lO THE SCOTTISH TERRIER. 



existed at that time a dog three or four inches taller than 

 either of these, and with a short, hard, and wiry coat. 



Brown, in "The Field Book," published in London, by 

 Effingham Wilson, in 1833, says: 



"There are two kinds of terriers, — the rough-haired Scotch and 

 the smooth English. 



" The Scotch terrier is certainly the purest in point of breed, and 

 the English seems to have been produced by a cross from him. The 

 Scotch terrier is generally low in stature, seldom more than twelve or 

 fourteen inches in height, with a strong, muscular body, and short, stout 

 legs ; his ears small, and half -pricked ; his head is rather large in pro- 

 portion to the size of his body, and the muzzle considerably pointed ; 

 his scent is extremely acute, so that he can trace the footsteps of all 

 other animals with certainty ; he is generally of a sandy color or black. 

 Dogs of these colors are certainly the most hardy, and more to be 

 depended upon ; when white or pied, it is a sure mark of the impurity 

 of the breed. The hair of the terrier is long, matted, and hard, over 

 almost every part of his body. His bite is extremely keen. There are 

 three distinct varieties of the Scotch terrier, viz. : The one above 

 described. Another, about the same size and form, but with hair much 

 longer, and somewhat flowing, which gives his legs the appearance of 

 being very short. This is the prevailing breed of the Westerji Islands 

 of Scotland. The third variety is much larger than the former two, 

 being generally from fifteen to eighteen inches in height, with the hair 

 very hard and wiry, and much shorter than that of the others." 



Mr. Hugh Dalzeil, a Scotchman, born in Kirkcudbridge- 

 shire, and author of "British Dogs," writes, at the time 

 when the dispute was going on, and before anything definite 

 as to type had been agreed upon : 



" . . . . The old hard and short-haired ' terry ' of the West of 

 Scotland, as I recollect him when a boy, was much nearer in shape to a 



