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- March 27th, 2023
The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier is among only three Ireland large terriers, and they originated as all-around farm dogs thought to be serving this purpose for hundreds of years. The dogs not only helped extinguish vermin, but they also helped...
The ancestors of the Rat terrier likely included the Old English White Terriers, Bull Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, and Manchester Terriers. In the late 1800s, mixes of the breed were brought to America by Working class British Immigrants. The dogs...
The prototype of the American Staffordshire Terrier initially sprang from the crossing of the old varieties of Bulldogs with some old terrier types, which was probably the English Smooth Terrier. The Bull and Terrier resulted and later became the Staffordshire...
The Parson Russell Terrier can trace its beginnings to a dog named Trump, purchased by the Parson John Russell of Devonshire, England, during the mid-1800s. A fox-hunting enthusiast, John Russell sought to develop terriers that could bolt and dispatch fox...
The Wirehaired Fox Terrier is the ultimate show dog, and it has its roots as a highly effective hunting dog. Its ancestors were skilled at dispatching, especially foxes, that had gone to ground. Some people say that the Smooth and...
In 1835, the Bull Terrier started as a cross between the Bulldog and Old English Terrier, and that pairing produced the remarkably skilled pit dog known as the Bull and Terrier. Dogfighting and bull-baiting were long considered entertaining pastimes by...
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