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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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CHAPTER
XLI
THE
SKYE,
AND
CLYDESDALE
TERRIERS
That
the
Skye
Terrier
should
be
called
"the
Heavenly
Breed"
is
a
tribute
to
the
favour
in
which
he
is
held
by
his
admirers.
Certainly
when
he
is
seen
in
perfection
he
is
an
exceedingly
beautiful
dog.
As
certainly
there
is
no
breed
more
affectionate,
more
faithful,
or
more
lovable.
Among
his
characteristics
are
a
long-enduring
patience,
a
prompt
obedience,
and
a
deep-hearted
tenderness,
combined
with
fearless
courage.
He
is
more
sensitive
to
rebuke
and
punishment
than
most
dogs,
and
will
nurse
resentment
to
those
who
are
unjust
to
him;
not
viciously,
but
with
an
almost
human
plaintiveness
which
demands
an
immediate
reconciliation.
He
is
staunch
and
firm
as
his
native
hills
to
those
who
are
kind
to
him,
and
for
entering
into
battle
with
an
enemy
there
is
no
dog
more
recklessly
daring
and
resolute.
Visitors
to
dog
shows
are
disposed
to
believe
that
the
Skye
Terrier,
with
its
well-groomed
coat
that
falls
in
smooth
cascades
down
its
sides,
and
its
veil
of
thick
hair
that
obscures
the
tender
softness
of
its
dark
and
thoughtful
eyes,
is
meant
only
to
look
beautiful
upon
the
bench
or
to
recline
in
comfortable
indolence
on
silken
cushions.
This
is
a
mistake.
See
a
team
of
Skyes
racing
up
a
hillside
after
a
fugitive
rabbit,
tirelessly
burrowing
after
a
rat,
or
displaying
their
terrier
strategy
around
a
fox's
earth
or
an
otter's
holt,
and
you
will
admit
that
they
are
meant
for
sport,
and
are
demons
at
it.
Even
their
peculiarity
of
build
is
a
proof
that
they
are
born
to
follow
vermin
underground.
They
are
long
of
body,
with
short,
strong
legs,
adapted
for
burrowing.
With
the
Dachshund
they
approximate
more
closely
than
any
other
breeds
to
the
shape
of
the
badger,
the
weasel,
and
the
otter,
and
so
many
animals
which
Nature
has
made
long
and
low
in
order
that
they
may
inhabit
earths
and
insinuate
themselves
into
narrow
passages
in
the
moorland
cairns.
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