DOMESTIC DOGS. 



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Dandle Dinmont. 



also brown. The long hair makes the head appear larger than it really is. It 

 should be rather narrow, and nearly flat at the top, with little or no elevation at 

 the eyes. The nose and the roof of the mouth must be black or dark brown, and 

 the ears should be about 3 inches in length. The latter should have very long 

 hair, which, together with the long hair of the eyebrows and cheeks, should fall 

 over the eyes. The height of the Skye terrier varies from 9 to 10 inches ; the 

 length in the former case varying from about 30 to 33 inches. The prick-eared 

 Skye is a shorter-bodied dog, with a larger and squarer head, a rougher coat, and 

 large, pointed, erect ears, terminating in a distinct tuft. 



Much alteration has ensued in the appearance of the Skye terrier, 

 through the fancy of breeders, but the modification is not near so 

 great as that which has taken place in the Dandie Dinmont, whose height now 

 varies from 8 to 11 inches at the shoulder, and weight from 14 to 24 Ibs. The hair 

 on the top of the head is soft and silky, while that on the jaws is harder and 

 darker. The upper-surface of the tail has wiry hair of a darker tint than that of 

 the body, while below it is softer and lighter in colour. The ears terminate in a 

 distinct point of hair. The prevailing colour is either " blue " or " mustard," but in 

 the former case the hair on the fore-legs and feet should vary from tan to fawn, 

 while in the latter they should be darker than the creamy- white head. The ears 

 vary from brown to black, and the eyes are hazel. 



Yorksnire The last of the long-haired terriers that we shall mention is the 



Terrier. Yorkshire or Halifax terrier. This is a small breed, readily dis- 

 tinguished by the 

 enormous length of 

 the long and silky 

 hair, especially on 

 the face. On the 

 body the length of 

 the hair is about 

 3 or 4 inches, while 

 on the face it 

 reaches as much as 

 6 or 7, and thus 

 communicates a 

 most grotesque ap- 

 pearance. The 

 colour on the upper- 

 parts is a grizzled 

 " blue," owing to 

 the mixture of dark 

 with light hairs, 

 while tan occupies 

 the same parts as in the blaek-and-tan terrier. 



Under the title of English terriers may be included the short- 

 English Terrier. ha . red dogs commonly k n o W n as the black-and-tan terrier, with its 



diminutive representatives the toy terrier and the white terrier. The black-and- 

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YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 



