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get established under this classification was 
the Cairn Terrier of the Highlands, known 
in some localities as the  short-coated, 
working Skye, and in others as the Fox- 
terrier, or Tod-hunter. A sub-division of 
SIR CLAUD ALEXANDER'S 
YOUNG BALLOCHMYLE BEAUTIFUL. 
Photograph by Russell. 
this breed was the more leggy ‘‘ Aberdeen ”’ 
variety, which was less distinctly Highland, 
and it was the ‘‘ Aberdeen ” which finally 
came to be called, as it is still rightly called, 
the Scottish Terrier. 
At one period the Skye, Scottish, and 
Paisley Terriers were threatened with ex- 
termination on the show bench. Prior to 
1874 no authentic particulars regarding the 
terriers of Scotland were forthcoming, ex- 
cepting perhaps of Dandié Dinmonts and 
Skyes. Dandies showed the regularity of 
an old-established breed, but Skyes pre- 
sented the heterogeneous appearance of a 
variety class, and indeed might have been 
more correctly catalogued as rough-haired 
terriers. In 1875, owing to the urging of 
Mr. (now Sir) Paynton Pigott, the Kennel 
Club did give a class for Scottish Terriers, 
thus separating them from other breeds. 
In 1876 two Skyes were shown at the Agri- 
cultural Hall, in London, and the judges 
were denounced for not recognising them as 
genuine Skyes; one of these dogs was Pig 
(Mr. Carrick’s), and the other Splinter (Mr. 
Gordon Murray’s); the latter took second 
in her class, and was the dam of the well- 
known Bitters, Rambler, and Worry. From 
1879 the Scottish Terrier, the Skye, and 
the Paisley Terrier parted company, to 
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their common advantage, and have never 
since been confused. 
It is to be remembered that the Skye 
Terrier was used in the Highlands for otter 
and fox hunting. They accompanied the 
hounds, keeping as near to them as their 
short legs would allow, and when the hounds 
drove the fox or the otter into a cairn where 
they could not follow the terriers would be 
hi’ed in. They were perfect devils at the 
work. A terrier must necessarily be small 
and flat in the rib to enable him successfully 
to undertake subterranean manceuvres, 
which he has often to accomplish lying on 
his side. He must also have courage 
sufficient to face and kill his quarry, or die 
in the attempt. But for such work the 
Skye Terrier is now very seldom employed, 
and he has been bred to a different type. 
What remains in the animal himself, how- 
ever, are his superb qualities of pertinacity, 
vivacity, devotion to his master, and many 
quaint and winning habits which seem to 
belong to every member of the breed. 
The present-day Skye is without doubt 
one of the most beautiful dogs in existence, 
and always commands a great amount of 
MRS. F. SANDWITH’S HOLMWOOD LASSIE 
BY CH. ALISTER——PAMELA WALLACE. 
Photograph by Russell. 
admiration and attention at the exhibitions 
at which he makes his appearance. 
He is a dog of medium size, with a weight 
not exceeding 25 lb., and not less than 
18 lb.; he is long in proportion to his 
height, with a very level back, a powerful 
