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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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In
those
days
the
Highlander
cared
less
for
the
appearance
than
he
did
for
the
sporting
proclivities
of
his
dogs,
whose
business
it
was
to
oust
the
tod
from
the
earth
in
which
it
had
taken
refuge;
and
for
this
purpose
certain
qualities
were
imperative.
First
and
foremost
the
terrier
needed
to
be
small,
short
of
leg,
long
and
lithe
in
body,
with
ample
face
fringe
to
protect
his
eyes
from
injury,
and
possessed
of
unlimited
pluck
and
dash.
The
Skye
Terrier
of
to-day
does
not
answer
to
each
and
every
one
of
these
requirements.
He
is
too
big--decidedly
he
is
too
big--especially
in
regard
to
the
head.
A
noble-looking
skull,
with
large,
well-feathered
ears
may
be
admirable
as
ornament,
but
would
assuredly
debar
its
possessor
from
following
into
a
fox's
lair
among
the
boulders.
Then,
again,
his
long
coat
would
militate
against
the
activity
necessary
for
his
legitimate
calling.
It
was
not
until
about
1860
that
the
Skye
Terrier
attracted
much
notice
among
dog
lovers
south
of
the
Border,
but
Queen
Victoria's
admiration
of
the
breed,
of
which
from
1842
onwards
she
always
owned
favourite
specimens,
and
Sir
Edwin
Landseer's
paintings
in
which
the
Skye
was
introduced,
had
already
drawn
public
attention
to
the
decorative
and
useful
qualities
of
this
terrier.
The
breed
was
included
in
the
first
volume
of
the
Kennel
Club
Stud
Book,
and
the
best
among
the
early
dogs
were
such
as
Mr.
Pratt's
Gillie
and
Dunvegan,
Mr.
D.
W.
Fyfe's
Novelty,
Mr.
John
Bowman's
Dandie,
and
Mr.
Macdona's
Rook.
These
were
mostly
of
the
drop-eared
variety,
and
were
bred
small.
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