THE DANDIE DINMONT TEREIER. 



BY JOHN H. NAYLOR. 



>HE Dandle Dinmont Terrier is but little known in 

 America to others than fanciers. It is difficult to 

 understand why he is not more popular, for although 

 not handsome, he is one of the brightest, most active, and 

 vivacious of all the Terrier family. The liking for him inva- 

 riably grows as one becomes more acquainted with his good 

 qualities, for he embodies all tlmt goes to make up a good, 

 workmanlike Terrier, with an admirable disposition for a 

 companion for lady or gentleman, or as a playmate for 

 children. In Europe, the breed is now one of the most 

 fashionable, and the entries at bench shows excel those of 

 most other breeds of Terriers. 



Until the year 1814, when the great novelist, Sir Walter 

 Scott, wrote " Guy Mannering," the breed was unknown by 

 its present name. The general opinion is that Scott drew 

 the character of the hero in u Guy Mannering " from <tames 

 Davidson, a farmer of Hindlee, in the foot-hills of the 

 Teviotdale Mountains; yet it is a question whether at 

 the time Scott wrote "Guy Mannering" he really por- 

 trayed Davidson, or whether the identity was accidental. 

 Be this as it may, the likeness was so perfect that David- 

 son was ever afterward known as Dandie Dinmont among 

 his neighbors and acquaintances. 



James Davidson certainly fitted the character to perfec- 

 tion. He was a great hunter, especially of foxes and badg- 

 ers; and his Terriers, which became celebrated for their 

 gameness, were generally named Pepper or Mustard (such 

 as Old Pepper or Young Pepper, Old Mustard or Young 

 Mustard), according as their color was. 



James Davidson died in January, 1820, and his fondness 



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