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Pet Love Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Author(s): B a Stenmark (Author)
- Publisher: Interpet Publishing
- Publication Date: 19 Oct. 2000
- Language: English
- Print length: 176 pages
- ISBN-10: 1903098602
- ISBN-13: 9781903098608
Book Description
Recommended by top breeders and trainers this book contains over 150 photographs in full colour along with extremely authoritative text, an informative and attractive read. Helpful hints and important information are highlighted to provide easy access to everything the reader needs to know about life with this treasured breed.
Editorial Reviews
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Unmistakably unique, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier, covered in a crisp, hard coat in mustard or pepper, cuts a silhouette without compare in dogdom. His large, distinctive head, topped by silk; his full, round eyes, revealing intelligence and sensitivity; his long and low body, short legs and unique coat, each add to his distinction. Although he is counted among the gamest of all working terriers, his gentleman-like ways, marked by affection and dignity, combined with his independent spirit, recommend him as an unexcelled companion dog. This book provides the much-needed factual information about the Dandie Dinmont Terrier and its ancestry, character and standard, as well as proper selection, feeding, training, preventative health care and showing. The new owner will welcome advice about puppy-proofing the home, preparing for the pup s arrival and preventing puppy problems. In addition to an extremely authoritative text, this book presents over 135 photographs in full colour, which prove to be as informative as they are attractive. Helpful hints and important information are highlighted to provide easy access to everything the reader needs to know about life with a Dandie Dinmont Terrier. Whether it s basic training problems, allergies or fleas, this book is the way to prevention, providing the reader with the necessary guidance an owner needs from puppyhood through the senior years. Recommended by top breeders and trainers, this book is the responsible first choice of every new owner of a Dandie Dinmont Terrier. Topics discussed include: History of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier; Characteristics of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier; The Dandie Dinmont Terrier Breed Standard; Your Dandie Dinmont Terrier puppy; Everyday care of your Dandie Dinmont Terrier; Housebreaking and training your Dandie Dinmont Terrier; Health care of your Dandie Dinmont Terrier; Showing your Dandie Dinmont Terrier; Your senior Dandie Dinmont Terrier.
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The Dandie originated in the Border country between Scotland and England. They were first known as the Mustard and Pepper Terriers and the first writings about them date back to about 1700. About the mid 1700s in the British Isles two distinct types of terriers were identified. One was a rough-coated, short-legged, long-backed dog, very strong and most commonly of a black or yellowish colour mixed with white. The other was a smooth-haired, shorter bodied and more sprightly in appearance, generally of a reddish brown colour or black with tan legs. Both types were great foes of all vermin and often successfully faced the fierce badger. During this same period in the Border Counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmoreland and Durham, roamed tribes of gypsies, tinkers and musicians who bred their nameless terriers for work on fox, badger, otter, polecat, wild cat, marten, as well as for ratting and poaching. When the Faas, Allens, Andersons and Cammells gathered once or twice a year, the revelries included badger-baiting, dog fighting and other contests designed to test the gameness of their individual terrier strains. The rivalry was keen, the liquor strong, and most such meetings ended in a brawl.
