T 34 Dog Shows and Doggy People 



active part in the Prize Poultry World, and was associated for some 

 years with the successful yards of Mr. Challoner. 



Afterwards for some years he managed the kennels of Mr. James 

 Fletcher, of Stoneclough, near Manchester, and was the pioneer of a 

 great number of high-class specimens for that gentleman until the 

 breaking up of the collection, which were, with few exceptions, 

 Pointers, Setters, Retrievers, and Spaniels. 



For many years before his death, "Yorkshire George," as he was 

 commonly called, was in great request as one of the professional 

 judges, and in that capacity officiated at most of the provincial 

 Shows in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, and the 

 Continent. There were few, if any, better all-round judges of dogs 

 than he, and seldom, if ever, were his judgments called in question. 



His genial disposition, pleasant, unassuming manners, and fund of 

 humour and anecdote, made him universally popular with all classes 

 of Doggy People, amongst whom he owned troops of friends. 



Born amidst humble surroundings, he had at an early age to shift 

 for himself, and by indomitable perseverance, industry, and straight- 

 forward dealing, he succeeded in raising himself to the respectable 

 position in the Doggy World which he held to the day of his death, 

 a few years since, when he passed away at over threescore and ten, 

 at his native town of Sheffield, greatly regretted by large numbers of 

 Doggy People, who appreciated his many sterling qualities. 



I am pleased to be able to give a reproduction of a capital 

 likeness, taken some years before his death, which will be recognised 

 by many of my readers. 



Mr. George F. Hempson 



I AM very pleased to give a sketch of the above-named fancier in his 

 own words : 



"I have been a lover of dogs all my life. My father bred and 

 kept Greyhounds, and I took great interest in the rearing of the 

 pups, etc., when only ten years old, and since that time I have 

 never been without dogs of some sort. 



" In my earliest days I kept and successfully exhibited Greyhounds, 

 English Setters, Curly-boated Retrievers, Wire-haired Fox-terriers, 

 and Collies. Dandie Dinmont Terriers I always had a great fancy 

 for, and had a good specimen as early as 1876, but had no chance to 



