It is one of the most enduring tales of doggy devotion. The image of Greyfriars Bobby is etched into British consciousness, famously sitting at his master’s grave for 14 years after he died.
There are thousands of images, from books to statues, all depicting a faithful Skye Terrier. But now a new book claims that he might have been a very different breed – a Dandie Dinmont Terrier.
And, according to expert and author Dr Jan Bondeson, that’s not the only thing they got wrong. Here he explains why...
