Here is the fine coat of arms granted in 1979 to Lieutenant General Sir Michael Gow, Governor of Edinburgh Castle. The crest shows his faithful pet, Frodo, holding the key to Edinburgh Castle where Frodo is buried in the pets’ cemetery.
Another two fine pet dogs can be seen as supporters to the arms of Very Rev Professor Iain Torrance Kt, Dean of the Chapel Royal. In this witty painting of the arms by Herald Painter, Yvonne Holton, the dominant dog is given the bone:
