{"product_id":"captain-loxleys-little-dog-and-r-m-franklin-9798299473506","title":"Captain Loxley's Little Dog and Lassie, the Life-saving Collie: Hero Dogs of WW1 associated with the sinking of HMS Formidable","description":"Captain Loxley's Little Dog is a touching, very sad true story, related to one of the maritime tragedies of World War 1. It is reimagined through the dog's eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt tells of the devotion of Bruce, an Airedale\/Irish terrier cross who remained faithful to his master, Noel Loxley, the Captain of the ill-fated HMS Formidable, to the last. The faithful dog refused to leave for the safety of a lifeboat when his master's ship was struck by a German torpedo on New Year's Day, 1915 off the Devon\/Dorset coast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLassie was the remarkably intelligent pub dog from Lyme in Dorset who saved the life of one of the sailors of the Formidable. The collie became quite a celebrity and was the inspiration for Lassie, the movie dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. M. Franklin,John Ernest Hodder Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798299473506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d","brand":"R. M. Franklin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997150589183,"sku":"9798299473506","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/captain-loxleys-little-dog-and-r-m-franklin-9798299473506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}