Live Life Team
There is some debate about the true origin of the Skye Terrier dog breed. For a long time, people believed that the breed was the result of a shipwreck on the Scottish Isle of Skye. Apparently, Maltese dogs were on that ship and survived the wreck. They then came on the island and bred with the local Terriers. Now, historians have found accounts of dogs very similar to the Skye Terrier breed before the wreck ever happened, which means that the shipwreck story likely is not the origin of the breed. Still, the Skye Terrier dog breed has been around since at least the seventeenth century. Unfortunately, the breed is now endangered. There are only a few dozen Skye Terrier dogs in the United Kingdom and if they do not get help from breeders, then they could end up as an extinct breed.
Skye Terriers have a very low and long body. Their legs are short and they resemble the shape of a Welsh Corgi. They are small and can be easily picked up. The Skye Terrier is most noted for its fur. Their coat is long and straight. The ideal coat of a Skye Terrier should be around 14 centimetres long. The hair on the head is a bit shorter but covers the eyes and restricts vision. The breed has tall, erect, and pointed ears. The coat of a Skye Terrier can be of many colours. Skye Terriers have been fawn, grey, blue, blonde or black.
