202 THE DOGS OF THE BEITISH ISLANDS. 



Club Shows, I have added his portrait to the series, but it is scarcely necessary, 

 inasmuch as the points are identical with those of the black and tan as above 

 mentioned. 



Having thus cursorily alluded to the various nondescripts, I must now address 

 myself first to the special breeds of rough terriers, known as (1) The Skye (drop 

 and prick eared) ; (2) The Dandie ; (3) The Bedlington ; (4) The Yorkshire ; (5) 

 The Irish ; (6) The Scotch ; (7) The Airdale ; and afterwards to the smooth strains, 

 including (1) The black and tan ; (2) The white ; and (3) The bull terrier ; omitting 

 the toy terrier, which will be considered in a separate chapter, and the fox terrier, 

 which has been included in the sporting division. 



CHAPTER II. 

 SPECIAL BREEDS OF ROUGH TERRIERS. 



THE SKYE (DROP AND PRICK EARED) THE DANDIE DINMONT THE 

 BEDLINGTON THE YORKSHIRE THE IRISH TERRIERS. 



THE SKYE TEEEIER. 



OLLOWING the plan which I have adopted throughout the present 

 series of articles, I shall not pretend to ascertain what was the original 

 9 type of the Skye Terrier, as bred in the island to which he owes his 

 name, but shall describe him as he is now usually exhibited at our 

 various shows. The peculiar length of body, and long coat incidental to 

 the breed, are said to have been introduced into it by means of some Spanish white 

 dogs, which were on board a ship belonging to the Spanish Armada, wrecked on the 

 coast of the Island of Skye, but, like many other " doggy sayings " there does not 

 appear to be much foundation for the statement. All that can be ascertained on 

 reliable evidence about this breed, is that it has existed in some shape or other for 

 many years on the west coast of Scotland, and the adjacent islands, but as to the 

 definite strains recently described by Mr. J. Gordon Murray under the various 

 names of " Mogstads," " Drynocks," and " Camusennaries," I -confess I am not a 

 little sceptical. In any case it is premature to attempt a description of them 

 until some further evidence is afforded, which has not yet appeared, although his 

 article and portrait of a specimen brought by him to London appeared several 

 months ago, and if the likeness is a good one a very ugly brute he is. 



