THE SCOTTISH TERRIER. 



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Ch. Galium Dhu, Mr. McCandlish's Ems 

 Cosmetic, Mr. Chapman's Heather Bob 

 and Heather Charm, Mr. Kinnear's Sea- 

 field Rascal, Mr. Wood's H\Tidman Chief, 

 Messrs. Buckley and Mills's Clonmel Invader, 

 and Mr. Deane Willis's Ch. Huntley Daisy 

 and Ch. Carter Laddie. 



As has already been stated, Mr. Ludlow 

 had at one time a very strong — as well as 

 extensive — kennel, and it is probablj' cor- 

 rect that he has bred more champions 

 than anyone up to date. The breed is now 

 so popular, and competition so keen, that it 

 is much to be doubted whether it will fall 

 to the lot of anyone else to be as success- 

 ful in this line as he was. Mr. Chapman, 

 of Glenboig, X.B., was another gentleman 

 who had at one time a very powerful col- 

 lection and was at the same time a most 

 successful breeder. First, Sir Paynton Pigott 

 dropped out, then Mr. Ludlow, then Mr. 

 Chapman ; and the mantle of the lot seems 

 to have fallen now on Mr. McCandlish, 

 who seems to have, at any rate in bitches, 

 the strongest kennel of to-day ; and nearly 

 all his terriers are bred by himself. Mrs. 

 Hannay has always had a strong kennel, 

 and so have Mr. Re\-nard, Mr. Kinnear, 

 Mr. Wood, and ilr. Gumming. Other 

 successful breeders have been Mr. Cuthbert 

 Allen, Mr. Peter Stewart, Mr. J. D. Brown, 

 .Mr. Ir\vin Scott, Mr. Cowley, the Rev. G. 

 Fogo, the Misses Xiven, Mr. Crawford, and 

 -Mr. Colin Young. 



It is highly probable that of all the 

 terrier tribe, the " Scottie," taken as a 

 whole, is the best companion. He makes 

 a most excellent house-dog, is not too big, 

 does not leave white hairs about all over 

 the place, loves only his master and his 

 master's household, and is, withal, a 

 capable and reliable guard. He is, as a rule, 

 a game, attractive terrier, with heaps of 

 brain power, and from a show point of view 

 there is alwaj's some recompense in keep- 

 ing him, as it will be found he breeds true 

 to type and does not beget offspring of all 

 sorts, shapes, and makes. 



Nothing is perfect in this world. Everj?^- 

 thing has faults. The Scottish Terrier is no 

 exception. His fault is not, however, of his 

 own making. It is a fault which, if pos- 

 sible, should be eradicated, and every step 

 should be taken with a view to accomplish- 

 ing this. In purchasing a Scottish Terrier 

 one must be careful not to become pos- 

 sessed of one of the timid, nervous, snappy 

 ones. In almost ever}' litter that is born 



MR. A. G. COWLEYS 



EMS CAPSULE. 



nowadays there is, as a rule, one of this 

 sort. He ought to be put out of the way 

 at once as soon as it is recognised that he 

 belongs to the class, for nothing will ever 

 make him better. He is a degenerate, a 

 result, in the writer's behef, of too much 

 inbreeding. The danger of him is that he is 

 at times the best-looking puppy in the 

 litter, and though it is recognised — after 

 several pounds have been spent on him — 

 that he is no use to show, he is what is 

 called relegated to the stud. The breed is 

 in danger of him, and it is because of the 

 love the writer bears the breed that he begs, 

 in conclusion, for the complete annihilation, 

 root and branch if necessary, of these 

 " dangers." 



