THE SKYE TEREIER 57 



The Skye Teppier 



The Skye is, except the turnspit, the longest of all 

 dogs in proportion to his height. There are two kinds of 

 the Skye, the prick-eared and the droop-eared, and 

 puppies of each sort may be found in the same litter, 

 according to Dr. Gordon Stables, and in breeding from 

 them care should be taken that the father and mother 

 have both either one or the other ; otherwise the progeny 

 might probably carry one up and one down. 



From the nose to the tip of his tail, when extended, 

 this terrier should measure at least three times its height, 

 and sometimes it is met with three and a half times as 

 long. The head of the Skye should be wide, the muzzle 

 very strong and powerful, teeth strong and level ; the eyes 

 keen, expressive, and of a dark hazel colour ; the nose and 

 palate black ; the ears of good size, about, if drooping, 

 three inches long, and clothed thickly with hair, and 

 should hang nicely to the head ; if j/vicAvears, they should 

 stand up well; the mouth level; the neck muscular and 

 moderately long ; the tail shoi't and carried straight ; the 

 fore legs more or less bandy, but short and strong ; the feet 

 rather large, with strong nails and a flat, thin sole ; the 

 coat hard, wiry, long, and very thick all over the bodj' ; 

 tail, and legs, and the feet well feathered. 



The most fancied colours are grey with black tips, the 

 next fawn with dark brown tips to the ears and tail, dark 

 slaty blue, also yellow white colour. There should be no 

 appearance of silkiness in the coat, though it should be 

 shining.* The weight from 10 to 18 pounds, the females 

 being nearly as heavy as the males. 



These dogs should be brushed with one of Evenson's 

 (of Bournemouth) brushes ; he sells an especial sort for these 

 dogs. In washing these dogs care must be taken to wash 

 them with warm water, with either sulpholine or sunlight 

 soap ; they should be well lathered and the hair rubbed 

 down all one way, and after well rinsed, and finally a canful 



