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BEDLINGTON TERRIER 



(For illustration, see page 250) 



The Bedlington terrier is a dog of very de- 

 ceptive appearance, and this may account in 

 some degree for the fact that he has never 

 been very popular. 



Clad in a woolly coat and a smile that would 

 have graced Mary's little lamb, one who did 

 not know him would hardly suspect the stout 

 heart which beats beneath the wool — the steel- 

 trap jaws behind that cherubic smile. He's 

 as game as the gamest, and if you had a Bed- 

 lington terrier between you and a wild cat — 

 well, you should feel sorry for the wild cat. 



There has never been a pronounced fancy 

 for the Bedlington in this country, though he 

 is a very distinctive dog, resembling no other 

 type. Not quite as large as the Airedale of 

 today, he is characterized by his harsh, rough 

 coat and his curiously lamblike head, occa- 

 sioned by the silky pale top-knot and brow. 



The only one the artist ever knew was an 

 inveterate ratter, and if the breed is as good 

 on all vermin as this one was on his favorite 

 quarry, it should be popular as a pest-ridder ! 



In conformation they are true terriers — 

 straight of back and leg and active to a de- 

 gree. Their color may be blue, blue and tan, 

 liver, liver and tan, sandy, or sandy and tan. 

 In all colors the head should be decidedly 

 paler than the rest of the dog. 



The Dandie (or Dandy) Dinmont, a Scottish 

 terrier rather popular in this country, resem- 

 bles the Bedlington somewhat, but is extremely 

 short in the legs and big in the head. He is a 

 quaint, affectionate little fellow, whose woolly 

 crown gives an odd expression of sadness to 

 'the half-hidden eyes. 



SCOTTISH TERRIER 



(For illustration, see page 262) 



Of very different appearance, but with the 

 same stout heart, is the Scottish terrier, or 

 "Scottie," as he is familiarly called — a short- 

 legged, stocky-bodied, wire-coated "tyke," who 

 looks like nothing else in the world. 



Of course, he hails from the Highlands of 

 Scotland, where he is used to unearth foxes 

 and other "varmints." His pluck has earned 

 for him the soubriquet "die-hard," and usually 

 he "lives" right Up to it. 



The "Scotty" is a "one-man dog." There is 

 probably no dog more indifferent to the ad- 

 vances of any one but his own master or mis- 

 tress. Mrs. Baynes has a Scottish terrier 

 named Heatherbloom. The little tyke cares 

 nothing for the other side of the Baynes 

 household, and only in the absence of her mis- 

 tress will she condescend to follow him. For 

 her, other people do not exist, except as things 

 to bark at sometimes. But to the one and only 

 mistress she is loyalty itself. 



If separated for five minutes, the little ter- 

 rier greets her as if she had not seen her for 

 months. And if Mrs. Baynes is ill, Heather- 



bloom will lie on the bed hour after hour, her 

 head between her paws, and her bright eyes, 

 half screened by her long lashes, steadily shin- 

 ing on the face she loves. 



His trustful eye, homely comeliness, and 

 whimsical playfulness combine to endear the 

 Scottish terrier strongly, and no dog is more 

 companionable or unobtrusively affectionate. 

 In these traits he is much like his rough little 

 cousin, the West Highland white, from which, 

 in fact, he differs in nothing so much as in the 

 color of his coat. 



The Scotty is usually black or very dark 

 grizzled with yellowish tips, although steel or 

 iron gray, brindle, sandy and wheaten speci- 

 mens are occasionally seen. The dark dogs 

 are much more popular here, however. A 

 good dog should stand 10 to 12 inches and 

 weigh 16 to 20 pounds. 



The long-whiskered face ; low, strong body ; 

 short, heavy legs, and rather heavy though 

 gaily carried tail are all "earmarks" of the 

 well-bred Scotty. He is all terrier, and with 

 all his busy, active ways he combines a dig- 

 nity and solemnity of manner that is very 

 amusing. 



THE WEST HIGHLAND WHITE 

 TERRIER 



(For illustration, see page 262) 



The West Highland white is almost the 

 counterpart of the Scottish terrier except in 

 color, which must be pure white, with black 

 nose. The forehead is higher, and a distinct 

 stop is evident in the profile. The coat is 

 double, the long outer hair being very harsh 

 and wiry, the under coat much shorter and 

 softer. 



The Cairn and Sealyham terriers are rap- 

 idly coming into popularity, and belong in 

 this group. The Cairn terrier has less pro- 

 nounced whiskers than the Scotty, and his coat 

 is somewhat shorter and reveals his form 

 rather more, while the Sealyham is quite dif- 

 ferent in that the ears, instead of being: short 

 and pointed, are quite long and lop forward 

 like an Airedale's. In color they are like the 

 wire-haired fox terrier — white, with or without 

 patches of black Cor sandy red) on the face. 



The Sealyham is supposed to have Dandie 

 Dinmont in his make-up, which gives him sub- 

 stance and rather a more bandy-legged appear- 

 ance than Scotty or his white cousin should 

 have. The head, with its lopping ears and 

 more pronounced stop, has a less piquant ex- 

 pression. The tail is docked and carried high. 



THE SKYE TERRIER 



(For illustration, see page 262) 



No doubt in his earlier days the Skye ter- 

 rier was a good sport, but of late years he has 

 given so much consideration to "dress" that 

 he has degenerated into a lap-dog. His coat, 

 which is his chief title to distinction, is so 



