THE DANDIE DINMONT 137 



Terriers which he possessed by the generic names 

 of Mustard and Pepper, according as to whether 

 their colour was yellow or greyish black. So closely, 

 too, was Davidson identified with the name of Dandle 

 Dinmont, that a letter addressed to the latter by 

 an English lady desiring to possess some of the 

 terriers was safely delivered to him. 



The Dandie is a thoroughly game little dog, and 

 by what crosses he was produced as we now know 

 him matters very little. Some say that very many 

 years ago a brindled Bull Terrier was used, but 

 whether that be true or not, the present type has 

 been fixed for a considerable period. Mr. David- 

 son died nearly one hundred years ago, but that is 

 not too long for him to have been known by persons 

 surviving within comparatively recent years, and 

 one of these gentlemen told the readers of the Field 

 that he had two varieties of terriers, one large 

 and leggy, the other small and with short legs, and 

 that it was only the latter to which he would allow 

 the nomenclature of Dandie Dinmont. The present 

 Dandie is a quaint -looking little dog, with many 

 likeable qualities, and he is a faithful friend, be- 

 coming much attached to his owner. Although small, 

 he is far from being a toy. The following scale 

 of points provided by the Dandie Dinmont Terrier 

 Club is slightly abbreviated, but none of the essential 

 features are omitted. 



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 



