. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. THE SKYE TERRIER. 409 jaw with perfectly fitting teeth, a smaU of ear being a decided defect. The hazel eye, and a long hard coat just reach- drop-eared variety is usually the heavier mg the ground. In the prick-eared variety and larger dog of the two ; and for some the ears are carried erect, with very fine reason does not show the quality and ear feathering, and the face fringe is long breeding of its neighb
. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. THE SKYE TERRIER. 409 jaw with perfectly fitting teeth, a smaU of ear being a decided defect. The hazel eye, and a long hard coat just reach- drop-eared variety is usually the heavier mg the ground. In the prick-eared variety and larger dog of the two ; and for some the ears are carried erect, with very fine reason does not show the quality and ear feathering, and the face fringe is long breeding of its neighbour. Lately, however, and thick. The ear feathering and face there has evidently been an effort made to fan are finer in quality than the coat, improve the drop-eared type, with the which is exceedingly hard and weather- result that some very excehent dogs have resisting. And here it is well to point out recently appeared at the important shows, that the Skye has two distinct coats : the Probably Mr. James Pratt has devoted under coat, somewhat soft and woolly, and more time and attention to the cult of the the upper, hard and rainproof. This upper coat should be as straight as possible, without any tendency to wave or curl. The tail is not very long, ard 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 Skye Terrier than any other now living. CH. FAIRFIELD DIAMOND BY CH. WOLVERLEY ROY WOLVERLEY D'M LE, ANO CH. WOLVERLEY CHUMMIE BY WOLVERLEY JOCK WOLVERLEY ROSIE PROPERTY OF MISS ETHEL McCHEANE. Photograph by T. Fall. raise the tail in excitement to a height which would not be admitted were this its normal position.
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