Mr. George F. Hempson 



'35 



exhibit it, and it was not till 1888 that I turned my attention to 



breeding them. I purchased from Mr. C. H. Lane (then the 



Hon. Secretary of the Dandie Club) a good bitch, Leah II. I 



also bought some 



bitch puppies, none 



of which, however, 



were of real value, 



and old Leah II. 



was the foundation 



of my kennel. 

 "In 1 889 I showed 



her at Colchester, 



the first time I ever 



exhibited a Dandie. 



An exhibitor there 



kindly showed me 



how to comb up the 



bitch properly, and 



said if I trimmed 



her up and plucked 



her face she could 



win in good com- 

 pany. I had no time 



then to prepare her further, so took my chance in a class of ten 



dogs and bitches of both colours, under Mr. Pratt, the well-known 



Skye specialist, who evidently likes some hair on a Dandie's face, 



as he gave her first prize, placing Ettrick, then in full bloom, second, 



to my delight and astonishment, and there were several more first- 

 prize winners in the 

 class. 



"Nothing suc- 

 ceeds like success : 

 I went on well from 

 that time. Leah II. 

 bred me some capital 

 stock by different 

 dogs, and never a 

 really bad one. I 

 have bred many 



MR. G. F. HEMPSON'S DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER Bandies sittCC then, 



ASTRAL CRAIG and had a fair share 



From photo by White. Ipswich 



MR. GEORGE F. HEMPSON 



