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He must be short of leg and compact of build, sturdy enough to fight a fight in which 
quarter is neither asked nor given 
thick at the base, tapering to a point, and must be carried gaily 
erect. The wag of that tail is a most thoroughly sincere wag, 
and when master or mistress returns home this tail — being quite 
inadequate to express Scottie’s delight — will wag with his whole 
body. In his gait and carriage Scottie again expresses his indi¬ 
viduality. He trots along, very like a thoroughbred hackney, as 
much as to say, “Here am I, a very busy and important body, 
with no time to waste on ordinary dogs or people.” 
Such are the salient points of the “out-side” of a Scottish ter¬ 
rier, but the "in-side” is also important — more important, I think, 
for attractive as his physical peculiarities are to his friends, it is 
his remarkable disposition and bis winning ways that make him 
himself. Scottie is bright as brass, alive and wide awake, thor¬ 
oughly a terrier with a terrier’s proverbial “up-and-coming spirit.” 
He is ever ready for a frolic, and he fairly dotes on a woodchuck 
hunt or an expedition to the stables after rats. In the house, 
however, he is more quiet than other terriers. He has two man¬ 
ners—outdoors he is a rollicking schoolboy on a holiday, inside he 
is a sedate and dignified gentleman of the old school. 
His mentality is also dual. He is bright and clever as any gut¬ 
ter pup, but he is also as sage and serious as any old hound. His 
wisdom is fairly uncanny: not a superficial cleverness that can 
“shake hands” and “turn somersaults,” but true wisdom, greater, 
you are sure, than all other dogs added together. His disposition 
is affection and good faith personified. He loves his own family 
with a deep feeling you instinctively recognize, though he is not 
demonstrative. He is scrupulously polite to guests in the draw¬ 
ing room, and he tolerates the tradesmen at the back door, but he 
has no use for promiscuous visitors, and pity the tramp or ma¬ 
rauder who invades his sacred precincts. He is never a dog to 
hob-nob with Tom, Dick and Harry, which his friends count 
among his chiefest attractions. He lives at peace 
with his canine neighbors unless they interfere in 
his private affairs, but he is afraid of nothing, and 
will tackle a bullying big dog in tremendously ef¬ 
fective style. His nom de guerre, “Diehard,” is 
still appropriate, but he is not given to making 
street exhibitions of his prowess. 
Thanks to his own peculiari¬ 
ties, the Scottish terrier is well 
fitted for modern life, so very 
different from the exigencies of 
the rough existence that called 
him into being. Then he was 
small to go to ground, and now 
his size makes him a desirable 
dog in the city. In times past 
he was sturdy and brave, and 
to-day these same qualities are useful on the country place. His 
disposition makes him a capital pal for boy or man; his loyalty 
makes him a splendid companion and guard for women and 
children. That, as an all-round dog for any household he is 
hard to equal is demonstrated quite strikingly by the great 
number of dog fanciers who maintain kennels of other breeds 
and keep a Scottish terrier in the house. 
Frankly, I prefer him before all others as a companion. When 
I was at the University, a Scottie was my four-footed chum. 
During the summer of 1907 I personally conducted a trio of 
Scotties through the British Isles and Holland. Only last win¬ 
ter a Scottie was one of my companions on a trip down the 
Lumbee River, where no man had ever before canoed. In the 
case of this breed, intimate friendship is necessary. 
There have of recent been many excellent specimens of the 
Scottish Terrier bred and exhibited. From the show point of 
view there is always some recompense in keeping him, as the 
breed is by now so well established that the offspring will come 
true to type without any of the misfits which so often mar a litter 
of less persistent strain. 
In conclusion, a word or two about the general care and man¬ 
agement of the Scottie might not be amiss. The beginner cannot 
easily go wrong or be easily cheated, but it is well when making 
a purchase to take the advice of an expert and to be sure of the 
dog’s pedigree, age, temper and condition. 
Regularity of feeding is one of the secrets of successful dog 
keeping. It ought to be one person’s duty to give him his meals, 
to see that he has frequent access to the garden or yard, that there 
is always a dish 
of clean water 
for him in a 
certain place, 
and that he has 
a dry, comfort¬ 
able place to 
sleep. In the 
case of the 
Scottie, after he 
has been thor¬ 
oughly house- 
broke, an out¬ 
door kennel is 
not necessary. 
He will be a 
much happier 
dog in the house. 
His disposition makes him a capital pal for boy or man; his loyalty makes him a splendid companion and guard for 
women and children 
