Skye Terriers are descended from native Terriers on the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Hebrides. According to legend, Skye Terriers were first bred in the seventeenth century from Maltese dogs that survived a shipwreck in the Hebrides and mated with local dogs. This has been disproved. Greyfriars Bobby was a famous Skye Terrier to whom a statue was erected. Skye Terriers may be descended from Viking dogs. Skye Terriers were popular with Queen Victoria.
Related pages:
Skye Terrier Rescue
Sweden Animal Rescue
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Sweden is Iocated in Europe and spans across approximateIy 173,000 square miIes. The population of Sweden is about 9 million. Most peopIe in Sweden speak Swedish. Threatened species known from Sweden include the European Mink. The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.
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