Skye Terrier
- Group 3: Terrier
- Section 2: Small-sized Terriers
- Without working trial
Great Britain
25-26 cm, female slightly smaller
Not specified
The Skye Terrier is one of the FCI recognized British breed of dog (No. 75, Gr. 3, sec 2).
Origin and History
The Skye Terrier is a very ancient Scottish breed of dog. Its name comes from the Isle of Skye, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides. Originally, his job is to hunt otter, fox and badger on these rocky shores. Hence its physique comes: small, short-legged, long, smooth. His thick, long coat protected him from the rigors of the Scottish weather and from bites of the Haunted. He had a good nose, was a good swimmer.
He was luxury dog early on. 1842 drew the first dog of this breed in the palace of Queen Victoria and became popular among the nobility quickly in a row. The show began breeding in 1864, he became heavier, the longer fur, erect ears were favored his hunting properties he did not lose but still. 1879 Skye Terrier was recognized as a breed
Description
Small, up to 26 cm tall, strikingly long dog (length from nose to tip of tail to 103 cm ), cream, fawn, gray, or black, his hair is long, hard, straight and flat, short without curls, the lower hair, tight, soft and woolly, standing or hanging ears.
Nature
By nature still beats by hunting dog, he is thoroughly Terrier, a dog with character. He wants to be busy and need for the education of a good measure of consistency and sensitivity. Skye are therefore not dogs for everyone. He is on the one hand dignified and distant from everything foreign, on the other hand he is at home a loving, quiet and modest family dog , but with a tendency toward one-man dog.