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pretty ' mongrels ' bred from Skye terrier ' rejec- 

 tions/ and ought to be known as Glasgow or Paisley 

 Skyes. On the other hand, the breeders of the 

 silky-coated dogs held, as a matter of course, that 

 the texture of coat their dogs possessed was the 

 correct one. This was untenable, as until the intro- 

 duction of this breed no Scottish dog had a silky or 

 soft coat. 



" After the decision against the eligibility of the 

 silky-coated dog to compete in the Skye terrier 

 classes, the breed rapidly declined. A few, how- 

 ever, held to the breed out of pure love and 

 admiration for it, but they were few. The Paisley 

 fanciers appear never to have lost sight of the dog, 

 and it was not only by keeping and breeding them 

 that they again brought the silky-coated beauties 

 into popularity, but by instituting classes for them 

 at the annual dog shows held at Paisley on New 

 Year's Day. A fresh interest was thus begun in the 

 breed, which has never been allowed to flag. . . . 

 Breeders of hard-coated dogs, more especially if the 

 coat be long, know 7 how difficult it is to keep up the 

 hard coat, on account of the washing, combing, &c., 

 required to keep the dog in show trim, and also from 

 the idle and indoor life exhibition dogs lead. A pup 

 now and again will be found in a litter with a soft 

 coat, although not quite silky in texture. These a 



