Brass dogs

I snapped this picture back in the Springtime on a visit to Edinburgh, it's Greyfriars Bobby who's a very famous dog in Scotland. He was a Skye Terrier who became known in the 19th century for (as legend has it) spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner, until his own death on 14 January 1872. You can see his grave in the church yard behind this brass statue and pub bearing the same name. It's also the graveyard that spawned the names of many Harry Potter characters as author JK Rowling visited it for inspiration when writing the novels in the city back in the 90s. Below is the grave of one Thomas Riddell (aka Voldemort)