Dandie Dinmont terrier

Dan·die Din·mont terrier

D0021600 (dăn′dē dĭn′mŏnt′)n. A terrier of a small breed developed in the border area of England and Scotland, having a long body with short legs, drooping ears, and long, silky hair on top of the head.

[After Dandie Dinmont, the owner of six such dogs in Guy Mannering, a novel by Sir Walter Scott.]

Dan′die Din′mont ter`rier

(ˈdæn di ˈdɪn mɒnt)
n. one of a breed of small terriers having short legs, a long body, pendulous ears, a wiry coat, and a topknot. [1840–50; after a character in Scott's novel Guy Mannering who owned two such terriers]

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Dandie Dinmont terrier - a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping earsDandie Dinmontterrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

Dandie Dinmont terrier

(dăn`dē dĭn`mŏnt), breed of hardy, long-bodied terrierterrier,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this group, to go to earth and kill their prey. Today these dogs are raised chiefly as pets.
..... Click the link for more information. developed in England and Scotland and first recorded as a distinct type in the very early 18th cent. It stands from 8 to 11 in. (20.3–27.9 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 18 to 24 lb (8.1–10.9 kg). The double coat consists of a mixture of soft and harsh hair about 2 in. (5.1 cm) long that gives it a crisp but not wiry texture and appearance. Its color may be pepper or mustard. Like most of the other terriers from England's northern Border districts, the Dandie Dinmont was bred to go to ground (i.e., go into an animal's den or underground shelter) in the hunting of such game as otters, badgers, and foxes. Today it is raised principally as a pet. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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Dandie Dinmont terrier