. The dog in health and disease : comprising the various modes of breaking and using him for hunting, coursing, shooting, etc., and including the points or characteristics of toy dogs. Dogs; Dogs -- Diseases. SKYE TEKRIER. 79 breed having, I believe, been obtained surreptitiously a generation back. It will be seen that the points differ a good deal from those usually ascribed to this breed in England, where the Dandies have almost invariably prick ears, and are of smaller size, seldom exceeding 10 or 12 lbs. Of this English mongrel the following is a characteristic sketch, in a somewhat exagge
. The dog in health and disease : comprising the various modes of breaking and using him for hunting, coursing, shooting, etc., and including the points or characteristics of toy dogs. Dogs; Dogs -- Diseases. SKYE TEKRIER. 79 breed having, I believe, been obtained surreptitiously a generation back. It will be seen that the points differ a good deal from those usually ascribed to this breed in England, where the Dandies have almost invariably prick ears, and are of smaller size, seldom exceeding 10 or 12 lbs. Of this English mongrel the following is a characteristic sketch, in a somewhat exaggerated form. ^^ %,i,'Kji'^i,.^^K:^ ^ <^\#o ^"^. The S/>i/e Terrier is remarkable for his long weasel-shaped body, and for his short fin-like legs, added to which he has a long rather than a wide head, and also a neck of unusual dimensions, so that when measured from tip to tail the entire length is more than three times his height. The nose is pointed, but so concealed in the long hair which falls over his eves, that it is scarcelv visible without a careful inspection ; eyes keen and expressive, but small as compared with the spaniel. The ears, if falling, are large and slightly raised, b'.it turning over; in the prick-eared variety, which is by many in the north preferred, the ears stand up like those of the fox;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, J. H. (John Henry), 1810-1888. London : Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer
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