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This plaque in Prague has been rubbed to a shiny gold because for centuries, passersby have touched the dog for good luck, and also to reassure him that he's a very good boy. 14/10

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One of my fave parts of my visit 🥰 The site didn’t mention the town chipped in and paid for her first license but she kept taking the collar off (at her feet) so she had an honorary annual city license renewal lol. Dogs truly bring out the best in ppl 😭

Except that’s only been going on for twenty years and was never a tradition - it was made up by an Aussie tourist guide. The council has had to repair his nose at least twice now.

Also, if you pet the dog, it's good luck and signifies you will return to Prague. This is on one of the statues on the Charles Bridge. Have petted the dog a bunch of times and so far, I have always returned.

This reminds me of FDR's dog Fala's statue at the FDR memorial in DC, where the ears, head, and muzzle have all been rubbed for years.

But, in Scotland, whatever you do, please DON'T rub Greyfriar's Bobby's nose. Us locals hate when tourists do it, so please don't. Keep yer paws off oor Bobby please. Spread the word.

He's only got a little nose, and it's being rubbed away :-( because of a false idea, spread to tourists, that it's lucky to rub it. Us locals would like that rumour to end because we genuinely love our Bobby, and we don't like seeing him get hurt.

New question, where these metal originally gold, or this a strange chemical reaction that we gotta call centuries of boops and pets the “the Midas touch”?

In junior high school we took a class trip to NYC, which included a trip to the Museum of Natural History. There was a bronze bust of the upper torso of a naked woman, and the nipples shone with blinding light! I forgot about that until this pic. We all got a good titter (accidental pun) over it!