Bobby, a lively little Skye Terrier, adores his master Auld Jock and when the old man dies, Bobby refuses to leave his grave in Greyfriars Churchyard in Edinburgh. By day, he plays with local orphans and eats at a nearby tavern, but every night for fourteen years Bobby returns faithfully to sleep by his master's grave.

Based on a true story.

This book is part of a book series called Young Puffins .

There are 80 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1985 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Lavinia Derwent was the pen name of Scottish author Elizabeth Dodd, MBE (1909 - 1989).