CONTENTS— Cos<»««^</ vii 



and Trimming Discussed — Milton Droleen, the "American Erin" 

 — Mr. Pim's Recollections of Dogs up to 1891 — Changes in Type — 

 The Tendency to Increase in Weight — Present-day Sires in Eng- 

 land — ^The Breed in America and the Early Exhibits — ^The Roll 

 of Merit in Later Years — Debut of Masterpiece — Mr. Brooks 

 and Mr. Martin Lead as American Breeders — Mr. Adams' 

 Meteoric Connection — ^The Standard Discussed. 



CHAPTER XXXIV — PAGE 495 



Dandie Dinmont Terrier: A Breed We Owe to Sir Walter Scott— James 

 Davidson's Connection With the Variety — Poor Support From 

 Exhibitors in America. 



CHAPTER XXXV — PAGE 501 



Skye Terriers: Probably the Oldest Variety of Terrier — Referred to 

 by Oppian as the Agasseus — ^Early Show Dogs Mainly Drop- 

 eared — "American Skyes" Usually Poor Yorkshires — A Dog Not 

 Well-suited for a Hot-weather Country. 



CHAPTER XXXVI — PAGE 507 



Scottish Terrier: Not the Scotch Terrier of the Dog Books before 

 i88o — First Known as a Variety of Skye Terrier and Claimed to 

 be the Genuine Type — Stonehenge's Curt Opinion of the New 

 Terrier — The Aberdeen Terrier and the Fight for a Name — Ups 

 and Downs in America till Dr. Ewing Started the Scottish Terrier 

 Club — Mr. Naylor the Pioneer — Success of the Wankie Kennels 

 — Present Lead of the Craigdarroch Kennels. 



CHAPTER XXX VII — PAGE 515 



Welsh Terrier: The Old English Rough Terrier Under a New Name 

 — Mr. Prescott Lawrence Imports the First Pair in 1888 — Very 

 Poor Support till 1901 When a Club was Organised and the 

 Breed Was Started Properly — ^What the Welshman Looks Like. 



CHAPTER XXXVIII — PAGE 521 



Boston Terrier: An American-made Breed and How it Was Started — 

 First Known as the Round-headed Bull and Terrier — ^How the 

 Name Was Changed to Boston Terrier — Rose Ears and Straight 

 Tail Correct in 1894; Cropped Ears and Screw Tail the Proper 

 Thing in 1895 — Bulldog versus Terrier Type — ^The Screw or 



