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What is the only breed of dog to be named after a character in fiction?

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What is the only breed of dog to be named after a character in fiction?
posted Jun 20, 2020 by Rajni

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The Dandie Dinmont Terrier
It is named after Dandie Dinmont, a jovial farmer in Sir Walter Scott's novel "Guy Mannering". Scott also gave the names to the breed's colours, pepper and mustard, which were adopted from the names of Dandie Dinmont's dogs.

answer Jun 21, 2020 by Balwinder
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