THE WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER 



" He was a gash an' faithful fyfe, 

 As ever lap a sleugh or dyl^e, 

 His honest, sorisie, haws' nt face, 

 Ay gat him friends in i/{a place." 



BURNS. 



WE have already mentioned Scotland's terriers, the tale of 

 which, however, is incomplete without some references 

 to the wiry coated white tyke, the West Highland White terrier, 

 whose winning ways have got him friends in every place. Though 

 little known south of the Tay until quite recent years, he is now 

 highly favoured of fortune, few varieties of terriers enjoying a more 

 genuine popularity. In his native country, the wild land of Skye 

 and the western parts of Inverness-shire, he has proved his worth 

 for generations, none coming to us with sounder credentials. Foxes, 

 badgers, otters are his sworn foes against whom he has waged 

 unceasing warfare, just as his Scottish terrier cousin has done. 

 Mrs. Cameron Head has well explained his vocation : " In the old 

 days, before deer forests extended over such a large area in the 

 Highlands, and the land was principally under sheep, fox hunters 



