DOMESTIC DOGS. 
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Dandie Dinmont. 
also brown. The long hair makes the head appear larger than it really is. It 
should be rather narrow, and nearly flat at the top, with little or no elevation at 
the eyes. The nose and the roof of the mouth must be black or dark brown, and 
the ears should be about 3 inches in length. The latter should have very long 
hair, which, together with the long hair of the eyebrows and cheeks, should fall 
over the eyes. The height of the Skye terrier varies from 9 to 10 inches; the 
length in the former case varying from about 30 to 33 inches. The prick-eared 
Skye is a shorter-bodied dog, with a larger and squarer head, a rougher coat, and 
large, pointed, erect ears, terminating in a distinct tuft. 
Much alteration has ensued in the appearance of the Skye terrier, 
through the fancy of breeders, but the modification is not near so 
great as that which has taken place in the Dandie Dinmont, whose height now 
varies from 8 to 11 inches at the shoulder, and weight from 14 to 24 lbs. The hair 
on the top of the head is soft and silky, while that on the jaws is harder and 
darker. The upper-surface of the tail lias wiry hair of a darker tint than that of 
the body, while below it is softer and lioditer in colour. The ears terminate in a 
distinct point of hair. The prevailing colour is either “ blue ” or “ mustard,” but in 
the former case the hair on the fore-legs and feet should vary from tan to fawn, 
while in the latter they should be darker than the creamy-white head. The ears 
vary from brown to black, and the eyes are hazel. 
The last of the long-haired terriers that we shall mention is the 
Yorkshire or Halifax terrier. This is a small breed, readily dis- 
by the 
Yorkshire 
Terrier. 
tinguished 
enormous length of 
the long and silky 
hair, especially on 
the face. On the 
body the length of 
the hair is about 
3 or 4 inches, while 
on the face it 
reaches as much as 
6 or 7, and thus 
communicates a 
most grotesque ap¬ 
pearance. The 
colour on the upper- 
parts is a grizzled 
“ blue,” owing to 
the mixture of dark 
with light hairs, 
while tan occupies 
the same parts as in the black-and-tan terrier. 
Under the title of English terriers may be included the short- 
Engiish Terner. p a - re q q 0 g S commonly known as the black-and-tan terrier, with its 
diminutive representatives the toy terrier and the white terrier. The black-and- 
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YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 
