THE DANDIE DINMONT. 
dog Peachem; Mr. J. H. Murchison, the 
Rev. J. C. Macdona, Messrs. James Locke, 
W. Carrick, James Cook, A Irving, A. H. T. 
Newcomen, W. Dorchester, T. F. Slater, 
J. Finchett, Captain H. Ashton, the Earl of 
Antrim, Captain Keene, Messrs. T. Coup- 
land, A. Steel, T. Stordy, D. J. T. Gray, 
A. Weaver, A. Kemball Cook, W. Walker, 
J. Sherwood, the Rev. E. S. Tiddeman, 
Messrs. Houliston, T. Maxwell, A. Mutter, 
J. Clarke, C. H. Lane, and Dr. Haddon. 
As a result of the controversies that were 
continually recurring with regard to the 
points of a typical Dandie Dinmont there 
was formed in the year 1876 the Dandie 
Dinmont Terrier Club, with the object of 
settling the question for ever, and for this 
purpose all the most noted breeders and 
others interested were invited to give their 
views upon it. 
The standard of points adopted by the 
club is as follows :— 
1. Head.—Strongly made and large, not out of 
proportion to the dog’s size; the muscles showing 
extraordinary development, more especially the 
maxillary. 
2. Skull.—Broad between the ears, getting 
gradually less towards the eyes, and measuring 
about the same from the inner corner of the eyes 
to back of skull as it does from ear to ear. The 
forehead well domed. The head is covered with 
very soft silky hair, which should not be confined 
to a mere top-knot, and the lighter in colour and 
Silkier it is the better. The cheeks, starting from 
the ears proportionately with the skull, have a 
gradual taper towards the muzzle, which is deep 
and strongly made, and measures about three 
inches in length, or in proportion to skull as three 
is to five. The muzzle is covered with hair of a 
little darker shade than the top-knot, and of the 
same texture as the feather of the fore-legs. The 
top of the muzzle is generally bare for about 
an inch from the back part of the nose, the bare- 
hess coming to a point towards the eye, and being 
about one inch broad at the nose. The nose and 
inside of mouth black or dark coloured. The. 
teeth very strong, especially the canine, which 
are of extraordinary size for such a small dog. 
The canines fit well into each other, so as to 
give the greatest available holding and punishing 
power, and the teeth are level in front, the upper 
ones very slightly overlapping the under ones. 
(Many of the finest specimens have a ‘swine 
mouth,” which is very objectionable, but it is not 
‘so great an objection as the protrusion of the under 
jaw.) 
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3. Eyes.—Set wide apart, large, full, round, 
bright, expressive of great determination, intelli- 
gence and dignity ; set low and prominent in front 
of the head; colour a rich dark hazel. 
4. Ears.—Pendulous, set well back, wide apart 
and low on the skull, hanging close to the cheek, 
with a very slight projection at the base, broad at 
the junction of the head and tapering almost to a 
point, the fore part of the ear tapering very little, 
the tapering being mostly on the back part, the fore 
part of the ear coming almost straight down from 
its junction with the head to the tip. They should 
harmonise in colour with the body colour. In the 
case of a pepper dog they are covered with a soft, 
straight, brownish hair (in some cases almost black), 
In the case of a mustard dog the hair should be 
mustard in colour, a shade darker than the body, 
but not black. All should have a thin feather 
of light hair starting about two inches from the 
tip, and of nearly the same colour and texture 
as the top-knot, which gives the ear the appearance 
of a distinct point. The animal is often one or 
two years old before the feather is shown. The 
cartilage and skin of the ear should not be thick, 
but rather thin. Length of ear, from three to four 
inches. 
5. Neck.—Very, muscular, well developed, and 
strong ; showing great power of resistance, being 
well set into the shoulders. 
6. Body.—Long, strong, and flexible; ribs 
well sprung and round, chest well developed 
and let well down between the forelegs ; the back 
Tather low at the shoulder, having a slight down- 
ward curve and a corresponding arch over the loins, 
with a very slight gradual drop from top of loins to 
root of tail ; both sides of backbone well supplied 
with muscle. 
7. Tail.—Rather short, say from eight inches 
toten inches, and covered on the upper side with 
wiry hair of darker colour than that of the body, 
the hair on the under side being lighter in colour, 
and not so wiry, with a nice feather, about two 
inches long, getting shorter as it nears the tip; 
rather thick at the root, getting thicker for about 
four inches, then tapering off to a point. It should 
not be twisted or curled in any way, but should 
come up with a curve like a scimitar, the tip, 
when excited, being in a perpendicular line with 
the root of the tail. It should neither be set on 
too high nor too low. When not excited it is 
carried gaily, and a little above the level of the 
body. 
8. Legs.—The fore-legs short, with immense 
muscular development and bone, set wide apart, 
the chest coming well down between them. The 
feet well formed, and not flat, with very strong 
brown or dark-coloured claws. Bandy legs and 
flat feet are objectionable. The hair on the 
fore-legs and feet of a pepper dog should be tan, 
varying according to the body colour from a rich 
