Ch. King’s Mtn. Stuart Little on the move, good reach in front, holding his topline, good drive and follow through behind
Ch. King’s Mtn. Stuart Little , a Harry son out of Mouse Trap, at six months of age WD & BOW at the 2006 National, and Best in Sweepstakes. Shown with good length of body and naturally curvy.
heights and weights apply to both dogs and bitches. Dogs should be masculine; bitches feminine. Th e upper weight limits are most often seen on a Dandie of proper length and substance. Th e Dandie comes in two colors; mus- tard and pepper. Mustard is simply a clear red, varying from a light cream to a dark red and the furnishings are creamy col- ored. Th e pepper puppy is born black and tan but begins to silver as the coat grows, the tan points usually fading out to silver, and the black becomes the same “salt and pepper” as seen on the Schnauzers. Peppers can vary from a light gray to a blue black. Visual tan points are occasionally seen on the peppers and perfectly permissible. Th e coat is a mixture of 1/3 soft under- coat to 2/3 crisp outer coat. Th e so-called “penciling” of the coat is the result of some undercoat showing through the outer coat, and hanging in what looks like penciling. Crisp coat is exactly that, it should feel sort of crisp to the hand. Th e furnishings are softer, silky to the touch, not cottony. Th e coat must be of su ffi cient length to feel texture. Th e color is in the tips of the hair shafts so a dog in very short coat will appear very dark with no penciling. A coat approach- ing 2 inches in length will look blousy
Ch. King’s Mtn. Elsbeth Elfwish , at six months of age, free handled showing great length of body and naturally curvy outline.
I can tell a lot about a judge’s under- standing of this breed by where the judge puts his hands. You must put your hands between the forelegs of the Dandie and there must be a significant prosternum filling your hand. If there is nothing in your hand the dog is straight in front, a very serious fault in the breed. You must put your hands on the withers, the point of shoulder and the elbow, the length and angle of the shoulder blade and the upper arm must be almost the same.
Th e rear quarters are in balance with the forequarters, of course. Th e first and second thighs are well developed and meaty with good muscle, with a short well defined hock. Th e Standard states that the, “hind legs are a little longer than the fore- legs…” a statement I feel would be more correctly described as “the hind legs appear to be a little longer than the forelegs…” Th e Dandie should never appear stern high. Th e Dandie is 8 to 11 inches at the shoulder; and 18 to 24 pounds. Th e same
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