THE SKYE TERRIER. 



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jaw with perfectly fitting teeth, a small 

 hazel eye, and a long hard coat just reach- 

 ing the ground. In the prick-eared variety 

 the ears are carried erect, with very fine 

 ear feathering, and the face fringe is long 

 and thick. The ear feathering and face 

 fall are finer in quality than the coat, 

 which is exceedingly hard and weather- 

 resisting. And here it is well to point out 

 that the Skye has two distinct coats : the 

 under coat, somewhat soft and woolly, and 

 the upper, hard and 

 rainproof. This upper 

 coat should be as 

 straight as possible, 

 without any tendency 

 to wave or curl. The 

 tail is not very long, 

 ard should be nicely 

 feathered, and in repose 

 never raised above the 

 level of the back. 



Some judges insist 

 that the tail of a Skye 

 Terrier should very sel- 

 dom be seen, but be 

 well tucked in between 

 the legs, only the fea- 

 thered point showing at 

 the hocks. Others do 

 not object to what 

 might be called a Setter 

 tail, curving upward 

 slightly above the level 

 of the back ; and it 

 may be said that even the best of the breed 

 raise the tail in excitement to a height which 

 would not be admitted were this its normal 

 position. A gay tail ought not to be seriously 

 objected to. The unpardonable fault is 

 when it is set on too high at the root, and 

 is carried at right angles to the back, curling 

 over towards the head. 



The same description applies to the 

 drop-eared type, except that the ears 

 in repose, instead of being carried erect, 

 fall evenly on each side of the head. 

 When, however, the dog is excited, the ears 

 are pricked forward, in exactly the same 

 fashion as those of the Airedale Terrier. This 

 is an important point, a houndy carriage 



of ear being a decided defect. The 

 drop-eared variety is usually the heavier 

 and larger dog of the two ; and for some 

 reason does not show the quality and 

 breeding of its neighbour. Lately, however, 

 there has evidently been an effort made to 

 improve the drop-eared type, with the 

 result that some very excellent dogs have 

 recently appeared at the important shows. 

 Probably Mr. James Pratt has devoted 

 more time and attention to the cult of the 



CH. FAIRFIELD DIAMOND 



BY CH. WOLVERLEY ROY WOLVERLEY DIM LE, AND 



CH. WOLVERLEY CHUMMIE 



BY WOLVERLEY JOCK WOLVERLEY ROSIE 



PROPERTY OF MISS ETHEL McCHEANE. 

 Fhotogyaph by T. Fait. 



Skye Terrier than any other now living 

 fancier, though the names of Mr. Kidd and 

 Mr. Todd are usually well known. Mr. 

 Pratt's Skyes were allied to the type of 

 terrier claiming to be the original Skye of 

 the Highlands. The head was not so large, 

 the ears also were not so heavily feathered, 

 as is the case in the Skye of to-day, and the 

 colours were very varied, ranging from every 

 tint between black and white. He used 

 fondly to carry about with him a pocket- 

 book containing samples of hair from the 

 different dogs he had bred and exhibited. 

 His partiality was for creams and fawns, 

 with black points. 



In 1892 a great impetus was given to the 



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