. Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers . h patches of lemon,tan, brindle or badger-pied markings Suitable Breeds—Terriers 35 are permissible on head and ears,though black spots are objectionableand while they do not absolutely dis-qualify, dogs with such markingsshould be severely penalized. Thesize of the dogs should be from nineto twelve inches and bitches slightlyless. Weight in this breed is not anyparticular criterion and very fre-quently a ten-inch dog may be socompactly and sturdily built that hemight weigh twenty-four pounds,while a larger one of rangier typecould easily
. Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers . h patches of lemon,tan, brindle or badger-pied markings Suitable Breeds—Terriers 35 are permissible on head and ears,though black spots are objectionableand while they do not absolutely dis-qualify, dogs with such markingsshould be severely penalized. Thesize of the dogs should be from nineto twelve inches and bitches slightlyless. Weight in this breed is not anyparticular criterion and very fre-quently a ten-inch dog may be socompactly and sturdily built that hemight weigh twenty-four pounds,while a larger one of rangier typecould easily go considerably less. TheSealyhams sphere is similar to thatof the other short-legged terrierbreeds; indeed, there are so manydogs of similar characteristics thatthe question has frequently beenasked, Why is a Sealyham? The Dandie Dinmont antedatesthe Sealyham by many years and isa dog which became famous in litera-ture. It will be remembered by thosewho read Walter Scott that the herofor which the breed was named isDandie Dinmont, one of the noted. Suitable Breeds—Terriers 31 personages in Guy quaint character is well drawn inthis novel of Sir Walter, but his dogs,Mustard and Pepper, and Old Mus-tard and Old Pepper, etc., are evenmore minutely described. No doubtat that time this type of terrier wasquite common in the border country,but it remained for dog fanciers tofix the name upon this particular va-riety. The size of the Dandie is eight toeleven inches at the shoulder and thelength of the dog measuring from thetop of the shoulder to the root of thetail should not be more than twicethe dogs height, preferably one ortwo inches less. Weight ranges fromfourteen to twenty-four pounds, butthe ideal weight is about eighteenpounds. These weights are estimatedfor dogs that are in good working con-dition. The color is mustard andpepper and it was because of theseuniform and pronounced colors thatthe quaint farmer in Scotts novelcould not get away from the names;al
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