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fanciers and the public generally would not from time to time 

 be set wondering as to what is the correct type of the breed. 



A Dandie makes an excellent house guard ; for such a 

 small dog he has an amazingly deep, loud bark, so that the 

 stranger, who has heard him barking on the far side of the 

 door, is quite astonished when he sees the small owner of the 

 big voice. When kept as a companion he becomes a most 

 devoted and affectionate little friend, and is very intelligent. 

 As a dog to be kept in kennels there is certainly one great 

 drawback where large kennels are desired, and that is the risk 

 of keeping two or more dogs in one kennel ; sooner or later 

 there is sure to be a fight, and when Dandies fight it is generally 

 a very serious matter ; if no one is present to separate them, 

 one or both of the combatants is pretty certain to be killed. 

 But when out walking the Dandie is no more quarrelsome than 

 other breeds of terriers, if properly trained from puppyhood. 



There is one little matter in breeding Dandies that is gener- 

 ally a surprise to the novice, and that is the very great differ- 

 ence in the appearance of the young pups and the adult dog. 

 The pups are born quite smooth-haired, the peppers are black 

 and tan in colour, and the mustards have a great deal of black 

 in their colouring. The topknot begins to appear sometimes 

 when the dog is a few months old, and sometimes not till he is 

 a year or so old. It is generally best to mate a mustard 

 to a pepper, to prevent the mustards becoming too light in 

 colour, though two rich-coloured mustards may be mated 

 together with good results. It is a rather curious fact that 

 when two mustards are mated some of the progeny are usually 

 pepper in colour, though when two peppers are mated there are 

 very seldom any mustard puppies. 



The popularity of the Dandie has now lasted for nearly a 

 hundred years, and there is no reason why it should not last for 

 another century, if breeders will only steer clear of the exaggera- 

 tion of show points, and continue to breed a sound, active, and 

 hardy terrier. 



