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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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FAULTS:
COAT--Any
silkiness,
wave,
or
tendency
to
curl
is
a
serious
blemish,
as
is
also
an
open
coat.
Black
or
grey
hairs
disqualify
for
competition.
SIZE--Any
specimens
under
the
minimum,
or
above
the
maximum
weight,
are
objectionable.
EYES--Full
or
light
coloured.
EARS--Round-pointed,
drop,
broad
and
large,
or
too
heavily
covered
with
hair.
MUZZLE--Either
under
or
over
shot,
and
defective
teeth.
CHAPTER
XL
THE
DANDIE
DINMONT
The
breed
of
terrier
now
known
as
the
Dandie
Dinmont
is
one
of
the
races
of
the
dog
which
can
boast
of
a
fairly
ancient
lineage.
Though
it
is
impossible
now
to
say
what
was
the
exact
origin
of
this
breed,
we
know
that
it
was
first
recognised
under
its
present
name
after
the
publication
of
Scott's
Guy
Mannering,
in
the
year
1814,
and
we
know
that
for
many
years
previously
there
had
existed
in
the
Border
counties
a
rough-haired,
short-legged
race
of
terrier,
the
constant
and
very
effective
companion
of
the
Border
farmers
and
others
in
their
fox-hunting
expeditions.
Various
theories
have
been
suggested
by
different
writers
as
to
the
manner
in
which
the
breed
was
founded.
Some
say
that
the
Dandie
is
the
result
of
crossing
a
strain
of
rough-haired
terriers
with
the
Dachshund;
others
that
a
rough-haired
terrier
was
crossed
with
the
Otterhound;
and
others
again
assert
that
no
direct
cross
was
ever
introduced
to
found
the
breed,
but
that
it
was
gradually
evolved
from
the
rough-haired
terriers
of
the
Border
district.
And
this
latter
theory
is
probably
correct.
The
Dandie
would
appear
to
be
closely
related
to
the
Bedlington
Terrier.
In
both
breeds
we
find
the
same
indomitable
pluck,
the
same
pendulous
ear,
and
a
light
silky
"topknot"
adorning
the
skull
of
each;
but
the
Dandie
was
evolved
into
a
long-bodied,
short-legged
dog,
and
the
Bedlington
became
a
long-legged,
short-bodied
dog!
Indeed
to
illustrate
the
close
relationship
of
the
two
breeds
a
case
is
quoted
of
the
late
Lord
Antrim,
who,
in
the
early
days
of
dog
shows,
exhibited
two
animals
from
the
same
litter,
and
with
the
one
obtained
a
prize
or
honourable
mention
in
the
Dandie
classes,
and
with
the
other
a
like
distinction
in
the
Bedlington
classes.
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