DANDIE DINMONT AND HIS TERRIERS. 71 



Aweel, aweel my frien/ quoth Jamie, ; if ye'll keep 

 yer grip, I'll keep mine ! ' Od ; I could tell ye 

 ower as monie o' Jamie's brecks as wad fill a hale 

 beuik." 



But io Dr Grant, of Hawick, I am mostly in- 

 debted for my information on this celebrated race 

 of dogs, he being recognised as the best judge in 

 Britain ; and I may state that, should ever that 

 learned gentleman feel inclined to publish the 

 voluminous manuscripts in his possession regard- 

 ing the above, it would tend greatly to enlighten 

 the public as to the interpretation of that cele- 

 brated novelist, Sir Walter Scott. On the 

 authority of the Doctor, therefore, I give the 

 various 



Points and Characteristics of a Pure and Perfect 

 Dandie Dinmont Terrier. 



Head : Large and long, with very strong jaws, 

 and teeth which are quite level ; the head of the 

 bitch is generally smaller than that of the clog. 

 Ears : From three to four inches long. They 

 should not be round at the point and broad like 

 the hound, but somewhat in shape of the almond 

 or filbert. No doubt the clos^ lying ears look 

 best, but it is not essential that either one or both 

 ears should lie flat. Many of the best bred Dandies 



