The Dandie Dinmont Terrier. 295 



A club to look after the interests of the Dandie 

 Dinmont terriers in England was formed in 1875, 

 only a year after the Kennel Club was established 

 In 1885 came a Scottish club, and in 1889 the 

 South of Scotland Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club 

 was duly formulated, and at once took a leading 

 position. The points and description of their 

 special terrier appear to have been most carefully 

 drawn up, its members and committee are thoroughly 

 representative, and because such is the case I give 

 their description here. This is as follows : 



Head. Strongly made and large, not out of pro- 

 portion to the dog's size, the muscles showing 

 extraordinary development, more especially the 

 maxillary. Skull broad between the ears, getting 

 gradually less towards the eyes, and measuring about 

 the same from the inner corner of the eye to back 

 of skull as it does from ear to ear. The forehead 

 well domed. The head is covered with very soft, 

 silky hair, which should not be confined to a mere 

 topknot, and the lighter in colour and silkier it is the 

 better. The cheeks, starting from the ears propor- 

 tionately with the skull, have a gradual taper towards 

 the muzzle, which is deep and strongly made, and 

 measures about 3in. in length, or in proportion to skull 

 as three is to five. The muzzle is covered with hair 

 of a little darker shade than the topknot, and of the 



