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The Terriers of Scotland and Ireland: Their History and Development Book

The Terriers of Scotland and Ireland: Their History and Development
The Terriers of Scotland and Ireland: Their History and Development, If You Love Dogs in general and Terriers in particular, then you'll love Terriers of Scotland and Ireland. This book is the first of a two-volume work about the Terriers of the British Isles. Many dog owners are interested in their breed, not from a forma, The Terriers of Scotland and Ireland: Their History and Development has a rating of 4 stars
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The Terriers of Scotland and Ireland: Their History and Development, If You Love Dogs in general and Terriers in particular, then you'll love Terriers of Scotland and Ireland. This book is the first of a two-volume work about the Terriers of the British Isles. Many dog owners are interested in their breed, not from a forma, The Terriers of Scotland and Ireland: Their History and Development
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  • The Terriers of Scotland and Ireland: Their History and Development
  • Written by author Bryan D. Cummins
  • Published by BowTie Inc., August 2003
  • If You Love Dogs in general and Terriers in particular, then you'll love Terriers of Scotland and Ireland. This book is the first of a two-volume work about the Terriers of the British Isles. Many dog owners are interested in their breed, not from a forma
  • This book is the first of an intended two-volume work about British terriers. Behind every book written there is an intended audience. Authors of dog books often state they are writing for either the seasoned professional or the novice. These are all comm
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Prefacexv
Chapter 1.The Terriers of Scotland: "The Most Ancient Dog of Britain"3
Early Terrier History4
Terriers in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries5
Terriers in the Nineteenth Century6
Terriers in Scotland9
The Most Ancient Dog of Britain?10
Chapter 2.The Blue Paul Terrier: The Fighting Dog of Scotland11
Chapter 3.The Clydesdale or Paisley Terrier: "The Most Beautiful of Terriers"17
Chapter 4.The Cairn Terrier: The Original Scottish Terrier?23
The "Short-Haired Skye"23
The Working Cairn24
"Tod-hunters"27
Chapter 5.The Origin of the Cairn Terrier29
The Elusive Cairn of Old29
Early Literature30
The Artistic Evidence34
The "Ancient" Cairn36
Chapter 6.The Cairn Terrier: Breed Recognition and Early Winners37
In Britain37
In North America45
Chapter 7.The West Highland White Terrier: Definitely Not Just a Baby Face!51
The Working Westie52
From Working to Show Bench54
Chapter 8.The Origin of the West Highland White Terrier55
"Pure" Terriers55
The Problem of Color56
A Tantalizing Piece of Evidence60
That Ubiquitous "Spanish Dog"60
Family Connections61
Definitely Not a "White Scottie"68
Chapter 9.The Westie: Breed Recognition and Early Winners69
In Britain69
In North America78
Chapter 10.The Skye Terrier: "The Heavenly Breed" With the Heart of a Lion85
Unique Conformation86
From Sport to Show Bench88
Chapter 11.The Origin of the Skye Terrier91
Nineteenth Century Theories93
Twentieth Century Theories99
Whither the Skye Terrier?103
Chapter 12.The Skye Terrier: Breed Recognition and Early Winners107
In Britain107
In North America114
Chapter 13.The Dandie Dinmont Terrier: More Than a Fictional Character119
Sir Walter Scott and the Dandie Dinmont Terrier119
The Sporting Dandie120
The Dandie and Badgers122
The Superdog Phenomenon and the Dandie124
Today's Dandie Dinmont126
Chapter 14.The Origin of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier127
The "Gypsy" Connection128
The "Piper" Allan Connection130
The James Davidson Connection132
The Nineteenth Century Cynologists and Their Theories135
Twentieth Century Theories for the Origin of the Dandie140
And so...142
Chapter 15.The Dandie Dinmont Terrier: Breed Recognition and Early Winners145
In Britain145
In North America152
Chapter 16.The Scottish Terrier: The Little "Diehard"155
The "Scotch" Terrier and the Scottish Terrier155
The Working Scot157
Today's Scottie160
Chapter 17.The Origin of the Scottish Terrier161
Controversy161
Two Conflicting Views162
From Cairn Terrier to Scottish Terrier166
Whither the Scottie?168
Chapter 18.The Scottish Terrier: Breed Recognition and Early Winners169
In Britain169
In North America176
Chapter 19.The Terriers of Ireland: Enigmas Wrapped in a Riddle185
The Riddle185
Breed Similarities186
The Tangled Ancestry188
The Theories190
Who Came First?193
Chapter 20.The Kerry Blue Terrier: Ireland's All-Purpose Terrier197
Terriers and Badgers--What Can We Believe?197
Hunting at Home and Abroad198
The Protective Kerry200
Chapter 21.The Origin of the Kerry Blue Terrier203
Narrowing the Focus210
Chapter 22.The Kerry Blue Terrier: Breed Recognition and Early Winners215
In Britain215
In North America217
Chapter 23.The Glen of Imaal Terrier: The Fighting Irish?221
Chapter 24.The Origin of the Glen of Imaal Terrier225
The Theories225
History and Geography226
The Wheaten Factor227
Enter the Cairn229
The Bulldog and Bull and Terrier230
The Glen231
Chapter 25.The Glen of Imaal Terrier: The Road to Recognition233
In Ireland233
In England234
In North America235
Chapter 26.The Irish Terrier: Ireland's Red Devil237
The Heroic Irish238
Rough Roots239
The Hunting Dog240
The War Dog242
Chapter 27.The Origin of the Irish Terrier245
The Theories245
The "Scottish" Terrier Influence249
The Irish Wolfhound Influence251
The Soft Coated Wheaten Influence254
Bulldog and Bull Terrier Influence254
The Kerry Blue Influence256
Whither the Irish Terrier?258
Chapter 28.The Irish Terrier: Breed Recognition and Early Winners259
In Britain259
In North America266
Chapter 29.The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier: An Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove271
A Sporting Heritage271
Chapter 30.The Origin of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier273
A Lack of Data273
Possible Ancestors275
Chapter 31.The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier: Breed Recognition and Early Winners281
In Ireland281
In England283
In North America284
Chapter 32.The Riddle Solved?287
Bibliography289
Index295


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