. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries. Their breeding, training, and management in health and disease, comprising all the essential parts of the two standard works on the dog. Dog. [from old catalog]. 72 DOMESTICATED HUNTIXG-DOGS. induced to bunt feather, he uever takes to it like fur, and prefers vermin to game at all times. The Bandie Dinmont breed of terriers, now so much celebrated, was originally bred by a farmer of the name of James Davidson at Hindalee, in Roxburghshire, who, it is generally believed, got his dogs from the head of Coquet Water. There was also a good


. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries. Their breeding, training, and management in health and disease, comprising all the essential parts of the two standard works on the dog. Dog. [from old catalog]. 72 DOMESTICATED HUNTIXG-DOGS. induced to bunt feather, he uever takes to it like fur, and prefers vermin to game at all times. The Bandie Dinmont breed of terriers, now so much celebrated, was originally bred by a farmer of the name of James Davidson at Hindalee, in Roxburghshire, who, it is generally believed, got his dogs from the head of Coquet Water. There was also a good strain at Ned Dunn's at Whitelee, near the Carter Bar. Those who have investigated the subject are inclined to think that the Dandie Dinmont is a cross between the Scotch terrier and. Fig. 13.—DANDIE DINMONTS, DOCTOR AND TIT-MUMPS. the Otterhound, or, as I believe, the Welsh harrier, which is iden- tical with the latter. The most celebrated strains are those belonging to the Duke of Buccleugh (presented by James Davidson); Stoddart, of Selkirk; Frain, of the Trows; McDougall, of Cessford; F. Somners, of Kelso; Sir G. Douglass, of Springwood Park; Dr. Brown, of Mel- rose ; J. Aitken, of Edinburgh; and Hugh Purves, of Leaderfoot, who is the principal hand in having kept up the breed. So much were the Dandies in vogue some years ago, that Mr. Bradshaw Smith, of Dumfriesshire, bought up every good dog he could lay his hands on, and as a consequence his breed is now well Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [Walsh, John Henry], 1810-1888. [from old catalog]. New York, Orange Judd company


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