Terrier (from Latin terra, 'earth') is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin.[1][2][3] A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless.[4] Terrier breeds vary greatly in size from just 1 kg (2 lb) to over 60 kg (132 lb, e.g. Black Russian Terrier) and are usually categorized by size or function. There are five different groups of terrier, with each group having different shapes and sizes.
Some terrier breeds. The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend, 1919.
Most terrier breeds were refined from the older purpose-bred dogs.
The gameness of the early hunting terriers was exploited by using them in sporting contests. Initially, terriers competed in events such as clearing a pit of rats. The dog that was the fastest in killing all the rats won. In the eighteenth century some terriers were crossed with hounds to improve their hunting, and some with fighting dog breeds to "intensify tenacity and increase courage".[5] Some of the crosses with fighting dogs, bull and terrier crosses, were used in the blood sport of dog-fighting. Modern pet breeds such as the Miniature Bull Terrier are listed by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) under Bull type terriers.[6]
Today, most terriers are kept as companion dogs and family pets. They are generally loyal and affectionate to their owners.
Terrier types and groupsedit
In the 18th century in Britain, only two types of terriers were recognized, long- and short-legged.[7] Today, terriers are often informally categorized by size or by function.
The original hunting terriers include the Fell Terrier (developed in northern England to assist in the killing of foxes) and the Hunt Terrier (developed in southern England to locate, kill or bolt foxes during a traditional mounted fox hunt).
The various combinations of bulldog and terrier that were used for bull-baiting and dog-fighting in the late 19th century were later refined into separate breeds that combined both terrier and bulldog qualities. Except for the Boston Terrier, they are generally included in kennel clubs' Terrier Group. Breeders have bred modern bull-type terrier breeds, such as the Bull Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier, into suitable family dogs and show terriers.
Toy terriers have been bred from larger terriers and are shown in the Toy or Companion group. Included among these breeds are the English Toy Terrier and the Yorkshire Terrier. While small, they retain true terrier character and are not submissive "lap dogs".
Other descendants of the bull and terrier types, such as the Asian Gull Terrier, are among the dogs still raised for dog-fighting.
Appearanceedit
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 lb), to the very large rough-coated Airedale Terriers, which can be up to 25 kg (56 lb) 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.
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For other uses see Terrier disambiguation Terrier from Latin terra earth is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin 1 2 3 A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type which are typically small wiry game and fearless 4 Terrier breeds vary greatly in size from just 1 kg 2 lb to over 60 kg 132 lb e g Black Russian Terrier and are usually categorized by size or function There are five different groups of terrier with each group having different shapes and sizes Some terrier breeds The book of dogs an intimate study of mankind s best friend 1919 Contents 1 History 2 Terrier types and groups 2 1 Appearance 3 Kennel club classification 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp A painting of an English toy terrier by Frederick August Wenderoth in 1865Most terrier breeds were refined from the older purpose bred dogs The gameness of the early hunting terriers was exploited by using them in sporting contests Initially terriers competed in events such as clearing a pit of rats The dog that was the fastest in killing all the rats won In the eighteenth century some terriers were crossed with hounds to improve their hunting and some with fighting dog breeds to intensify tenacity and increase courage 5 Some of the crosses with fighting dogs bull and terrier crosses were used in the blood sport of dog fighting Modern pet breeds such as the Miniature Bull Terrier are listed by the Federation Cynologique Internationale FCI under Bull type terriers 6 Today most terriers are kept as companion dogs and family pets They are generally loyal and affectionate to their owners Terrier types and groups editIn the 18th century in Britain only two types of terriers were recognized long and short legged 7 Today terriers are often informally categorized by size or by function Hunting types are still used to find track or trail quarry especially underground and sometimes to bolt the quarry Modern examples include the Jack Russell Terrier the Jagdterrier the Rat Terrier and the Patterdale Terrier There are also the short legged terriers such as the Cairn Terrier the Scottish Terrier and the West Highland White Terrier which were also used to kill small vermin The original hunting terriers include the Fell Terrier developed in northern England to assist in the killing of foxes and the Hunt Terrier developed in southern England to locate kill or bolt foxes during a traditional mounted fox hunt The various combinations of bulldog and terrier that were used for bull baiting and dog fighting in the late 19th century were later refined into separate breeds that combined both terrier and bulldog qualities Except for the Boston Terrier they are generally included in kennel clubs Terrier Group Breeders have bred modern bull type terrier breeds such as the Bull Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier into suitable family dogs and show terriers Toy terriers have been bred from larger terriers and are shown in the Toy or Companion group Included among these breeds are the English Toy Terrier and the Yorkshire Terrier While small they retain true terrier character and are not submissive lap dogs Other descendants of the bull and terrier types such as the Asian Gull Terrier are among the dogs still raised for dog fighting Appearance edit 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 lb to the very large rough coated Airedale Terriers which can be up to 25 kg 56 lb 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 Kennel club classification editWhen competing in conformation shows most kennel clubs including the Federation Cynologique Internationale group pedigree terrier breeds together in their own terrier group 8 The Federation Cynologique Internationale grouped Terriers in Group 3 9 See also editBull type terriers Working terriers Skye Terrier Dandie Dinmont Terrier West Yorkshire based Huddersfield Town football club which adopted the nickname The Terriers in 1969 References edit Terrier Dog Breeds Types of Terriers Breed Info amp Pictures BWM Retrieved 2019 06 09 Terrier Dog Breeds Dog Breed Selector Animal Planet Retrieved 2019 06 09 Terrier Group American Kennel Club Retrieved 2019 06 09 Roeder Oliver 2016 02 16 Terriers Were Once The Greatest Dogs In The World FiveThirtyEight Retrieved 2019 06 09 Marvin John T 1982 2 Background and Heritage of the Terrier Family The New Complete Scottish Terriers Second ed New York Howell Book House Inc pp 20 ISBN 978 0 87605 306 5 The Federation Cynologique Internationale FCI Breeds nomenclature www fci be Archived from the original on 2012 11 26 Retrieved 2008 03 28 Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America History of the Dandie Dinmont DDTCA Archived from the original on 2008 04 12 Retrieved 2008 03 28 Group 3 Terriers Federation Cynologique 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