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vided with very strong claws ; the greater part prick-eared, and all of 

 them excellent workers. 



•' ' The Drynocks are another very splendid breed of the original 

 pure Skyes, closely resembling the common Scotch seal in color; short, 

 wiry hair, with body of a medium size, a good deal like the Mogstads, 

 and all of them first-rate workers. 



" ' The Camusennaries are another famous breed of the very real 

 and pure Skye terriers, and derive their name from a wild and moun- 

 tainous tract of land in Skye, extending from Coirnisk on the west to 

 the Spar Cave on the east. The breed was originally reared there by a 

 Lieutenant Macmillan, long passed away ; the whole of them short, 

 wiry-haired, like the afore-named breeds ; color almost always dark all 

 over, middle part of hair in many instances grey, but again dark next 

 the skin, no white on feet or chest ; a thin, medium-sized prick ear, and 

 very pointed; and in every third or fourth litter a reddish-yellow one.' 



" Among Scotch fanciers Captain Mackie did a great deal towards 

 improving the breed, though his first love was for a dog of a type not 

 now recognized, namely, the long, low, bat-eared Skye form. He was a 

 man of remarkable force and energy, and, as is often the case with such 

 men, of a singularly frank and generous disposition. On the subject of 

 this terrier he was an enthusiast, and undertook voyages among the 

 Hebrides, and long and arduous journeys through the Western High- 

 lands, collecting information, and purchasing the best specimens of the 

 breed procurable, from the oldest known strains. The story of at least 

 one of these journeys of discovery is excellently told in the ' Dogs of 

 Scotland,' to which we refer readers for details. The result was, that 

 Captain Mackie soon got together a kennel of these Highland terriers 

 of acknowledged superiority. 



" As .companion dogs of the terrier Uibe, the Die-hards possess 

 qualities that recommend them to many. They are hardy and plucky, 

 will stand any weather, and are good for any amount of sport. Dis- 

 posed to be impetuous and self-willed, they often require more than 

 ordinary care in training ; hut that is well repaid, for the material is 

 good to work upon. Another advantage to many people is that. — the 



