Pedigree Of Grip

Grip, sire Dirk (known as "the incomparable Dirk"), by Pepper: (known as "the murderer ") out of Jenny, all bred by Mr. E. Bradshaw Smith, Blackwood House, Ecclefechan. Grip's dam was the Rev. S. Tenison Mosse's Schann II. by Shamrock out of Nettle.

Pedigree Of Shamrock

Shamrock, by Mr. Hodge's Mustard out of Broadwith's Vic, bred by Mr. W. Johnstone, by a dog of good blood belonging to an officer at the Purshill Barracks, out of Johnstone's Maud by Miss Mather's Spice, out of J. Scott's Wasp, by E. B. Smith's dog out of Scott's Little Spice, by his Brandy out of Johnstone's Spice, by Sir G. Douglas's Pepper out of Mr. Brisbane's Nettle; Mustard by Mr. Scott's (of Newstead) Pepper out of Boyd's Nettle, by Sir F. Douglas's Pepper II. out of Scott's Vixen, by Brisbane's Pepper out of his Spice, bred by Mr. D. M'Dougall, of Cessford (celebrated for his pure breed); Pepper by Brisbane's Demon out of Nettle, bred at Kirkmichael; Demon by Friar Tuck out of John Reed's Pepper; Pepper 11. by Sir G. Douglas's Pepper I. (bred by the Duke of Buccleuch, and descended from Old John Stoddard's blood) out of Schann, descended from Stoddard's Old Schann and Dandie; Scott's Pepper, sire of Mustard, was by Scott's Brandy out of his Jezabel, by his "Wasp out of his Bess, by Sir G. Douglas's Pepper (bred by Mr. Taylor) out of Scott's Mustard; Wasp by Scott's Pepper out of his Vic; Brandy by Dr. Brown's Puck out of Scott's Wasp, by his Dandie out of his Nettle, by Duke of Buccleuch's Dandie out of his Ringlet; Puck by Henry Dodd's Pepper out of his Pepper.

MR. W. WARDLAW REID'S DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER "GRIP." Sire Mr. E. Bradshaw Smith's Incomparable Dirk - Dam Rev. S. Tenneson Mosse's Schaun II.

The following are weights and measurements of celebrated Dandie Dinmont terriers:

Mr. C. F. Henderson's Bob Boy: Age, 4 years and 5 months; weight,. 211b.; height at shoulder, l0½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 29in.; length of tail, 8in.; girth of chest, 19in.; girth of loin, 15in.; girth of head, 14in.; girth of forearm, 5iin.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 8in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 8¼in.

Mr. Joseph Finchett's Buffs: Age, 15 months; weight, 191b.; height at shoulder, 11in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 27in.; length of tail, 10in.; girth of chest, 18in.; girth of loin, 14½in.; girth of head, 13½in.; girth of forearm, 5in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 8in; colour, pepper.

Mr. Joseph Finchett's Cleg: Age, about 2½ years; weight, 171b.; height at shoulder, 10in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 26in.; length of tail, 7in; girth of chest, 17in.; girth of loin (being in milk impossible to ascertain); girth of head, 12in.; girth of forearm, 4½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in.; colour, pepper.

Mr. W. E. Jackson's Bessie Bell: Weight, 221b.; height at shoulder, 11in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 28½in.; length of tail, 9in.; girth of chest, 19½in.; girth of loin, 15in.; girth of head, 13½in.; girth of arm, 4!in.; girth of forearm, 5iin.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 8in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7iin.

Mr. J. Heritage's Venture: Weight, 20½lb.; height at shoulder, 10½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 30in.; length of tail, 9in.; girth of chest, 18¾in.; girth of loin, 15in.; girth of head, 14in.; girth of arm, 5iin.; girth of forearm, 4½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 8in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in.

Mr. H. Nicholson's Vic: Weight, 181b.; height at shoulder, 11in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 32in.; length of tail, 10in.; girth of chest, 19in.; girth of loin, 15in.; girth of head, 13in.; girth' of arm, 6in.; girth of forearm, 4in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7iin.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in.

Mr. E. C. R. Goff's Whiskey: Weight, 21¼lb.; height at shoulder, 10in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 28in.; length of tail, 9½in.; length of ear, 4in.; girth of chest, 19in.; girth of loin, 16in.; girth of head, 14in.; girth of arm, 3in.; girth of forearm, 4in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 8in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6½in.