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AKC Gazette ~ November 2022

Dandie Celebration in Scotland 2022 by Anita K. Simpson

Those of us who know and love the Dandie Dinmont Terrier are still focusing on efforts to bring the breed back from its endangered status. The numbers of litters are continuing to be low but there is some progress in the size of litters. Due to the size of the gene pool in the United States, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club and Dandies breeders are working with breeders in other countries to try to increase the gene pool and bring new blood into our Dandies here in the U. S. Breeders in the United Kingdom, Scotland, in particular, breeders in Canada, Sweden and Finland are just some of the coun- tries outside of the U.S. who love this breed and are working to increase their numbers. One of the big events for the Dandie this year was the “ Celebration of Survival—DDT 2022” held in Scotland. This event was spread over the locations of the “ Selkirk Triangle ” —Bowhill, The Haining, and Edinburgh. Bowhill is the location of the Duke of Buccleuch, where the Bowhill Kennels of Old Pepper are located. Selkirk is where Sir Walter Scott served as Sheriff for many years and where the Haining Estate is located. This is where the bronze statue of “ Old Ginger, ” foundation of the Dandie breed, is located. The statue was created in

Photo courtesy of Anita K. Simpson

Above: Tarwathie Dandie Dinmont Terrier Pepper puppy. Right: Some of the Dandies at the picnic gathering at the Dryburgh Abbey Hotel during the DDT 2022 event in Scotland. Below: The bronze statue of Old Ginger, the founding sire of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier, stands on the grounds of his birthplace at The Haining, Selkirk, in the heart of the Scottish Borders.

2016 by Alexander (Sandy) Stoddart, Sculptor in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen of Scot- land, D.I. Edinburgh is the loca- tion of Abbotsford, the estate of Sir Walter Scott, and the Scott Kennels of Dandies in Melrose. For those who do not know, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier is the only AKC breed named after a literary character, in Sir Walter Scott ’ s 1815 book Guy Manner- ing. For those of you who might be interested in learning more about this breed The Dandie Dinmont Terrier: The True Story of Scot- land ’ s Forgotten Breed is a new- ly published boo in 2022, au- thored by Mike Macbeth, or On- tario, Canada, and Paul Keevil of Surrey, England. As part of the event, Richard

“ Dick ” Yoho, president of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America, bestowed club mem- bership on the authors of this book as well as Alexander Stoddart, sculpture of “ Old Gin- ger. ” Here are his words: “ The Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America would like to recognize all the work that you have done to help keep our Dan- die Dinmont terriers in the fore- front worldwide. You collective- ly have brought all of us together her again at this time. You have set a standard that is unforgetta- ble. This makes us all hope your efforts will be a pivotal point for keeping this breed we so love alive. Now, therefore: I Richard Yoho, President of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of Ameri- ca, the Board of Governors and

Photo courtesy of Walter Baxter

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