544 CARNIVORES 
the form of the head, which should be long and rather narrow, without any 
wrinkles or hollow between the eyes. When uncut, the ears should be small, 
filbert-shaped, and lying close to the head; without any fringe of hair, and rather 
WELSH TERRIERS (g nat. size), 
darker in colour than the head. The small eyes should be hazel, and the nose 
black. The rough terriers, figured in the illustration, belong to a breed known as 
the Welsh terrier. 
Very different to either of the above is the long-bodied, short- 
legged, and long-haired Skye terrier, of which there are two distinct 
breeds, distinguished by the form of their ears and the proportionate length of 
the body. The first of these is the drop-eared or smooth Skye, in which the ears 
are pendent, and the body almost or quite as long proportionately as in the 
dachshund ; the length of the animal, from the tip of the nose to the end of the 
tail, being in perfect specimens as much as three and a half times the height. The 
coat should nearly touch the ground, and almost conceal the shape of the body ; 
the long hair being straight, coarse, and shiny, and naturally parting down the 
middle of the back, while beneath this there is a thick, woolly under-fur. The 
most approved colours are “blue,” black, or grizzle, next to which comes silver- 
grey with the hairs tipped with brown, and then fawn with the tips of the hairs 
Skye Terrier. 
