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pression, and a sound constitution, which enables him to 

 go almost anywhere, do almost anything, and rough it with 

 his master in any climate. He is a born sportsman, always 

 ready for a quiet bit of sport in a barn, or along the hedge- 

 rows, displaying the utmost keenness and sagacity in the 

 pursuit of all sorts of vermin; and he is death to any 

 animal of his own weight. Although always ready to 

 defend himself or his master, and never showing the " white 



SKYE TERRIER LOVAT. 

 Owned by Lawrence Timpson, 16 Exchange Place, New York City. 



feather," no matter what the odds may be against him, in 

 size or numbers, he, unlike the Fox, Dandie, and Irish 

 Terrier, is not at all quarrelsome. 



The Skye is a peaceful, well-conducted little citizen, and 

 attends strictly to his own affairs, unless those affairs are 

 interfered with by others. This quarrelsome characteristic 

 tells seriously against the other breeds mentioned, espe- 

 cially as ladies' companions. The red Irishman, in particu- 

 lar, dearly loves a "mill," and, figuratively speaking, is 

 always trailing his coat-tails behind him, and trying to have 



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