This plaque in Prague has been rubbed to a shiny gold because for centuries, passersby have touched the dog for good luck, and also to reassure him that he's a very good boy. 14/10
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Of course. They are great. And they don’t dock their tails like for Weimaraners. We had a Weim. for over 14 years. Just an amazing dog and we miss her every day.
One of my fave parts of my visit 🥰 The site didn’t mention the town chipped in and paid for her first license but she kept taking the collar off (at her feet) so she had an honorary annual city license renewal lol. Dogs truly bring out the best in ppl 😭
The plaques under the statue of St .Jan Nepomucký were uniformly dark, as photos from 1890 - 1989 show, when soon after the slacker invasion began, and clever people began to charge western tourists for touching the falling man or dog.
Oph, no thank you. We're really worried for you, and to be honest, we always have been (for as long as I've been alive anyway - over 50 yrs). But we're seriously worried for you now. Xxx
He has a little nose. It's being worn away with 100s of tourists rubbing it every day. It's not actually a good luck tradition to rub his nose, just a lie told to tourists, it's sad, it's damaging his wee face. Us Edinburgers feel quite protective of Bobby, just like he was protective of his owner
Also, if you pet the dog, it's good luck and signifies you will return to Prague. This is on one of the statues on the Charles Bridge. Have petted the dog a bunch of times and so far, I have always returned.
im gonna pet the puppy, just saying. if im spending 1000 dollars to visit all the battlefields the art museums, the defeats and the victories of previous family conflicts, im. gonna. pet. the. puppy.
Well then, you'll be spending 1000's of dollars on not understanding the country that you're so expensively trying to learn about. Sounds like a waste of money to me.
please we have entire ballads made in our lineage due to our raids on your lands if i have to a raid a puppies nose because you cant take a joke like an archeologist so be it.
New question, where these metal originally gold, or this a strange chemical reaction that we gotta call centuries of boops and pets the “the Midas touch”?
I needed to switch from scrolling through the depressing news to scrolling through feeds about dogs and cats. One can only take so many hard truths at one time.
Bobby stayed by his human's grave for 14 years in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was eventually given shelter beside his human. A statue stands outside the grave yard. People rub Bobby's nose for good luck...and for being such a good boy.
If you want luck while in Edinburgh, you don't rub Bobby's nose, you spit on ground (on the place marked by cobbles shaped as a heart) near the Tron kirk, as that marks where the old doors to the prison used to be hundreds of years ago.
Nobody here rubs his nose for good luck, that's a nonsense tourist trope, in fact us locals really wish the rumour would just die, we get a wee bit angry when we see tourists do it. Respect the Bobby, stop damaging him x
Thank you for letting me know ❤️ you could periodically replace the statue with a real dog that bites anyone who gets too close. Keep tourists on their toes 😄
In junior high school we took a class trip to NYC, which included a trip to the Museum of Natural History. There was a bronze bust of the upper torso of a naked woman, and the nipples shone with blinding light! I forgot about that until this pic. We all got a good titter (accidental pun) over it!
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2 years since Angel died at the ripe old age of 16.5 yrs.
https://www.traveljuneau.com/discover-juneau/history/pasty-ann-canine-greeter/
This is a bronze relief on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk on Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
(We’re looking forward to seeing it in September!)
The council has had to repair his nose at least twice now.
So tourists have priorities set, I suppose.
Us locals hate when tourists do it, so please don't.
Keep yer paws off oor Bobby please.
Spread the word.
Us locals would like that rumour to end because we genuinely love our Bobby, and we don't like seeing him get hurt.
My fingerprint is on him.
Rubbing Bobby's nose is just a tradition tourists started.
Or us Scots will boop yer snoot.
https://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=803 - there was a bit of a queue for him, but I preferred to wait and give the good dog a pat!
A most extraordinary knight, Gaston III, Count of Foix, claimed the same (betrayed by own son, whom he slayed). He loved his dogs and was an expert.