In 1923, while on a family road trip in Indiana, Bobbie—a two-year old Scotch Collie/English Shepherd mix—was separated from his owners and lost. After an exhaustive search the broken-hearted family returned to their home in Oregon never expecting to see their beloved dog again. Six months later, Bobbie appeared on their doorstep mangy and scrawny with feet worn to the bone; he showed all the signs of having walked the entire way back alone.
During his ordeal he crossed 2,551 miles (4,105 km) of plain, desert and mountains in the winter to return home, an average of approximately 14 miles (23 km) per day. After his return to Silverton, he experienced a meteoric rise to fame. He was the subject of newspaper articles including Ripley's Believe It or Not!, books and film. Bobbie played himself in the 1924 silent film The Call of the West. He received hundreds of letters from people around the world and was honored with a jewel-studded harness and collar, ribbons and keys to cities. Upon his death in 1927, he was buried with honors at the Oregon Humane Society's pet cemetery in Portland. A week later, Rin Tin Tin laid a wreath at his grave. His grave is sheltered by a "fancy white and red dog house" received during a promotional appearance at the Portland Home Show. The gravestone has been moved outside the house for better viewing. (From Wiki)
“In Portland, Oregon, he (Rin Tin Tin) was welcomed as a 'distinguished canine visitor' and met at the train station by the city's school superintendent, the chief of police, and the head of the local Human Society; then he made a statesmanlike pilgrimage to the grave of Bobby the Oregon Wonder Dog, a local legend who was said to have walked from Indiana to Oregon to reconnect with his owners. During the ceremony, according to news reports, "Rin Tin Tin with his own teeth placed the flowers on Bobby's grave and then in a moment's silence laid his head on the cross marking the resting place of the dog who gave his life to give the world another stirring example of a dog's devotion and faithfulness to his master." (Taken in part from Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orleans)
BURIAL
The grave is behind the Oregon Humane Society building, and can only be reached by walking through the building during business hours.
1067 NE Columbia Ave., Portland, OR
During his ordeal he crossed 2,551 miles (4,105 km) of plain, desert and mountains in the winter to return home, an average of approximately 14 miles (23 km) per day. After his return to Silverton, he experienced a meteoric rise to fame. He was the subject of newspaper articles including Ripley's Believe It or Not!, books and film. Bobbie played himself in the 1924 silent film The Call of the West. He received hundreds of letters from people around the world and was honored with a jewel-studded harness and collar, ribbons and keys to cities. Upon his death in 1927, he was buried with honors at the Oregon Humane Society's pet cemetery in Portland. A week later, Rin Tin Tin laid a wreath at his grave. His grave is sheltered by a "fancy white and red dog house" received during a promotional appearance at the Portland Home Show. The gravestone has been moved outside the house for better viewing. (From Wiki)
“In Portland, Oregon, he (Rin Tin Tin) was welcomed as a 'distinguished canine visitor' and met at the train station by the city's school superintendent, the chief of police, and the head of the local Human Society; then he made a statesmanlike pilgrimage to the grave of Bobby the Oregon Wonder Dog, a local legend who was said to have walked from Indiana to Oregon to reconnect with his owners. During the ceremony, according to news reports, "Rin Tin Tin with his own teeth placed the flowers on Bobby's grave and then in a moment's silence laid his head on the cross marking the resting place of the dog who gave his life to give the world another stirring example of a dog's devotion and faithfulness to his master." (Taken in part from Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orleans)
BURIAL
The grave is behind the Oregon Humane Society building, and can only be reached by walking through the building during business hours.
1067 NE Columbia Ave., Portland, OR
In 1923, while on a family road trip in Indiana, Bobbie—a two-year old Scotch Collie/English Shepherd mix—was separated from his owners and lost. After an exhaustive search the broken-hearted family returned to their home in Oregon never expecting to see their beloved dog again. Six months later, Bobbie appeared on their doorstep mangy and scrawny with feet worn to the bone; he showed all the signs of having walked the entire way back alone.
During his ordeal he crossed 2,551 miles (4,105 km) of plain, desert and mountains in the winter to return home, an average of approximately 14 miles (23 km) per day. After his return to Silverton, he experienced a meteoric rise to fame. He was the subject of newspaper articles including Ripley's Believe It or Not!, books and film. Bobbie played himself in the 1924 silent film The Call of the West. He received hundreds of letters from people around the world and was honored with a jewel-studded harness and collar, ribbons and keys to cities. Upon his death in 1927, he was buried with honors at the Oregon Humane Society's pet cemetery in Portland. A week later, Rin Tin Tin laid a wreath at his grave. His grave is sheltered by a "fancy white and red dog house" received during a promotional appearance at the Portland Home Show. The gravestone has been moved outside the house for better viewing. (From Wiki)
“In Portland, Oregon, he (Rin Tin Tin) was welcomed as a 'distinguished canine visitor' and met at the train station by the city's school superintendent, the chief of police, and the head of the local Human Society; then he made a statesmanlike pilgrimage to the grave of Bobby the Oregon Wonder Dog, a local legend who was said to have walked from Indiana to Oregon to reconnect with his owners. During the ceremony, according to news reports, "Rin Tin Tin with his own teeth placed the flowers on Bobby's grave and then in a moment's silence laid his head on the cross marking the resting place of the dog who gave his life to give the world another stirring example of a dog's devotion and faithfulness to his master." (Taken in part from Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orleans)
BURIAL
The grave is behind the Oregon Humane Society building, and can only be reached by walking through the building during business hours.
1067 NE Columbia Ave., Portland, OR
During his ordeal he crossed 2,551 miles (4,105 km) of plain, desert and mountains in the winter to return home, an average of approximately 14 miles (23 km) per day. After his return to Silverton, he experienced a meteoric rise to fame. He was the subject of newspaper articles including Ripley's Believe It or Not!, books and film. Bobbie played himself in the 1924 silent film The Call of the West. He received hundreds of letters from people around the world and was honored with a jewel-studded harness and collar, ribbons and keys to cities. Upon his death in 1927, he was buried with honors at the Oregon Humane Society's pet cemetery in Portland. A week later, Rin Tin Tin laid a wreath at his grave. His grave is sheltered by a "fancy white and red dog house" received during a promotional appearance at the Portland Home Show. The gravestone has been moved outside the house for better viewing. (From Wiki)
“In Portland, Oregon, he (Rin Tin Tin) was welcomed as a 'distinguished canine visitor' and met at the train station by the city's school superintendent, the chief of police, and the head of the local Human Society; then he made a statesmanlike pilgrimage to the grave of Bobby the Oregon Wonder Dog, a local legend who was said to have walked from Indiana to Oregon to reconnect with his owners. During the ceremony, according to news reports, "Rin Tin Tin with his own teeth placed the flowers on Bobby's grave and then in a moment's silence laid his head on the cross marking the resting place of the dog who gave his life to give the world another stirring example of a dog's devotion and faithfulness to his master." (Taken in part from Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orleans)
BURIAL
The grave is behind the Oregon Humane Society building, and can only be reached by walking through the building during business hours.
1067 NE Columbia Ave., Portland, OR
Inscription
Bobbie of Silverton
Lost August 15, 1923 at Wolcott Indiana
Returned to Silverton Oregon February 15, 1926
Died April 6, 1927
Owned by Mr and Mrs Geo Brazier
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