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Hairy Pawter is an absolutely adorable Skye Terrier mix. Sweet as pie, this darling dog is very playful, full of kisses and good with other dogs. Sadly enough, he is heartworm positive, shocking in a puppy this young. Obviously his owner did not give him heartworm preventive, a real shame and unforgivable in the area in which we live. You can read about heartworms on our webpage "Heartworms In Dogs." We will either give him full-blown treatment or, if it is a mild case, kill them off with heartworm preventive (my personal preferance ~ who wants to try to keep a puppy quiet for three months!?!) You'll surely fall in love when you meet this darling dog!

According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the origin of the Skye Terrier is connected with a shipwreck. In the early 1600's a Spanish ship came to grief against the rocks of the island of Skye in the Scottish Hebrides. Among the survivors were Maltese dogs that mated with local terriers and produced this new extremely pleasing and unique breed. In the mid-1800's Queen Victoria took a fancy to the breed and it became very popular for awhile, especially among the nobility. Later the breed's popularity waned. The Skye Terrier is very loyal and strongly connected to his master. Legend has it that a Skye named "Bobby" stayed faithfully by the grave of his deceased master for ten years before he, too, passed away. Towns people fed him. The breed was first shown in England in 1864, and first registered with the AKC in 1887. Today the beautiful Skye Terrier is primarily a companion, though he can still help control vermin.
The Skye is very good-natured, polite and affectionate. Courageous, spunky and bold. Loving and playful, yet more serious than many terriers. They love attention. Loyal, protective, and can become a bit willful with a meek owner. This breed requires extensive early socialization with people or he may grow up to be overly suspicious of strangers. Skye's who have owners that allow them to believe they are pack leader to humans often do not like to be touched by strangers and may bite. Do not allow this breed to developed Small Dog Syndrome, human induced behaviors where the dog believes he is the boss, or they may also be a bit dog-aggressive and bark obsessively. Be careful around other small animals, as the Skye likes to chase.
The Skye Terrier is good for apartment life. It is relatively active indoors and will do okay without a yard. This is a very healthy breed with a life expectancy of about 12-15 years.