Dog class - Terrier
Average height - 8 to 11 inches
Average weight - 18 to 24 pounds
Size - Small
Coat - Double coat: soft, dense undercoat; long, dense outer coat
Average life span - 12 to 14 years

The Dandie Dinmont is a confident and intelligent little terrier, brave and independent. He'd rather be sergeant of the house than be babied. This delightful and entertaining dog is a clown as a companion. But as a terrier, he has his pride, and can sometimes seem shy or uninterested in strangers. The breed got its name from a funny character in a book written in 1814 by Sir Walter Scott. The character's name was Dandie Dinmont.

The Dandie Dinmont is intelligent, fond of children, and an excellent guard.

The Dandie Dinmont has a will of his own and will sometimes obey a command reluctantly. If he ever encounters a mouse or a rat his hunting instincts come alive, so always keep your Dandie Dinmont Terrier on a leash or in a fenced-in, dog-safe area.

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