THE TERRIER. 



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ployed to judge tins breed, and, as I think, deservedly, until the. 

 last Brighton show, where naturally enough the immediate de- 

 scendants of Shamrock had the best of it under the fiat of his 

 owner. 



The Skye Terrier is remarkable for his long weasel -shaped body, 

 and for his short, fin-like legs, added to which he has a long rather 

 than a wide head, and also a neck of unusual dimensions, so that 

 when measured from tip to tail the entire length is more than three 

 times his hight. The nose is pointed, but so concealed in the long 



Fig. 13. SKYE TEBKIEB. 



hair which falls over his eyes, that it is scarcely visible without a 

 careful inspection ; eyes keen and expressive, but small as com- 

 pared with the spaniel. The ears, if falling, are large and slightly 

 raised, but turning over; in the prick-eared variety, which is by 

 many in the north preferred, the ears stand up like those of the 

 fox ; tail long, but small in bone, and standing straight backwards, 

 that is, not curved over the back, but having only a very gentle 

 sweep, to prevent touching the ground. Fore legs slightly bandy, 

 yet this is not to be sought for, but to be avoided as much as pos- 



