<p>Bronze statue of dog at Garsdale Railway Station, England.  An explanation is given at <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruswarp_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1259798.jpg" title="File:Ruswarp - geograph.org.uk - 1259798.jpg">File:Ruswarp - geograph.org.uk - 1259798.jpg</a>.  It says: 
</p><p>"Ruswarp Ruswarp (pronounced "russup") belonged to Graham Nuttall the first Secretary of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line (FOSCL) which was formed to campaign against the proposed closure of the line. Ruswarp's paw print was put on his own objection as a fare-paying passenger.
The line was finally saved in 1989. In January 1990 Graham and Ruswarp went missing in the Welsh mountains. On 7th April 1990 a lone walker found Graham's body, by a mountain stream. Nearby was Ruswarp, so weak that the 14-year-old dog had to be carried off the mountain. He had stayed with his master's body for eleven winter weeks.
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"The RSPCA awarded Ruswarp their Animal Medallion and collar for 'vigilance' and their Animal Plaque for 'intelligence and courage'. He survived long enough to attend Graham's funeral."
Linda Spashett <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Storye_book" title="User:Storye book">Storye book</a>
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