Dandie Dinmont Terrier
（重定向自Dandie Dinmont）
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![A drawing of two Dandie Dinmont Terriers from 1859.](/Images/godic/202501/07/077._Dandie_Dinmont5457.JPG")
![Dandie Dinmont Terrier circa 1915](/Images/godic/202501/07/Dandie_Dinmont_Terrier_from_19155457.JPG")
![A Dandie Dinmont Terrier and the more numerous West Highland White Terrier](/Images/godic/202501/07/Dandie_Dinmont_terrier_i_West_Highland_White_Terrier_2009_pl5457.jpg")
A Dandie Dinmont Terrier is a small Scottish breed of dog in the terrier family. The breed has a very long body, short legs, and a distinctive "top-knot" of hair on the head. A character in Sir Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering has lent the name to the breed, with "Dandie Dinmont" thought to be based on James Davidson, who is credited as being the "father" of the modern breed. Davidson's dogs descended from earlier terrier owning families, including the Allans of Holystone, Northumberland.