I've got to lay me down in tears...

Then I am pleased to offer you some relief from a piece of high camp Victoriana

Dog lovers will be relieved to know that this story is a complete fabrication, put about in the nineteenth century…

http://www.data-wales.co.uk/beddgelert.htm

It actually drew on a much older tale from the Mabinogion, tho’ I am darned if I can remember much about it, and since it’s 2:30am (hi Jo!) I am not too inclined to go wading through my copy… ;)