392 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 
When public attention had been called to White Terrier, though not a Poltalloch 
them, as I cared for the breed only and _ Terrier. 
had no ambition to be known as a doggy I wish that I found it possible to give a 
man, I joined, with a few of those interested verbal description of what the type of the 
dog should be, as I find my dogs constantly 
judged by what is called the “ Scottish ” 
terrier standard. 
I think, however, that the picture of 
an Eleven of Scotland which accompanies 
this chapter shows, to those who can see, 
more than any number of definitions in 
inches and tenths can explain. 
If anyone wishes to learn the peculiarities 
of the breed as compared with the accepted 
“Scottish ” type, let him compare these 
eleven dogs, all workers of one kennel, 
with a good _ photo- 
graph of a Scottish 
Champion, say, He- 
worth Rascal (see p. 
388) or Ems Cosmetic 
COL. MALCOLM'S 
BOIDHEACH : 
BY BODACH (see p. 386)—though I 
RHODDRY must remark that a 
singularly long fore-leg 
among the eleven is 
due not to the dog, 
but to photographic 
distortion. From the 
picture can be gath- 
in the breed, to 
form a club for 
the promotion of 
the interests of 
the White West 
Highland Terrier. 
The photographs 
which accompany 
this chapter show THE COUNTESS OF 
the animal. ABERDEEN'S 
It is still to be CH. CROMAR SNOWFLAKE 
found all along sy morven— 
the west coast of | SNOWDRIFT. 
Scotland. I have 
myself seen good specimens belonging to 
Ross-shire, to Skye, and at Ballachulish 
on Loch Leven, so that, as it is a 
breed with a long pedigree and not 
an invented breed of the present day, 
I thought it right to dissociate it from Cot MALCoLM’s DOICHIOLL IL 
the name of Poltalloch; but I find that ae Seep es 
many, perhaps better judges than my- 
self, think that that was a mistake, ered a very good idea of the general foxi- 
because there are some who claim that ness of character— the straight-limbed, 
any white terrier born in the West High- rather long, rather low, active body, the 
lands may be called a West Highland broad forehead, light muzzle and underjaw, 
