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pen these lines!). As I said of the Dandie, and might 

 say of the Irish Terrier, that where a man, or woman, 

 for that matter, as they are capital specimens for either 

 sex, wants to keep only one dog, they cannot better 

 one of those three breeds. They are as true as steel, 

 devoted as " pals," and faithful as dogs! The great 

 uniformity of type, and character, now seen in the large 

 classes of these game and picturesque-looking little 

 fellows, at the larger shows, proves the amount of care 

 and attention which has been devoted to them by breed- 

 ers, within the last quarter of a century. The usual 

 colours are, shades of black, dark grey and grizzle, and 

 sometimes stone colour. My friend, the late Capt. 

 Keen, made an effort to introduce whites, but I do not 

 think it came to much. Although, I am glad to say, 

 the enthusiasm for the breed in " North-Britain," has 

 not abated, not a few good specimens, and to my cer- 

 tain knowledge (for I have the pleasure of numbering 

 them amongst my friends), not a few keen fanciers of 

 " Scottish Terriers," exist on this side of " the border," 

 and it is always my wish, with them, when they meet, 

 as with every other kind of " stock," in rivalry, " may 

 the best win, and the loser do his best to turn the tables 

 next time." With these few remarks on a breed on 

 which much more could be said, if space and time per- 

 mitted, I will give: The Points of the Scottish Ter- 

 rier. Skull of good length, rather inclined to be 

 curved in shape, covered with short hair, and showing 

 a drop between the eyes; muzzle, very powerful, and 

 not too pointed ; nose, large and black ; teeth, extremely 

 large; eyes, dark, small, piercing in expression, and 



