Well since all we have to go on is those who wrote about the breeds back in the day.
I guess it is up to each person if they believe what was written or not.
One such writer Robert Leighton wrote the Dogs and All About Them in 1910.
This is part of what he said about the Skye and Clydesdales and notice he stated that the colors of the Skye range from every tint between
BLACK and WHITE.
There can be no question that these dogs, which are so typically Highland in character and appearance, as well as the Clydesdale, the Scottish, the Dandie Dinmont, and the White Poltalloch terriers, are all the descendants of a purely native Scottish original. They are all inter-related; but which was the parent breed it is impossible to determine.
Probably Mr. James Pratt has devoted more time and attention to the Skye Terrier than any other now living fancier, though the names of Mr. Kidd and Mr. Todd are usually well known. Mr. Pratt's Skyes were allied to the type of terrier claiming to be the original Skye of the Highlands. The head was not so large, the ears also were not so heavily feathered, as is the case in the Skye of to-day, and the colours were very varied, ranging from every tint between black and white. |