The Scotch Terrier. 365 



I will now give quotations from two justly eminent writers on dogs, and 

 it would be easy to quote many others who have written similarly on the 

 subject. Youatt says : " There are three varieties, first the common 

 Scotch terrier, 12 or 13in. high ; his body muscular and compact, 

 considerable breadth across the loins, the legs shorter and stouter than 

 those of the English terrier, the head large in proportion to size of body, 

 the muzzle small and pointed . . . the hair long and rough, colour 

 black or fawn . . . Another species has nearly the same conforma- 

 tion . . . legs apparently, but not actually, shorter ; body covered 

 with longer, more curly, and stouter hair. ... A third species, of con- 

 siderably larger bulk, and Sin. or 4in. taller than either of the others ; 

 its hair is shorter than that of the others, and is hard and wiry." 



"Stonehenge" says: "The Scotch terrier closely resembles the English 

 terrier in all but his coat, which is wiry and rough, and hence he is some- 

 times called the wire-haired terrier ; a name, perhaps, better suited to 

 a dog which has long been naturalised in England, and whose origin is 

 obscure enough. Beyond this difference in externals there is little to 

 be said distinctive of the one from the other, the colours being the same, 

 but white being more highly prized in the southern variety, and the black 

 and tan when more or less mixed with grey, so as to give the dog a pepper 

 and salt appearance, being characteristic of the true Scotch terrier ; but 

 there are numberless varieties in size, and also in shape and colour." 



I hold that such writers as I have quoted, and others who have 

 similarly written, should not be ignored by " fanciers," who are too apt 

 to possess themselves of the dog first, and from him frame their standard 

 by which to judge, regardless of the views and opinions of others. 



As already said, I see no reason to alter my rough description. I look 

 upon it as an attempt only to draw a more marked line between varieties 

 which differ considerably in character, far more in fact than drop-eared 

 and prick-eared Skye terriers, which are now bred distinct, and are given 

 separate classes at shows. 



I repeat, without the slightest disrespect to Mr. Morrison, that the 

 dogs awarded prizes by him as Scotch terriers are nearer in type to Skye 

 terriers than the one I consider the lowland Scotch terrier, and are what 

 I have attempted to describe as Aberdeen terriers. 



