Meeting Mr Hardy: a famous man and his infamous dog

Meeting Mr Hardy: a famous man and his infamous dog

Fanny Charles tells the story of one of the world’s most famous – notorious – pets, who died 100 years ago this year, and was buried in the garden of his owners, Thomas Hardy and his wife Florence. Florence and Thomas Hardy in the garden of Max Gate with Wessex If you know anything about wire-haired fox terriers, you probably remember one you had on wheels as a child, or perhaps you enjoyed the Tintin stories and liked his dog Snowy.We have a wi…