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tan to a pale fawn; of a mustard dog they are 
of a darker shade than its head, which is a creamy 
white. In both colours there is a nice feather, 
about two inches long, rather lighter in colour than 
the hair on the forepart of the leg. The hind-legs 
are a little longer than the fore ones, and are set 
MRS. SPENCER'S CH, BRAW LAD. 
Photograph by F. Fall. 
rather wide apart, but not spread out in an un- 
natural manner, while the feet are much smaller, 
the thighs are well developed, and the hair of the 
same colour and texture as the fore ones, but 
having no feather or dew claws ; the whole claws 
should be dark; but the claws of all vary in 
shade according to the colour of the dog’s body. 
9. Coat.—This is a very important point; the 
hair should be about two inches long ; that from 
skull to root of tail a mixture of hardish and soft 
hair, which gives a sort of crisp feel to the hand. 
The hair should not be wiry ; the coat is termed pily 
or pencilled. The hair on the under part of the 
body is lighter in colour and softer than that on 
the top. The skin on the belly accords with the 
colour of dog. 
to. Colour.—The colour is pepper or mustard. 
The pepper ranges from a dark bluish black to a 
light silver grey, the intermediate shades being 
pteferred, the body colour coming well down 
the shoulder and hips, gradually merging into the 
leg colour. The mustards vary from a reddish 
brown to a pale fawn, the head being a creamy 
white, the legs and feet of a shade darker than 
the head. The claws are dark as in other colours. 
(Nearly all Dandie Dinmonts have some white 
on the chest, and some have also white claws.) 
11, Size—The height should be from 8 to 
It inches at the top of shoulder. Length from 
top of shoulder to root of tail should not be more 
than twice the dog’s height, but, preferably, one 
or two inches less. 
12, Weight.—From 14 lb. to 24 lb.; the best 
weight as near 18 lb. as possible. These weights 
are for dogs in good working order. 
BOOK OF THE DOG. 
The relative values of the several points in the 
standard are apportioned as follows :— 
Head) s.% Je a: jade) @ oe. A EO 
Byes 4 «8 -@ « # * » « « To 
FEATS a ee! OE) ue cae en ts 2 EO 
Neck . .. . bE i US 
Body 6 -s~ & Se a we ow RO 
‘Tail 1 Me. at Zep es ee sy Be 5 
Legs and feet BR BE ee) ey oO 
Coat oe de wet tee Tews! A. Ae AG 
Colour « «2 @ s = ws © = » 15 
Size and weight . . . . . . § 
General appearance . . . . . § 
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In the above standard of points we have 
a very full and detailed account of what 
a Dandie should be like, and if only judges 
at shows would bear them in mind a little 
more, we should have fewer conflicting de- 
cisions given, and Dandie fanciers and the 
public generally would not from time to 
time be set wondering as to what is the 
correct type of the breed. 
As long as human nature is what it is, 
however, I suppose we shall find that, 
even amongst those who are selected as 
MR. E. W. H. BLAGG'S 
CH. KATRINE TEASER. 
judges of the canine race, this man will 
perhaps lay too much stress upon a dog 
possessing a perfect head, while that man 
will not award high honours to a dog with 
a perfect head unless the animal also 
possesses a body of superlative excellence. 
What is wanted to constitute a man a 
good judge of dogs in the show ring is the 
faculty of evenly weighing in his mind 
