SKYE TEKRIER. 



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breed having, I believe, been obtained surreptitiously a generation 

 back. It will be seen that the points differ a good deal from 

 those usually ascribed to this breed in England, where the Dandies 

 have almost invariably prick ears, and are of smaller size, seldom 

 exceeding 10 or 12 lbs. 



Of this English mongrel the following is a characteristic sketch, 

 in a somewhat exaggerated form. 



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The S/>i/e Terrier is remarkable for his long weasel-shaped body, 

 and for his short fin-like legs, added to which he has a long rather 

 than a wide head, and also a neck of unusual dimensions, so that 

 when measured from tip to tail the entire length is more than three 

 times his height. The nose is pointed, but so concealed in the long 

 hair which falls over his eves, that it is scarcelv visible without a 

 careful inspection ; eyes keen and expressive, but small as compared 

 with the spaniel. The ears, if falling, are large and slightly raised, 

 b'.it turning over ; in the prick-eared variety, which is by many 

 in the north preferred, the ears stand up like those of the fox ; 



