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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



breed by Mrs. Hughes, whose kennels at 

 Wolverley were of overwhelmingly good 

 quality. It was to the Wolverley kennels 

 that one had to go if one wished to see what 

 the Skye Terrier in show perfection was 

 really like. Mrs. Hughes was quickly fol- 

 lowed by such ardent and successful fanciers 

 as Sir Claud and Lady Alexander, of Balloch- 

 myle, Mrs. Freeman, Miss Bowyer Smyth, 

 and Miss McCheane, who for a time carried 

 all before them. Lately other prominent 

 exhibitors have forced their way into the 

 front rank, among whom may be mentioned 

 the Countess of Aberdeen, Mrs. Hugh 

 Ripley, Mrs. Wilmer, Miss Whishaw, and 

 Mrs. Sandwith. Mrs. Hughes' Wolverley 

 Duchess and Wolverley Jock were excellent 

 types of what a prick-eared Skye should be. 

 Excellent, too, were Mrs. Freeman's Alister 

 — a distinguished patriarch of the breed — 

 and Mrs. Sandwith's Holmwood Lassie. 

 Not less perfect are Sir Claud Alexander's 

 Young Rosebery, Olden Times, and Wee 

 Mac of Adel, Mrs. Wilmer's Yoxford Long- 

 fellow, and Mr. Millar's Prince Donard. 

 But the superlative Skye of the period, and 

 probably the best ever bred, is Wolverley 

 Chummie, the winner of a score of champion- 

 ships which are but the public acknowledg- 

 ment of his perfections. He is the property 

 of Miss McCheane, who is also the ownier of 

 an almost equally good specimen of the 

 other sex in Fairfield Diamond. Among 

 the drop-eared Skyes of present celebrity 

 may be mentioned Mrs. Hugh Ripley's 

 Perfection, Miss Bowyer Smyth's :Merry 

 Tom, Miss Whishaw's Piper Grey, Lady 

 Aberdeen's Cromar Kelpie, and Mrs. Wilmer's 

 Young Ivanhoe of Yoxford. 



There are two clubs in England and one 

 in Scotland instituted to protect the interests 

 of this breed, namely, the Skye Terrier Club 

 of England, the Skye and Clydesdale Club, 

 and the Skye Terrier Club of Scotland. The 

 Scottish Club's description and value of 

 points are as follow : — 



I Head. — Long, with powerful jaws and incisive 

 teeth closing level, or upper just fitting over under. 

 Skull : wide at front of brow, narrowing between 

 the ears, and tapering gradually towards the 

 muzzle, with little falling in between or behind 

 the eyes. Eyes : hazel, medium size, close set. 

 Muzzle : always black. 



2. Ears (Prick or Pendent). — When prick, 



not large, erect at outer edges, and slanting 

 towards each other at inner, from peak to skull. 

 When pendent, larger, hanging straight, lying fiat, 

 and close at front. 



3. Body. — Pre-eminently long and low. Shoul- 

 ders broad, chest deep, ribs well sprung and oval 

 shaped, giving a flatfish appearance to the sides. 

 Hind-quarters and flank full and well developed. 

 Back level and slightly declining from the top of 

 the hip joint to the shoulders. The neck long 

 and gently crested. 



4. Tail. — When hanging, the upper half per- 

 pendicular, the under half thrown backward "in a 

 curve. When raised, a prolongation of the incline 

 of the back, and not rising higher nor curling up. 



5. Legs. — Short, straight, and muscular. No 

 dew claws, the feet large and pointing forward. 



6. Coat (Double). — An under, short, close, soft, 

 and woolly. An over, long, averaging 5^ inches, 

 hard, straight, fiat, cUid free from crimp or curl. 

 Hair on head, shorter, softer, and veiling the 

 forehead and eyes ; on the ears, o\-erhanging 

 inside, falling do\vn and mingling with the side 

 locks, not heavily, but surrounding the ear like 

 a fringe, and allowing its shape to appear. Tail 

 also gracefully feathered. 



7. Colour (any variety). — Dark or light blue or 

 grey, or fa\%Ti with black points. Shade of head 

 and legs approximating that of body. 



I. .WERAGE MEASUREMENTS. 



Dog. — Height at shoulder, 9 inches. Length, 

 back of skull to root of tail, 22 J inches ; 

 muzzle to back of skull, 8i inches ; root of 

 tail to tip joint, 9 inches. Total length, 

 40 inches. 



Bitch. — Half an inch lower, and zk inches shorter 

 than dog, all points proportional ; thus, body, 

 21 inches ; head, 8 inches ; and tail, 8^ inches. 

 Total, i/i inches. 



U. AVERAGE WEIGHT. 



Dog. — 18 lb. ; bitch, 16 lb. No dog should be 

 over 2d lb., nor under 16 lb. ; and no bitch 

 should be over 18 lb., nor under 14 lb. 



in. POINTS WITH VALUE. 



^' ^r^.\^ .,, , ^u f 10 inches lugh 51 

 Height, with length inches hiih 10 i , 



and proportions | g^jnches high 15 ' 



Scale for bitches one-half inch lower throughout. 



2. Head. 



Skull and eyes . . . . 10 ^ 



