...but things aren’t fine and Dandie for other breeds

ANGIE MILLER of Lockerbie faced plenty of difficulties when trying to track down a Dandie Dinmont.

Having seen and fancied one nine years ago Angie faced a real hunt to track one down and only a chat with someone at a show pointed her in the right direction.

“I just wanted a pet dog but as soon as I got one, Dougall, I fell in love with the breed.

“I now have another seven – Ava, Alice, Minnie, Edie, Morag, Esme and Magnus.

“I’ve never had a breed with such character.

“They are such funny and happy wee dogs.”

Angie says her Dandie eightsome are a real delight and she now breeds them with a litter per year helping boost the fast-dwindling numbers.

“Of the 91 that were registered last year, 11 were imported so there were only 80 born in the whole of the UK. It’s such a shame to see the numbers struggling so much.

“We need to get them out and get them seen.”

It’s hoped that a threeday gathering of Dandie lovers in Selkirk at the beginning of June will help to do that.