Effigy of Sir W. Scott's favourite dog Maida, by the side of the hall door at Abbotsford [Sun Pictures In Scotland]

Photograph of a stone statue of a dog facing right, lying down with its head raised. The statue depicts Sir Walter Scott's favourite dog, Maida.  

There is a Latin inscription at the base of the statue that reads: 'Maidæ marmoreâ dormis sub imagine Maida' and continuing on the other side (not visible in the photograph) 'Ante fores domini sit tibi terra levis'. This translates to: ''Beneath the sculptured form which late you bore,/ Sleep soundly Maida at your master's door'