| A Boy's Best Friend | |
| Author: | Isaac Asimov |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Published In: | Boys' Life |
| Pub Date: | March 1975 |
"A Boy's Best Friend" is a 1975 science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It has been collected in The Complete Robot and first appeared in Boys' Life, March 1975.[1]
Jimmy’s family is settled on the Moon. Since Jimmy was born on the Moon, he is greatly accustomed to life and dangers on the Moon. Robutt, a robot-dog, was Jimmy’s companion. One day his father decided to bring a real dog from the earth. He hoped that a real dog is better than Robutt. However, Jimmy was not happy to get a real dog because he had become greatly attached to Robutt
Quoting Asimov himself, "you may find in it (the story) a distant echo of Robbie". That story, written 35 years before, also involves a relationship between a child and a robot.