"in the preceding novels (Die to Flora in ""Waverley"", Helen to Meg Merilees in ""Guy Mannering"", and Fairservice to Dandie Dinmont in that novel and Cuddie Headrigg in ""Old Mortality"") but they mostly noted significant variations which meant they were not mere repetitions. Although one or two reviewers were surprised by the failure of Rob to live up to his prominence in the title he was generally judged a success. The Highland landscape descriptions and striking individual scenes also attracted much praise.Most reviewers found the story rather weak, as usual with this author, with improbable coincidences and a hurried conclusion."
"was based on an 18th-century gypsy named Jean Gordon. Dandie Dinmont is a rough but friendly farmer from the Liddesdale hills, who owns a number of terriers—the Dandie Dinmont Terrier is named after him. An upland sheep-raiser of Scott's acquaintance named Willie Elliot, of Millburnholm, was probably the model for this character. Dominie Sampson, according to Nuttall, was ""a poor, modest, humble scholar, who had won his way through the classics, but fallen to the leeward in the voyage of life"". ""Dominie"" is the Lowland Scots term for a school master. Tib Mumps was the disreputable landlady of the inn"
"of the house. It had electricity installed only in 1962. Dame Jean was at one time a lady-in-waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, patron of the Dandie Dinmont Club, a breed of dog named after one of Sir Walter Scott's characters; and a horse trainer, one of whose horses, Sir Wattie, ridden by Ian Stark, won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 2005, Scottish Borders Council was considering an application by a property developer to build a housing estate on the opposite bank of the River Tweed from Abbotsford, to which Historic Scotland and the National"
"documented his breeding, and he has been accepted as the originator of the modern breed. Some interbreeding with other breeds took place in the mid-1800s, which may have introduced Dachshund blood into the breed, although certain breeders maintained pure-bred lines. The Dachshund theory was first introduced by John Henry Walsh under the pseudonym of ""Stonehenge"" in the 1880s, and was denied by many breeders of that era. By the mid-1800s, the breed was known as the Dandie Dinmont Terrier, and became sought after for hunting after Scott's writings were published. They remain the only dog breed to have been named"
"Scottish Terrier The Scottish Terrier (; also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of terrier that were grouped under the name of ""Skye Terrier"", it is one of five breeds of terrier that originated in Scotland, the other four being the modern Skye, Cairn, Dandie Dinmont, and West Highland White Terriers. They are an independent and rugged breed with a wiry outer coat and a soft dense undercoat. The First Earl of Dumbarton nicknamed the breed ""the diehard"". The modern breed is said to be able"
"in the UK. For a while several breed clubs were created in Scotland, but none lasted particularly long except for the Scottish Dandie Dinmont Terrier Society which merged into the DDTC in 1929. Today, in addition to the DDTC, there are also the Southern Dandie Dinmont Terrier Society, and for Scotland, the Caledonian Dandie Dinmont Club. The breed was first registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1888. The Dandie Dinmont Terrier was recognized by the United Kennel Club (UKC) in 1918. During the Second World War many kennels were dispersed and the dogs destroyed, due to both the"
"lack of food caused by rationing and that of manpower. Following the war several kennels led the way to re–establishing the breed including the Bellmead Kennels, located first in Surrey before later moving to Old Windsor. Dandies continued to be bred up at Bellmead up until the early 1990s, when it passed into the hands of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. In 2006, the Kennel Club recognised the Dandie Dinmont Terrier as one of the rarest dog breeds native to the British Isles, putting it on a new list of Vulnerable Native Breeds. The breeds chosen for this list were"
"after a fictional character. Around this time the breed had some involvement in the development of the Bedlington Terrier. The Kennel Club formed in 1873 and, at the Fleece Hotel at Selkirk, Scottish Borders on November 17, 1875, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club (DDTC) was formed, becoming the third oldest breed club for dogs in the world. Lord Melgund was the society's first president, while E Bradshaw Smith was the first vice president. Breeders Hugh Dalziel and William Stachen were also involved in the formation of the club. The breed standard was created by William Wardlaw Reid, another founding member"
"the dog alone. Maida (dog) Maida (1816-1824) sometimes called a deerhound, was a crossbreed from a Pyrenean shepherd and a Scottish greyhound,(Landseer's painting of Maida and a Deerhound), belonging to Sir Walter Scott, and reported to be his favourite dog. Named after the Battle of Maida, which took place in 1806, he was a gift from Alexander Macdonell of Glengarry, a friend of Scott, and whose brother led the 78th Highlanders in the battle, a victory for the British against the French in the Napoleonic Wars. Scott wrote to his son Charles that ""Old Maida died suddenly in his straw"
"Maida (dog) Maida (1816-1824) sometimes called a deerhound, was a crossbreed from a Pyrenean shepherd and a Scottish greyhound,(Landseer's painting of Maida and a Deerhound), belonging to Sir Walter Scott, and reported to be his favourite dog. Named after the Battle of Maida, which took place in 1806, he was a gift from Alexander Macdonell of Glengarry, a friend of Scott, and whose brother led the 78th Highlanders in the battle, a victory for the British against the French in the Napoleonic Wars. Scott wrote to his son Charles that ""Old Maida died suddenly in his straw last week, after"
"Redgauntlet Redgauntlet (1824) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Dumfries, Scotland in 1765, and described by Magnus Magnusson (a point first made by Andrew Lang) as ""in a sense, the most autobiographical of Scott's novels."" It describes the beginnings of a fictional ""third"" Jacobite Rebellion, and includes ""Wandering Willie's Tale"", a famous short story which frequently appears in anthologies. The novel's hero is a young man named Darsie Latimer. Early in the novel he is kidnapped by Hugh Redgauntlet, and taken to a village in Dumfries. Darsie's friend Alan Fairford sets out to rescue him. After"
"of Sir Walter Scott's novels. So popular and influential were Landseer's paintings of dogs in the service of humanity that the name Landseer came to be the official name for the variety of Newfoundland dog that, rather than being black or mostly black, features a mix of both black and white. It was this variety Landseer popularised in his paintings celebrating Newfoundlands as water rescue dogs, most notably ""Off to the Rescue"" (1827), ""A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society"" (1838), and ""Saved"" (1856). The paintings combine the Victorian conception of childhood with the appealing idea of noble animals devoted"
"of a large, shaggy, black mastiff"" in ""Peveril of the Peak"" (1823), an installment of his Waverley novels. Here he freely adapted the folklore to suit his plot, but Scott derived knowledge of this folklore through Waldron's work (see below), as he candidly gave credit in his ""author's notes"". Note how Scott took liberty to scale up the size of the dog in his novel. William Walter Gill (d. 1963), has preserved some of the local lore regarding the Black Dog appearing around the Manx landscape, as well as firsthand eyewitness accounts: A field near Ballamodda, near a field named"
"(including letters from Christopher Isherwood and John Gielgud). Pongo, the canine protagonist of ""The Hundred and One Dalmatians"", was named after Smith's own pet Dalmatian, the first of nine. Smith got the idea for her novel when a friend remarked of her own dalmatians: ""Those dogs would make a lovely fur coat!"" The story was adapted by Disney as a 1961 animated film, ""One Hundred and One Dalmatians"". Smith wrote a sequel published in 1967, ""The Starlight Barking"". Dodie Smith Dorothy Gladys ""Dodie"" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English children's novelist and playwright, known best"
"a good supper, which, considering his weak state, was rather a deliverance; he is buried below his monument, on which the following epitaph is engraved in Latin ""[Maidae marmorea dormis sub imagine Maida / Ante fores domini sit tibi terra levis]"", thus Englished by an eminent hand : - The monument mentioned is a statue of the dog at the hall door of Scott's home, Abbotsford House. A statue of Scott at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh includes Maida gazing up at the seated figure. William Allan painted ""Sir Walter Scott with His Dog 'Maida'"" in 1831. Alexander Nasmyth painted"
"Sir Walter Scott's epic poem Marmion. He is depicted amongst the sixteen Scottish writers and poets on the lower section of the Scott Monument on Princes Street in Edinburgh. He is shown on the left side of the southern face. Lindsay of the Mount is a major character in John Arden's play ""Armstrong's Last Goodnight"" set in 16th Century Scotland. David Lyndsay Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount (c. 1490 – c. 1555; ""alias"" Lindsay) was a Scottish herald who gained the highest heraldic office of Lyon King of Arms. He remains a well regarded poet whose works reflect the"
"instance, ""Viz"" comic ran a parody strip called Wanker Watson. There is also a British racehorse called Winker Watson after the character. Winker Watson Winker Watson is a British comic strip, created by Eric Roberts, which ran in the British comic book magazine ""The Dandy"" for almost half a century. It debuted in 1961 and only terminated its run in 2007. It was revived in 2012. Winker first appeared in the 1961 Dandy Book (published September 1960), and then appeared in the weekly Dandy on 1 April 1961 in issue Number 1010, and was quickly established as a character of"
"tail. Hairy Maclary Hairy Maclary is a fictional dog, the hero of a series of children's picture books created by the New Zealand author Dame Lynley Dodd, and making his first appearance in 1983 with the publication of ""Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy"". Hairy Maclary is the protagonist of twelve books in the series, and a further nine are about his friends. The series has sold over five million copies worldwide. His adventures are usually in the company of his other animal friends who include the dachshund Schnitzel von Krumm, dalmatian Bottomley Potts, greyhound Bitzer Maloney, mastiff Hercules Morse and"
". The colour of the coat is usually set by the time the dog reaches eight months of age, but the Dandie Dinmont Terrier will continue to mature physically until around two years old. The breed is tough but usually friendly and is suitable for older children. It makes both a good companion and a guard dog but is among the most docile of the terrier breeds; they are usually quite undemanding of their owners. However they are known for their ability to dig large holes in a short space of time. They can be trained to be good with"
"forms a topknot on top of the dog's head. The Dandie Dinmont Terrier has a similar body shape to the Skye Terrier, but the Skye's coat is thicker and longer. The coat comes in two colour ranges, pepper and mustard. Pepper ranges from dark blueish black to very light silvery gray; mustard can vary from reddish brown to fawn, with the head appearing to be almost white. Typically, the legs and feet are of a darker colour with the lighter colour on the body slowly blending into that on the legs. The depth of the coat can reach up to"
"during the construction of Larnach Castle. Larnach's intention was to turn the house into a hotel, the Dandie Dinmont Hotel, but these plans never eventuated. The building has been in a state of neglect for many years, but is undergoing a major restoration. Waverley, Dunedin Waverley is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It was named after Sir Walter Scott's novel Waverley, first novel in a series known as the Waverley Novels, among the most popular and widely read English-language novels of the 19th century. Waverley is located at the start of the Otago Peninsula, southeast of"
"an ectoplasmic, shape-shifting dog named Whiskey they set out to keep Foxtrot's boss out of trouble. The series is more light-hearted in tone, with imaginative plotting and characters. A second book, ""To Die Fur"" is scheduled for release later in 2014. Don DeBrandt Don DeBrandt is a Canadian science fiction author, who also writes under the pen-names Donn Cortez, DD Barant and Dixie Lyle. Born in Saskatchewan, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to North America, his books have been published in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. His influences include Spider Robinson and John D. MacDonald, among"
"trouble because of his fantastic strength. Zeke's personality was also changed into a person who loved 're-refried beans'. Danny and Katey also disappeared. A number of spin-off strips have appeared in ""The Dandy"" over the years, including Desperate Dawg in the 1970s and 80s, Danny and Katey in the late 1980s and Aunt Aggie in the 2000s (before the 2004 relaunch). A statue of him (and his dog Dawg) can be found in the High Street of Dundee, Scotland – The Dandy is published by D. C. Thomson & Co. who are based in Dundee. According to the writer Norman"
"The fields between the Law Mount and Laigh Castleton were known by the quaint names of East and West Tinkerdyke Parks. Hunter or Tod Gibbie was a character in Sir Walter Scott's ""Guy Mannering"", based on Gabriel Young who lived in Kilmaurs. Gabriel had a pack of twelve slow-hounds to give tongue, six greyhounds to catch by speed and eight terriers to deliver the coup de grâce. The hunts were always on foot, often of short duration and accompanied by all and sundry. He was paid, just like the mole-catcher, to rid the farms of foxes without any notions of"
"Hairy Maclary Hairy Maclary is a fictional dog, the hero of a series of children's picture books created by the New Zealand author Dame Lynley Dodd, and making his first appearance in 1983 with the publication of ""Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy"". Hairy Maclary is the protagonist of twelve books in the series, and a further nine are about his friends. The series has sold over five million copies worldwide. His adventures are usually in the company of his other animal friends who include the dachshund Schnitzel von Krumm, dalmatian Bottomley Potts, greyhound Bitzer Maloney, mastiff Hercules Morse and Old"
"dogs for use as gundogs. These dogs are considered to be the progenitors of modern Labradors. A statue of Scott, by Joseph Durham, stands in the centre of Dunchurch, Warwickshire. At Christmas, it has been an annual tradition for a group of pranksters to secretly dress up the statue in the garb of a cartoon or TV character overnight. They have done this every Christmas for more than 30 years, More recently the statue was dressed up as an Olympian for the final leg of the Olympic torch relay sporting a headband and runners jersey. The statue was dressed up"
"nickname of ""Tartans"". Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia also uses the Scottie as their mascot. The dog's image is a symbol for the Radley brand of bags. The amateur athletics organisation Jogscotland has an anthropomorphic Scottish Terrier as its mascot. Scottish Terrier The Scottish Terrier (; also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of terrier that were grouped under the name of ""Skye Terrier"", it is one of five breeds of terrier that originated in Scotland, the other four being the modern Skye, Cairn, Dandie"
"named Moralltach and Beagalltach. Instead of a greyhound, her favored pet appears to be a black and white sheepdog. Diarmuid appears in the light novel Fate/Zero and its 2011 anime adaptation as the Servant ""Lancer"", wielding his two spears, Gáe Buidhe and Gáe Dearg. While Gáe Buidhe retains its mythical ability of inflicting wounds that can never heal, Gáe Dearg is instead depicted with the ability to pierce magical defenses and negate certain magical abilities. In the mobile game based on the aforementioned series, Fate/Grand Order, Diarmuid appears once again as the Servant ""Saber"" and wields his dual blades, Beagalltach"
"section of the Premier New Zealand Bestsellers list The order of introduction of the dogs (with their house number in brackets) is: Like most of Dodd's books, it is written in anapaestic verse, though it breaks into a more urgent trochaic form when the dogs encounter Scarface Claw. The book was translated into Slovene by Jana Kolarič as ""Kuštravi Slave z mlekarske pristave"" (2005). Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy first published in 1983, is the first and most well-known of a series of books by New Zealand author Lynley Dodd featuring Hairy Maclary. His adventures"
"William Shenstone. Black Dwarf (personage) David Ritchie (1740–1811), known also as David of Manor Water, Bow'd Davie, Crooked David, and most notably the Black Dwarf, was a dwarf, the son of a quarryman at the slate quarries of Stobo. He was the inspiration for Sir Walter Scott's novel, ""The Black Dwarf"". Scott visited him in 1797. He was brought up as a brushmaker in Edinburgh, but was disliked because of his appearance. He eventually settled in a stone cottage on the banks of Manor Water near the town of Peebles, Scotland. The door of the cottage was about 3 feet"
"""hairy hands"", that are said to attack motorists on the B3212 near Two Bridges; and the ""Beast of Dartmoor"", a supposed big cat. Dartmoor has inspired a number of artists and writers, such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in ""The Hound of the Baskervilles"" and ""The Adventure of Silver Blaze"", R. D. Blackmore, Eden Phillpotts, Beatrice Chase, Agatha Christie, Rosamunde Pilcher, and the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould. In ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"", the fictional 1994 Quidditch World Cup final between Ireland and Bulgaria was hosted on the moor. Over half of Dartmoor National Park (57.3%) is private land;"
"by the White House. Other famous people who are known to have owned Scotties include: Queen Victoria, Eva Braun, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Ed Whitfield, Rudyard Kipling and President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński. Actress Tatum O'Neal owned a Scottish Terrier. She was said to be so saddened by her dog's death to cancer and old age that she relapsed into drugs. The Scottie is also renowned for being featured in the popular board game, Monopoly, as a player token. When the game was first created in the 1930s, Scotties were one of the most popular pets in the"
"met Scott by arrangement in Combe Martin, just north of Barnstaple. Newton explained that he had to drive to Porlock, about 25 miles away, and suggested that Scott accompany him—he and Scott could talk on the journey. Scott had with him his recently acquired pet dog, a Great Dane called Rinka; this disconcerted Newton, who was afraid of dogs, but Scott insisted that Rinka go with them. At Porlock, Newton left Scott and Rinka at a hotel while he supposedly dealt with his business. He picked them up shortly after 8 pm, and they began the drive back to Combe"