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and Mustard,” together with “mongrel, whelp, and cur 
of low degree.” ‘Excepting, therefore, by tradition, the 
Dandie Dinmont terrier can only be traced back about 
three-quarters of a century. Mr. Macdona (of St. Bernard 
fame) has obtained access to a curious document in Mr, 
James Davidson’s handwriting, which was sent to the 
Hon. George H. Baillie, of Millerstown, as follows :— 
“ 1800.—Tuggin, from A. Armstrong, reddish and wiry; 
Tarr, reddish and wire haired, a bitch ; Pepper, shaggy 
and light, from Dr. Brown, of Borjenwood. The race of 
Dandies are bred from the two last.—J. D.” 
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Mr. Macdona, in a letter to the Aiedd, dated November ° 
2, 1869, concludes “from this, that Dr. Brown, of Bor- 
jenwood, gave Mr. Davidson, in the year 1800, Pepper 
and Tarr, and that this couple were, without doubt, the 
first parents of all true-bred Dandie Dinmonts, being the 
original stock from whence all Mr. Davidson’s genera- - 
tions of Mustards and Peppers sprang.” And in this 
conclusion I think him perfectly right. Of late years 
the most celebrated strains have been those of the Duke 
of Buccleuch, obtained direct from James Davidson; Sir 
G. Douglas, of Springwood Park; Mr. Stoddart, of Selkirk; 
Mr. Frain, of The Trews; Mr. M‘Dougall, of Cessford; 
Mr. Somners, of Kelso; Dr. Brown, of Melrose; Mr. 
Aitken, of Edinburgh; Mr. Hugh Purvis, of Leaderfoot; 
Mr. Nicol Milne, of Faldonside; and Mr. Bradshaw 
Smith, of Ecclefechan. 
The Zoints of the Dandie are as follows :— 
Head—Large and long, with immensely strong jaws 
and teeth, which are quite level, and the nose cut short 
like a pointer’s. ‘The head of the bitch is generally much 
smaller than that of the dog, so that they niay be distin- 
guished by a glance. 
Ears—Pendant, from 3 to 4 in. long, and hanging close 
to the cheek, as the hound’s or beagle’s, but not so broad 
or round at the point—more in the shape of an almond 
or filbert. 
Eyes—Full, bright, and very intelligent. 
Neck—Well developed and rather short. ‘i 
Body—Long, but not quite so long as that of a good 
