The Dandie Dinmont Terrier 497 



is covered with very soft silky hair, which should not be confined to a mere 

 topknot, and the lighter its colour and silkier it is, the better. 



Muzzle. — Deep and strongly made, and measures about three inches 

 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 same texture as 

 the feather of the fore legs. The top of the muzzle is generally bare for 

 about an inch from the back part of the nose, the bareness coming to a 

 point towards the eyes and being about one inch broad at the nose. 



Eyes. — Set wide apart, large, full round, bright, expressive of great 

 determination, intelligence and dignity; set low and prominent in front of 

 the head, of a rich dark hazel colour. 



Nose. — Black or dark coloured, as is the inside of the mouth. 



Cheeks. — Starting from the ears, proportionately with the skull, and 

 have a gradual taper toward the muzzle. 



Teeth. — ^Very strong, especially the canine, which are of extraordinary 

 size for such a small dog. The canines fit well into each other, so as to give 

 the greatest available holding and punishing power. The teeth are level 

 in front, the upper ones very slightly overlapping the under ones. Over- 

 and undershot is very objectionable. 



Ears. — Large and pendulous, set well back and low on the skull, 

 hanging close to the cheek, with a very slight projection at the base, broad 

 at the junction of the head, and tapering almost to a point; fore part of the 

 ear tapering very little, the taper being mostly on the back part, the fore 

 part of the ear coming almost straight down from its junction with the 

 head to the tip. They are covered with a soft, straight brown hair, in some 

 cases almost black, and have a thin feather of light hair starting about two 

 inches from the tip and of nearly the same colour and texture as the topknot, 

 which gives the ear the appearance of a distinct point. The dog is often 

 one or two years old before the feather is shown. The cartilage and skin 

 of the ear should not be thick, but rather thin. Length of ear, from three 

 to four inches. 



Neck. — ^Very muscular, well developed and strong, showing great powers 

 of resistance, being well set into the shoulders. 



Chest. — ^Well developed and let well down between the forelegs; ribs 

 well sprung and round. 



Back. — Long, rather low at the shoulders, having a slight downward 

 curve and corresponding arch over the loins, with a very slight gradual 



