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good breeder, as a matter of course, would reject ; 

 but how many do really reject them, if they are good 

 in other points ? They perhaps do not breed from 

 them, but they do not hesitate to sell them, and thus 

 increase the difficulty by giving good pedigrees to 

 such dogs. In Skye terriers the length of coat is 

 one of the principal points ; one therefore can easily 

 understand how a pup with an extra long coat would 

 be prized, even should the coat be a little soft. This, 

 then, was how the Paisley terrier originated. The 

 silky-coated dogs, from their great beauty, took the 

 eye, and were greatly prized as pets ; and as the 

 demand increased, which it very quickly did when 

 they began to win prizes, they were bred in large 

 numbers, and the points now attained were only 

 arrived at by careful selection and scientific breeding. 

 Some dark rumours are afloat about the crosses that 

 were resorted to to gain the points desired, but if 

 such a thing ever took place it has never been made 

 public. It is hinted that the Dandie had something 

 to do with the manufacture of this breed, and we 

 have heard it asserted that the Paisley terrier was the 

 result of a Dandie-Skye cross, but we have seen no 

 evidence to support this statement. We are of 

 opinion that no cross was required, and that in the 

 case of the best strains none took place. 



" In character and disposition, the Paisley terrier 



