, forming a moderate beard. The ears are generally well feathered and, in prick-eared examples, the hair normally falls like a fringe, accenting the form, and blending with the side locks.
A little Skye Terrier named Bobby is the pet of a Scottish farmer and his wife but the dog loves an old shepherd hired on the farm called Auld Jock. When money grows scarce on the farm, Auld Jock is fired. He travels to Edinburgh, and Bobby follows him. Auld Jock dies in poverty in an inn and is buried in Greyfriar's Kirkyard.
Islay – a Skye terrier. [2] Victoria owned Islay for five years and he died after losing a fight with a cat. [5] Jacquot – a donkey [2] Unknown name – a lory [2] Looty – one of the first Pekingese in Britain, stolen from the Xianfeng Emperor of China, from his Chinese Summer Palace, during the Second Opium War [6]
Skye Terrier: The Magic Roundabout (French and British) The main character (in 2005 the first computer-animated movie to be made in the United Kingdom.) Douglas generic shaggy dog Microscopic Milton: Mrs. Witherspoon's large shaggy dog; about a tiny kid who lived in a clock on the mantelpiece. Douglas Dog generic Henry's Cat (British)
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The Scottish Terrier (Scottish Gaelic: Abhag Albannach; also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog.Initially one of the highland breeds of terrier that were grouped under the name of Skye Terrier, it is one of five breeds of terrier that originated in Scotland, the other four being the modern Skye, Cairn, Dandie Dinmont, and West Highland White terriers.