![]() If you’d like to find out more about the history and origin stories of some of our most famous terrier dog breeds, you’ll find links to the breeds at the foot of this page These days, the AKC recognises 31 breeds in their terrier group, and the UK Kennel Club lists 27. Many working terriers today still have rather shorter legs than other dogs in order to enable them to move more easily around narrow tunnels and that feisty nature enables them to fearlessly persist in the face of an often larger and fiercer adversary.Įven very small terriers got their start as working dogs – the cute little Yorkie was first bred to hunt small vermin like rats and mice. Fox terriers for example were used to follow the fox into his burrow or earth. The word ‘terrier’ means ‘of the earth’ and many terriers were originally bred to follow their prey underground. Their background as tenacious hunters of vermin makes them famously brave, feisty, and strong-willed. These scrappy dogs were developed centuries ago to control vermin around human farms and settlements. Terriers vary greatly in size and appearance. So what do we know about the terrier group in general? The terrier group is made up of many different individual terrier breeds. Dog breed organizations like the AKC allocate each of their individual dog breeds into groups or categories based on their type, or original purpose. When we talk about a ‘recognized’ pure breed, we mean a pure breed registered with a national Kennel Club such as the American Kennel Club (AKC). ![]() These can be fun but they are also quite expensive. And sometimes the only way to unravel the parentage of a dog is to have a genetic test carried out. There are also many terrier mixes that have one or both parents that are mixes rather than purebred dogs. If both dogs are purebred this is what we call a first cross ( or F1 generation) also sometimes known as a hybrid. What Is A Terrier Mix?Ī terrier mix is a dog that has been bred by crossing one of the recognized purebred terriers with a dog from a different breed. Shelters try their best to identify the breeds that went into their resident mutts, and you can also get your dog DNA tested to confirm the breed mix in your new best friend. It’s good to remember that many mutts available at your local animal shelter may be terrier mixes too. ![]() Small terrier dogs crossed with other small breeds are very popular among fans of the terrier mix. That’s partly because these are two very popular small terrier breeds that don’t take up huge amounts of space. You’ll see a common theme here of using either Yorkshire Terriers or Jack Russell Terriers as one of the parents in the mix. For example, Jack-Malt, Jacktese, and Maltijack are all nicknames for the Jack Russell Maltese mix Small Terrier Mix Dogs There are many more lesser known mixes of course, some with fun designer dog names like Carkie (Cairn Terrier X Yorkie) And others whose nickname is yet to be invented! Some have multiple names for you to pick from.
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