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George Johnstone, 28^th February 1936 - 14^th July 2009.

I was shocked beyond belief to receive an early morning call at the beginning of the week informing me of the sudden death of George. I had spent quite a bit of time with him at a meeting at Atherstone on 18th of January this year, when we discussed our health, me being unable to judge at Cruft's and him feeling quite fit and looking forward to the start of the hound trailing season in April. Two days later I received in the post, photo's of his hounds, him self and his son at last seasons events.

We lived at opposite ends of the country, but my wife Avril and I used to visit Cumbria for a weeks hunting in the autumn each year, and on one occasion we called at George's shop. He made us very welcome on such a surprise and unheralded visit, and I was most interested to find he had a mounted head of a Fox hound or trail hound displayed on a top shelf. We had a lot in common apart from Basset Hounds, with him it was his trail hounds , and with me, Welsh Fox hounds, this sporting connection linked us closely.

We have possessed two books on hounds since the early 70's written by George, and when Marrianne Nixon asked me to write covering hunting with Basset hounds for her book. I immediately checked George's work and came to the conclusion that his research was so thorough and conclusive, that it was impossible to improve, so that my contribution would have to me of a different nature.

George had the ability to judge hounds to perfection, and it came as no surprise when he judged the hound group at Cruft's in 2004, and his group winner, went on to become the Cruft's best in show for that year. George was a man I am proud to have been acquainted with, and any one who did not meet him, has been most unfortunate.

Michael J Errey
Chairman. BHC.

The Basset Hound Club of Victoria, Australia would like to express our sorrow at the passing of George Johnston. All the Basset people here who had met him or only knew of him are sad at this event. Our sympathy goes to his family and friends.

Jane Miller
Secretary, Basset Hound Club of Victoria, Australia.

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