THE SCOTTISH TERRIER. 2 1 



haired 'terry' of the West of Scotland, as we recollect him when a boy, 

 was much nearer in shape to a modern fox-terrier, though with a shorter 

 and rounder head, the color of his hard, wiry coat mostly sandy, the 

 face free from long hair, although some showing a beard, and the small 

 ears carried in most instances semi-erect ; in some, pricked. 



" The descriptions given by those eininent writers, Youatt, Richard- 

 son, and • Stonehenge,' are in practical agreement, and apply to the kind 

 of terrier we have spoken of as within our own recollection. There 

 has, however, been of late years a re-arrangement of classes of terriers, 

 and it is the sorts that have come uppermost, and are now recognized 

 by the several clubs and show authorities, with which we have to deal. 



" The dogs now recognized as Scotch terriers are closely allied to 

 the Skye terrier, and, by a number of gentlemen of Skye and the South- 

 west Highlands, were at one time called Skye terriers. We suggested 

 that, as they presented sufficiently distinctive characteristics, they might 

 form a distinct class at our shows, under the name of ' Highland ter- 

 riers.' The idea, but not the name, has been adopted ; and, indeed, the 

 name has given rise to some discussion. ' Cairn terrier' was suggested, 

 but not generally adopted, and they have been called the ' Die-hards.' 



" ' WTiinstone ' insists on the breed being called the Scottish 

 terrier. This seems to us to be a case of unnecessary hair-splitting. 

 Under the words ' Scots ' and • Scottish,' Dr. Ogilvie refers those who 

 consult this dictionary to 'Scotch,' which, he says, 'is the established 

 word.' As long as we get Scotch collops from Scotch bullocks, and 

 .Scotch whiskey from Scotch barley, to aid the digestion of the collops, 

 we may surely have Scotch terriers ; and, at all events, the terrier under 

 any name will bite as sore. 



"Mr. J. Gordon Murray, in the first edition of 'British Dogs,' 

 described three strains of these terriers, according to the localities in 

 which they were reared, and, as will be seen, differing only in minor 

 points. Of these he says : 



■' ' The Mogstad Skyes were of a dark greyish color, with wiry hair 

 from three inches to three and a half inches long, with body low but 

 long, and measuring well in girth ; legs stout and short, and well pro- 



