SCOTCH TEEEiEB.] THE DOG, AND ITS VAEIETIES; [skye teeetee. 



warehouse, the barn, the rick-yard, the granary, 

 and the corn-field, are the grand destroyers 

 against which war by the terrier, the trap, and 

 the ferret should be proclaimed. 



Whilst the terrier is one of the best of rat- 

 killers, he is also a good house-dog, sufficiently 

 vigilant, and at all times ready to attack any 

 one who, at an improper season, dares to dis- 

 turb the quiet of the household. Mr. Eichard- 

 son tells us that he knows a gentleman who 

 had a very fine Scotch terrier, which not only 

 cleared a large farm, and also the farm-yard, of 

 all vermin, but acted as cattle-dog or sheep- 

 dog, as occasion required. He used success- 

 fully to repel the inroads of a very powerful 

 and fierce boar, which was wont to come in a 

 furious and formidable manner ; so much so, 

 indeed, that he often threw the labourers in the 

 field into the greatest alarm ; but if Trap hap- 

 pened to get notice of the invasion, the boar, 

 though very large (much in the shape of a wild 

 boar, and of that brindled colour which indi- 

 cates the nearest approach to that formidable 

 animal), paid severely for his temerity. The 

 dog, which had been trained to keep animals 

 in their right places, but to kill nothing ex- 

 cept game and vermin, made no direct attack 

 on the life of the boar. He laid hold of him 

 by the ear ; and that hold he kept till the boar, 

 though much stronger and far heavier than 

 the dog, was so completely subdued, that Trap 

 could lead him by the ear to his own place of 

 abode. The dog had seldom occasion to take 

 him half-way ; but he used to watch his mo- 

 tions ; and if the boar oftered to return, the 

 dog instantly went to meet him, and so pun- 

 ished his other ear, that there was no need 

 for a second warning, at least during the next 

 week. 



One of the principal uses of the terrier, as 

 a hunting dog, is to accompany the foxhounds ; 

 and, in cases where all the earths are not care- 

 fully stopped he is indispensable, because his 

 assistance is necessary in unearthing Eeyuard. 



THE SCOTCH TERRIER. 

 Of this, breed there are three varieties ; one 

 of a sandy-red colour, standing about eighteen 

 inches high, very strong, with short stout legs ; 

 he has a large head in proportion to his body ; 

 a somewhat pointed muzzle, and an acute 

 Bcent; his ears are small, and his bite very 

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sharp. This variety is very common, and may 

 frequently be seen quietly sitting at the door- 

 steps of many of the houses in the more quiet 

 and respectable localities of London. They 

 abound in Scotland, and are generally known 

 as the " Highland Terrier." The hair is hard 

 and wiry, frequently closely or thickly matted ; 

 and when intermixed, or marked with white 

 or any other colour, it is a certain sign of im- 

 purity. The best are such as are of a rufus, 

 sandy, or black colour. They are extremely 

 attached to their masters, and we think are 

 very tenacious in memory. AVe, many years 

 ago, possessed an impure specimen, which 

 nevertheless was an excellent little dog; he 

 either wandered or was stolen from us, in a 

 place near Doune, in Stirlingshire ; and several 

 months afterwards we were told that such a 

 dog was at a miller's, about twenty miles from 

 where we were at that time. Neither the dis- 

 tance nor the uncertainty of its being our dog 

 deterred us from setting out on foot (there 

 were no conveyances in those days up to the 

 hills) to ascertain the fact. Accordingly, we 

 arrived at the miller's, and elevating our voice, 

 heard " Piucher" reply from a small sort of 

 granary, where he had been carefully detained. 

 We soon had him at liberty ; and we shall 

 never forget the joy which he exhibited at our 

 meeting. We walked immediately back ; and, 

 at the end of our journey, did not feel in the 

 least tii'ed, so happy were we at the recovery 

 of our faithful and attached little dog. 



The other two varieties are those of the 

 Pepper and Mustard kind, celebrated by Sir 

 Walter Scott in Guy JSLannering , and the 

 variety which prevails in the Western Islands 

 of Scotland. The first is low, long-backed, and 

 short-legged ; with wiry and curly hair, and 

 a pretty long muzzle. The second is about 

 the same size as the sandy-red coloured one, 

 but with the hair much longer, and having 

 a more flowing appearance. 

 Besides these there is the 



SKYE TERRIER. 



This valuable little dog takes its name from 

 one of the Hebrides, or western islands, where 

 it is found in the greatest perfection. It is 

 longer in the body and lower in the legs than 

 the Highland dog ; covered with long, silky, and 

 silvery-looking hair, and has its breasts and 



