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first the coat is short and smooth, but gradually it changes and 

 becomes harder. Mustards are born rather lighter than Peppers, 

 but they also have a good deal of black hair. In fact, those having 

 much black down the back generally turn out the best for colour. 

 Mr. Charles Cook in his excellent monograph thus writes of the 

 Mustards as puppies. They are "whelped practically all tan colour 

 (some being darker and others lighter in shade), there being little 

 difference noticeable between the body colour and that on the legs 

 excepting that the hairs on the back and tail are usually more or 

 less tipped with black. The ears, tail, and muzzle in Mustard pups 

 are also often quite black, and if with this the crown of the head 

 is a deep golden colour the pup will usually grow into a fine 

 Mustard." Attention has already been directed to light-eyed 

 specimens. This, of course, applies to adults. When born, Dandie 

 Dinmont Terriers have blue-grey eyes. These, however, gradually 

 change, and the darker they become the better. Then, the top- 

 knot is not in evidence for many months, and cases are on record 

 where this coveted crown has not been produced until three years 

 had elapsed. 



To keep the Dandie Dinmont Terrier in good coat when required 

 simply as a companion and sporting dog is no great task ; but 

 in the past to " prepare " him for the show-bench has been quite 

 a different matter. Being low upon the leg and carrying a fairly 

 good coat, naturally the Dandie Dinmont Terrier licks up a lot 

 of mud in dirty weather ; but he is so smart a little fellow indoors 

 that no one who really loves dogs should begrudge the time that 

 the extra attention to his coat on such an occasion involves. 



The Dandie Dinmont Terrier is not lacking in Clubs to watch 

 over its interests, no less than four being in existence in the 

 United Kingdom. The parent society, however, is the Dandie 

 Dinmont Terrier Club, founded as long ago as November 17, 1875, 

 thus being the oldest specialist dog club in existence. The late 

 Mr. Hugh Dalziel was its first Secretary. 



