Photo - Andy Kennedy, England
JAMES KERRS'S GRAVE
James Kerrs was the gamekeeper who found Old Pepper in a trap on the Bowhill estate. James Kerrs's grave is in Kirkhope graveyard just outside Ettrickbridge.
BOWHILL
Old Ginger's father was a dog called “Old Pepper”. He was caught in a trap on the Bowhill estate by the estates’ head gamekeeper, James Kerss. Dandies were already being bred at Bowhill and Kerss recognised the potential of Old Pepper and he was incorporated into the Buccleuch kennels. Old Pepper is the very first piece in the Jig Saw of today’s Dandie Dinmont Terrier.
Photo - Julia Marie Werner Photography, Germany
OXNAM KIRK
Oxnam Kirk is the final resting place of James Davidson. James Davidson was a breeder and is widely thought to be who Sir Walter Scott based the character Dandie Dinmont on.
Photo - Julia Marie Werner Photography, Germany
The Fleece, Selkirk
The Fleece Hotel (now the Fleece Bar and Kitchen) is notable in the history of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier as the venue for the initial meeting of The Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club on 17th November 1875. The Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club (DDTC) is the second oldest dog breed club in the world. During the celebrations for the 175th birthday of Old Ginger, the present chairman of the DDTC, Paul Eardley unveiled a plaque at the Fleece.
The National Gallery of Scotland
Visit the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh to see “Callum” by John Emms.
Visit the National Gallery of Scotland to see “Callum” by John Emms.