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Dandie Dinmont Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

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Dandie Dinmont Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

  • ORIGIN: Great Britain.
  • FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 3 Terriers.
  • WEIGHT: 8-11 kg for dogs in good working condition.
  • Coat: This is a very important point: The hair should be about two inches long; the body coat is a mixture of about ⅔ hardish hair with about ⅓ soft hair, giving a so
  • Color: The color is pepper or mustard.
  • Temperament: Independent, determined, reserved and intelligent.

Standard outline (section headings)

  • FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
  • DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
  • CRANIAL REGION:
  • FACIAL REGION:
  • LIMBS
  • COAT
  • DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:

Sources

Dandie Dinmont Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)
Source document: AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)
AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)retrieved 2026-08-02

Verification file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/dandie_dinmont_terrier_combined.txt