Skye Terrier Did You Know?

• The Skye Terrier was a fashionable pet of all degrees after being accepted in court, by the Kings and Queens of England.



• The Skye was first registered with the AKC in 1887.



• Skyes were bred by farmers as working terriers whose function was to destroy fox, badger and otter.



• Originally, the drop eared variety was favored for this work, but later, in the nineteenth century, the prick eared variety became more popular as a pet and show dog, partly as a result of Queen Victoria's fondness for the breed.



• The famous Skye Terrier, Greyfriars Bobby was so devoted to his master John Gray, even in death, for fourteen years Bobby lay on the grave only leaving for food.



• The Skye was much favored as a house pet of the Scottish lairds and eventually gained considerable status with the English aristocracy. There was a time when any self respecting duchess would have been ashamed to be seen in the park without her fashionable Skye Terrier.