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' Weight from 14 lbs. to 24 lbs., the best weight as near 18 lbs. as 
possible ; these weights are for dogs in good working order. 
Points, 
VALUE VALUE VALUE 
Head, . 10 | Body, . : 20} Colour, . at eh 
_ Eyes, 10 | Tail, ; 5 | Sizeand weight, . 5 
Ears, 10 | Legs and feet, . 1o | General appearance,. 5 
Neck, . 5 | Coat, . : 15 re 
2S= pennies 15 
35 | 50 
Total, 100. 
In December 1878 the war between Mr. Matthias Smith and 
the modern breeders was waging fiercely, and he had the best 
of it, being supported by the following letter in “The Field” 
of December 7, 1878, from a Mr. Davison, who was formerly 
a Border man, but has left the North more than forty years :— 
Srr,—I, as rather more than a sexagenarian and a Border man, and one 
who in almost his childhood took up with Dandies, can, I think, throw some 
light on the origin of the Dandies by Mr. Davidson. The Border “muggers” 
were great breeders of terriers—the Andersons on the English side, and the 
Faas and Camells on the Scotch side. In their perambulations they generally 
met once or twice a year at Long Horsley, Rochester (the ancient Bremnium 
of the Romans), Alwinton, or some other Border village, If they could not 
get a badger, they got a foumart, wild cat, or hedgehog, at which to try their 
dogs. The trials generally ended in a general dog fight, which led to a battle 
royal amongst the tribes represented. This afterwards led to a big drink and 
exchange of dogs. Jack Anderson, the head of the tribe, had a red bitch, who 
for badger-drawing, cat, foumart, or hedgehog killing, beat all the dogs coming 
over the Border. Geordy Faa, of Yethom, had a wire-haired dog terrier, the 
terror not only of all the other terriers in the district, but good at badger, fox, 
or foumart. They met at Alwinton, where Willy and Adam Bell (noted 
terrier breeders) had brought a badger they had got hold of at Weaford, near 
the Cheviots. Both the red bitch and other black terriers drew the badger 
every time they were put in. “Jock Anderson,” says Geordy, “the dogs 
should be mated ; let us have a grand drink, the man first doon to lose his 
dog.” “Done,” says Jock. They sent for the whisky, which never paid the 
King’s duty, to Nevison’s at the little house, having agreed to pay two shillings 
a quart for it. Down they sat on the green, fair drinking; in eighteen hours 
Jock tumbled off the cart-shafts, and Geordy started off with the dogs, They 
were mated, and produced the first Pepper and Mustards, which were presented 
by Geordy to Mr. Davidson (Dandie Dinmont of “Guy Mannering”). Strange 
