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When looking for Skye Terrier dog puppies for sale, this breed may be difficult to find. The Skye Terrier is not a popular breed in the United States. The American Kennel Club (AKC) was ranked 152nd out of 157th in popularity and is considered a “vulnerable” breed.

The Skye Terrier breed originated in Scotland and named for the Isle of Skye. This is an ancient breed that can be traced as far back as the 16th century. This breed was used as a herder and a hunting dog used to fox, badger, and otter.

The American Kennel Club recognized this breed in 1887 as part of the Terrier Group.

The Skye Terrier is a long and low breed with the body length being twice as long as the height. The head of the Skye Terrier is long and tapers to the muzzle. The nose is black and the eyes are dark brown. The ears are quite distinctive, large, pricked, and well feathered with the hair falling like a fringe. The feet are large, long, and hare-like. The tail is long and has abundant feathering and is carried pendent.

The Skye Terrier is less than 10 inches in height and weighs between 25 and 40 pounds. The life expectancy of this breed is 12 to 15 years. The Skye Terrier is generally healthy but due to their body type may suffer from back issues.

The Skye Terrier has a double coat. The undercoat is short, close, soft, and wooly. The outer coat is long (averaging about 5.5 inches in length), straight, and flat. The coat on the head veils the forehead and eyes forming a moderate beard. Since the coat of the Skye Terrier is long it must be brushed frequently to avoid matting. Many owners choose to clip the coat short. This breed is considered an average shedder.

The coat color of Skye Terrier is a solid color and may be in varying shades of black, blue,, gray,, sliver platinum, fawn, or cream. This breed may black points on the ears, muzzle, and tip of tail.

When you see Skye Terrier dog puppies for sale and make the decision to make a Skye Terrier a member of your family, you will find this breed to be loyal, devoted, sensitive, affectionate, polite, and loving. This breed loves to spend time with their family and may become destructive if they are left alone frequently for long periods of time.

The Skye Terrier is relatively calm and quiet indoors and does fine living in an apartment as long as they get a sufficient amount of exercise. This breed loves to run and explore outdoors but due to their strong hunting instinct should be kept on a lead or in a fenced-in area for safety.

The Skye Terrier is distrustful and standoffish with strangers. This breed generally is not much of a barker, but will definitely let their owner know there is a stranger nearby. This breed makes a good watchdog.

The Skye Terrier may be aggressive to other canines, especially those of the same sex. Due to the strong hunting instinct this breed should not be trusted around smaller house pets.

The Skye Terrier gets along well with children especially if they are raised with them.

The Skye Terrier, like many terrier breeds, can be stubborn and difficult to train. The Skye Terrier excels in dog sports such as obedience, agility, and tracking events.

When you are looking for Skye Terrier dog puppies for sale you can find information on Skye Terrier dog puppies for sale from Skye Terrier Club of America or a rescue group for the breed.




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