About Terriers
About The Breed - Terrier
Most terrier breeds were developed in Great Britain and Ireland. They were used to control rats, rabbits, and foxes both over and under the ground. Some larger terriers were also used to hunt badgers. In fact, the word terrier comes from the Middle French terre, derived from the Latin terra, meaning earth. Terrier is also the modern french for “burrow”. The Kerry Blue Terrier and Airedale, however, are particularly noted for tackling river rats and otters in deep water. Different localities raised terriers suited to their hunting or vermin control needs. Terriers were crossed with hunting dogs, fighting dogs, and other terriers. In the mid-19th century, with the advent of dog shows, various breeds were refined from the older purpose-bred dogs. All of today’s terrier breeds are bred primarily as pets.
Terriers range greatly in appearance from very small, light bodied, smooth coated dogs such as the English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan), which weighs as little as 2.7 kg (6 lbs), to the very largest rough coated Airedale Terriers, which can be up to 32 kg (70 lbs) or more. As of 2004, the United Kennel Club recognized a new hairless breed of terrier derived from the Rat Terrier called the American Hairless Terrier.
TEMPERAMENT
You may have heard they are happy and affectionate, this is true, but also they are strong willed, keen hunters; if you cannot say no and mean it, please do not buy a terrier; they are not cute small children in fur coats. It is vitally important for a terrier pup to have pack structure – strong human leadership – and to know his place in the household from the first day he is brought home.
There is Room for One More
- Airedale Terrier
- BAJA TERRIER
- Bedlington Terrier
- Border Terrier
- Brazilian Terrier
- Fox Terrier (Smooth)
- Fox Terrier (Wire)
- Glen of Imaal Terrier
- Irish Terrier
- Jagdterrier
- Kerry Blue Terrier
- Lakeland Terrier
- Manchester Terrier
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
- Welsh Terrier
- Small-sized Terriers
- Australian Terrier
- Cairn Terrier
- Cesky Terrier
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- Jack Russell Terrier
- Japanese Terrier
- Norfolk Terrier
- Norwich Terrier
- Norwich Terrier
- Scottish Terrier
- Sealyham Terrier
- Skye Terrier
- West Highland White Terrier
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- Bull Terrier
- Bull Terrier (Miniature)
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Australian Silky Terrier
- English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan)
- Yorkshire Terrier
- American Hairless Terrier
- American Pit Bull Terrier
- Black Russian Terrier
- Boston Terrier
- Dutch Smoushond
- Miniature Fox Terrier
- Old English Terrier
- Patterdale Terrier
- Plummer Terrier
- Rat Terrier
- Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz
- Russkiy Toy
- Sporting Lucas Terrier
- Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
- Tenterfield Terrier
- Tibetan Terrier
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Toy Manchester Terrier