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it, with no tendency to curl ; on the head soft and silky, slightly curly, and very light in colour, 

 being almost white. Jaw not too heavily coated. Fore legs feathered with hair softer, shorter, 

 and lighter in colour than that on the body. Hind legs no feather. Feet comparatively clean, 

 but this depends much on exercise. Hair on stern of same texture as that on body not bushy, 

 but feathered, and thinning away towards the tip. 



Colour. Blue, mustard, or any combination of both. White is an objection, and is only 

 allowed on the breast, and then to a very slight extent. 



Height. From nine to eleven inches, according to weight. 



Weight. From sixteen to twenty-two pound:; ; from eighteen to twenty being the most 

 desirable for work. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Value. 

 Head ... ... ... ... ... ... ,.. ... 10 



Ears ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Eyes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



30 

 Body ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 



Legs and feet ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Coat ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 



Carriage of stern ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



- 55 

 General ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 



The above excellent description of the points of a Dandie Dinmont was followed pretty 

 closely by the secretaries of the Club in the scale they submitted to the Society as the 

 correct one for judging the breed by. The salient features of this were ultimately adopted 

 by the Club as its standard ; and we propose giving it hereafter as the scale for universal 

 adoption, as it differs but very slightly from the Club standard, and is in our opinion con- 

 siderably more explicit and easy of comprehension. 



The point in Mr. Locke's description which is most combated by other breeders is the 

 expression "not cut short like a Pointer's" as applied to the muzzle. But as all the best 

 opinions we have been able to collect (including that of Mr. Locke, as given above) agree 

 that the jaws should slightly taper towards the nose, there does not appear to be much 

 importance attached to the simile, which must be regarded as an unhappy one from either 

 point of view. 



Before giving the scale of points drawn up by Messrs. Dalziel, Reid, and Strachan, 

 attention should be drawn to the most celebrated breeders and exhibitors of this excellent 

 little dog. The list includes the names of Messrs. Taprell Hollands ; Rev. S. T. Mosse ; Paul 

 Scott, of Jedburgh-; James Paterson, of Rutherford by Kelso ; Rev. J. C. Macdona ; Nicol Milne, 

 of Faldonside by Selkirk ; Bradshaw Smith, Blackwood House, Ecclefechan ; James Richardson, 

 of Dumfries; P. S. Lang, Selkirk; George Parker, Denholm, Roxburghshire; William Pool, 

 Dumfries ; W. Wardlaw Reid ; J. C. and W. Carrick, Carlisle ; J. H. Murchison and James Locke, 

 Selkirk, immortalised by their connection with Peachem, Shamrock, Warlock II., Harry Bertram, 

 Meg, Kilt, Melrose, Doctor, Sporran, Tib Mumps. 



The standard drawn up by Messrs. Hugh Dalziel, W. Wardlaw Reid, and W. Strachan, 

 to which we have alluded above, as the best description of a Dandie published, is as 

 follows : 



