Dandie Dinmont Terriers: Ten Things You May Not Know About Them
Although controversy has always surrounded the biological origins of the dog now known as the Dandie Dinmont, no one has ever queried the background to his strange name. It was from noble beginnings, in Sir Walter Scotts ‘Guy Mannering’, that the name Dandie Dinmont first came to life. Here are ten more things you may not know about the Dandie Dinmont ..
* James Davidson, a farmer from the Rule Water in the Scottish Borders, is believed to have inspired the character Dandie Dinmont in Sir. Walter Scotts book.
* In the early 1900s the little terriers that eventually became known as Dandie Dinmonts were more commonly called Pepper or Mustard Terriers or by the name of the farm where they were bred, e.g. Hindlee Terrier. Hindlee was the home of James Davidson who himself kept six Dandies, called: Auld Pepper, Auld Mustard, Young Pepper, Young Mustard, Little Pepper and Little Mustard. Davidson was adamant that all Dandies descended from two of his own dogs named Tarr and Pepper.
* Sir Walter Scott also kept Dandie Dinmonts at Abbotsford alongside other popular breeds of the...
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