THE SKYE TERRIER, 
jaw with perfectly fitting teeth, a small 
hazel eye, and a long hard coat just reach- 
ing the ground. In the prick-eared variety 
the ears are carried erect, with very fine 
ear feathering, and the face fringe is long 
and thick. The ear feathering and face 
fall are finer in quality than the coat, 
which is exceedingly hard and weather- 
resisting. And here it is well to point out 
that the Skye has two distinct coats: the 
under coat, somewhat soft and woolly, and 
the upper, hard and 
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of ear being a decided defect. The 
drop-eared variety is usually the heavier 
and larger dog of the two; and for some 
reason does not show the quality and 
breeding of its neighbour. Lately, however, 
there has evidently been an effort made to 
improve the drop-eared type, with the 
result that some very excellent dogs have 
recently appeared at the important shows. 
Probably Mr. James Pratt has devoted 
more time and attention to the cult of the 
rainproof. This upper 
coat should be as 
straight as _ possible, 
without any tendency 
to wave or curl. The 
tail is not very long, 
and should be nicely 
feathered, and in repose 
never raised above the 
level of the back. 
Some judges insist 
that the tail of a Skye 
Terrier should very sel- 
dom be seen, but be 
well tucked in between 
the legs, only. the fea- 
thered point showing at 
the hocks. Others do 
not object to what 
might be called a Setter 
tail, curving upward 
slightly above the level 
of the back;. and it 
may be said that even the best of the breed 
raise the tail in excitement to a height which 
would not be admitted were this its normal 
position. A gay tail ought not to be seriously 
objected to. The unpardonable fault is 
when it is set on too high at the root, and 
is carried at right angles to the back, curling 
over towards the head. 
The same description applies to the 
drop-eared type, except that the ears 
in repose, instead of being carried erect, 
fall evenly on each side of the head. 
When, however, the dog is excited, the ears 
are pricked forward, in exactly the same 
fashion as those of the Airedale Terrier. This 
is an important point, a houndy carriage 
Photograph by T. Fall. 
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CH. FAIRFIELD DIAMOND 
BY CH. WOLVERLEY ROY——WOLVERLEY D!M LE, AND 
CH. WOLVERLEY CHUMMIE 
BY WOLVERLEY JOCK——WOLVERLEY ROSIE. 
PROPERTY OF MISS ETHEL McCHEANE. 
Skye Terrier than any other now living 
fancier, though the names of Mr. Kidd and 
Mr. Todd are usually well known. Mr. 
Pratt’s Skyes were allied to the type of 
terrier claiming to be the original Skye of 
the Highlands. The head was not so large, 
the ears also were not so heavily feathered, 
as is the case in the Skye of to-day, and the 
colours were very varied, ranging from every 
tint between black and white. He used 
fondly to carry about with him a pocket- 
book containing samples of hair from the 
different dogs he had bred and exhibited. 
His partiality was for creams and fawns, 
with black points. 
In 1892 a great impetus was given to the 
