THE DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER. 103 
MEASUREMENT. 
Dogs. | BircuEs, 
: INCHES | INCHES 
Height, : : ‘ - 9 : Height, . : ; . Bs 
Length of head, ‘ - 8 | Length of head, F , 7 
» from head ee = | » from head to 
root of tail, root of tail, . er 
Length of tail without hair, . 9 Length of tail without hair, . 8 
Total length from tip to tip, . 39 | Total length from tip to tip, . 36 
The foregoing description of points and measurements is required 
to complete a perfect specimen, and it should be the constant 
endeavour of every member of the club to breed up to or ag near 
it as they possibly can. 
Points. 
VALUE VALUE 
Coat, . . 20 | Ears, . . 10 
Height, - 15 | Tail, . : Io 
Head, . 15 | Legs, . . Io 
Body, . ‘ - 15 | Colour, . 5 
XVIIL—THE DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER. 
Almost all well-known breeds have altered in appearance more 
or less within the half-century during which I have been con- 
versant with them, but in no one instance have I seen such fluctua- 
tions in shape as in the subject of the present article. From the 
evidence afforded by Landseer’s well-known accuracy, the original 
possessed by Sir Walter Scott was a long, low, little dog, of a 
purely terrier type, and with small terrier ears, falling like those 
of the fox-terrier, though somewhat larger in leather. The chest 
is by no means wide, and there is very little to remark on as 
typical of the breed. There is certainly a slight top-knot, but 
there is no approach to the modern development, which now almost 
equals that of the Irish water-spaniel. An exact counterpart of 
Landseer’s embodiment is familiar to my memory as belonging to 
a friend of mine forty-four years ago, and the dog was said by him. 
to have been brought from Scotland with the statement that he 
