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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
skin
on
the
belly
accords
with
the
colour
of
dog.
COLOUR--The
colour
is
pepper
or
mustard.
The
pepper
ranges
from
a
dark
bluish
black
to
a
light
silver
grey,
the
intermediate
shades
being
preferred,
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.)
SIZE--The
height
should
be
from
8
to
11
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.
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.
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
decisions
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.
A
Dandie
makes
an
excellent
house
guard;
for
such
a
small
dog
he
has
an
amazingly
deep,
loud
bark,
so
that
the
stranger,
who
has
heard
him
barking
on
the
far
side
of
the
door,
is
quite
astonished
when
he
sees
the
small
owner
of
the
big
voice.
When
kept
as
a
companion
he
becomes
a
most
devoted
and
affectionate
little
friend,
and
is
very
intelligent.
As
a
dog
to
be
kept
in
kennels
there
is
certainly
one
great
drawback
where
large
kennels
are
desired,
and
that
is
the
risk
of
keeping
two
or
more
dogs
in
one
kennel;
sooner
or
later
there
is
sure
to
be
a
fight,
and
when
Dandies
fight
it
is
generally
a
very
serious
matter;
if
no
one
is
present
to
separate
them,
one
or
both
of
the
combatants
is
pretty
certain
to
be
killed.
But
when
out
walking
the
Dandie
is
no
more
quarrelsome
than
other
breeds
of
terriers,
if
properly
trained
from
puppyhood.
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