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of water poured over several times till the soap is entirely 

 washed out. The dog should then be dried with a large 

 bath towel, and whilst damp comb the hair straight down 

 till quite smooth, and sejparate any matted hair with a 

 pair of scissors, and then brush it. These dogs require 

 brushing morning and evening to keep their coat in good 

 condition. 



According to Thomson Gray, the writer on the ' Dogs 

 of Scotland,' Skyes are subdivided into two varieties, the 

 rough-coated and the silky-coated, sometimes known as 

 the Paisley or Clydesdale terrier. The first is very 

 courageous, useful, and hardy, and good for all kinds of 

 vermin, from a fox to a rat. 



Romanes relates that a Skye terrier had a strong 

 aversion to being washed, and was very ferocious when it 

 was attempted, so that the servants refused to wash it. 

 Threats and beatings were of no avail. His mistress at 

 last hit upon the plan of taking no notice of him, and 

 refused to let him accompany her out walking, and when 

 she returned home took no notice of his demonstrative 

 welcome, and when he approached for caresses turned her 

 head aside and took no notice of him. This went on 

 about ten days, and the poor animal became very 

 wretched, till one morning he crept quietly up to her with 

 a look that said as plainly as possible, ' I submit,' which 

 he did quite quietly, and after the washing was over 

 barked joyously and wagged his tail vehemently. There 

 is an anecdote of a conscientious Skye whose master 

 had a dish of cutlets for his lunch and had left one 

 cutlet on the dish. The master was reading, and ap- 

 parently taking no notice. The dog eyed the" cutlet, 

 then he smelt it, and at last he seized the cutlet and bolted 

 under the table. Still his master took no notice. The 

 doggie paused, expecting to be run in and receive either a 

 kick or a scolding, but still no notice was taken. The terrier 

 became conscience-struck, and looked pitifnlly round, and at 

 last he picked up the cutlet, laid it at his master's feet, hung 

 his head in shame, and slunk away, expressing penitence 



