PREFACE. 



The compiler of this short essay on the Scottish Terrier 

 has given nothing but what has been taken from well-known 

 writers upon the breed. . His intention has been to give their 

 origin, their use as both house-dogs and field- workers, and, 

 in a w^ay, to answer the question so often asked, — What 

 claim has the present dog seen at shows to be called a Scot- 

 tish terrier ? That he is of old descent seems clearly proven. 

 They have remained longer in Scotland than the old Scotch 

 terrier so well known in America twenty years ago. Captain 

 Mackie, who made, some years ago, a trip through the West- 

 ern Highlands, to gain information about these gamey little 

 dogs from men who had them for work, says : 



" Knocking about amidst uild scenery, and among Gaelic-speaking 

 folks, I have come across those who looked upon me as terrier daft ; 

 others fancied I was a blackguard dog-tax collector; while others recip- 

 rocated my liking for the wee dog, and gave me all the information they 

 possessed. It is this information, along with what I have seen, that I 



