THE SCOTTISH TERRIER. 23 



coat being of a length and quality that does not long hold wet and 

 dirt, — they can be allowed a place on the hearth-rug or door-mat ; and 

 those who want a dog, of whatever breed, to be really obedient, lovable, 

 and well-behaved, cannot have the animal too much with them. 



" With regard to the popularity of the Scotch terrier in this country, 

 this is undoubted, and no better proof can be adduced than that afforded 

 by their numbers at big canine gatherings of the present day. Take the 

 late Kennel Club Show, at which Scottish terriers took sixth on the list 

 in the matter of entries ; while amongst the different breeds registered 

 at Cleveland Row, during 1893, they occupy a similarly high position in 

 the list. One has but to carry one's mind back even a decade ago, to 

 fully recognize the headway the compact little tyke has made in the 

 fancy. Though in this respect, of course, not to be compared with the 

 Fox-terrier and one or two other breeds that might be instanced, yet he 

 has made a bold bid for the favor of the dog-fancying public ; and 

 the measure of success attained could hardly have been anticipated by 

 even the dog's warmest admirers." 



SCOTTIE'S WORK IN HIS NATIVE LAND. 



Scattered throughout different mountainous parts of 

 Scotland, there are immense cairns of stones, where the 

 fox takes up his abode ; and it is to drive Reynard from 

 his retreat among these stones that the terriers are em- 

 ployed. 



In olden times, each district had its tod-hunter, and, as 

 will be seen from Captain Mackie's interesting notes ("Dogs 



