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should be without any of the pily undercoat found 

 in the Skye terrier. 



" Colour. The colours range from dark blue to 

 light fawn, but those most to be desired are the 

 various shades of blue dark blue for preference, 

 but without any approach to blackness or sootiness. 

 The colour of the head should be a beautiful silvery 

 blue, which gets darker on the ears ; the back 

 various shades of dark blue, inclining to silver on 

 the lower parts of the body and legs. The tail is 

 generally the same shade or a little darker than the 

 back. 



" Tail. The tail should be perfectly straight, not 

 too long, and carried almost level with the back ; it 

 must be nicely fringed or feathered. 



" Legs and Feet. The legs should be as short 

 and straight as possible, and well set under the 

 body, both legs and feet well covered with silky 

 hair (in a good specimen the legs are scarcely 

 seen, as they are almost entirely hidden by the 

 coat). 



" Style and General Appearance. The general 

 appearance is that of a long, low dog, having a 

 rather large head in proportion to its size, and with 

 a coat which looks like silk or spun glass. It shows 

 considerably more style or quality than almost any 

 other fancy terrier, and has not the delicate consti- 



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