| The personality of a lively child put | | | | beauty and elegance that make them fit |
| into dog- this might be a good way of | | | | for both dog obedience trials and show |
| describing the general personality of | | | | rings. |
| terriers. But as it appears,that still | | | | A cross-breed between Otterhound and |
| would not justify their temperaments. | | | | Black and Tan Terrier, Airedale possess |
| These dogs came from the British Isles | | | | good skill in scent and superb swimming |
| where they were first oriented to | | | | prowess. |
| hunting fox, rat, otter and the likes | | | | Australian Terrier- Probably one of the |
| over and under the ground. | | | | dog types that have gotten to so many |
| And as its name suggests, "terrier" came | | | | out-crossings with other dog breeds. A |
| from the word "terra" which means, | | | | cross breed betweenthe forerunner of |
| "earth". | | | | Dandie Dinmont and rough coated terrier |
| While terriers may be identified through | | | | is said to have been migrated into |
| their prominent physical | | | | England. The offspring of which was |
| characteristics, they are still divided | | | | takento Australia. With the scarcity of |
| into various breeds that separate | | | | dog breeds in this land, many dogs had |
| onekind from another. | | | | been crossbred into it which later |
| The following are the subgroups of the | | | | resulted to a small type havingthe |
| terrier breed: | | | | characteristics of terriers while being |
| Show Terriers- These are basically bred | | | | a good watchdog and ratter. It stands 10 |
| as small dogs and are used for show | | | | to 11 inches with a life expectancy of |
| rings. | | | | 12 to 14 years. |
| Bull and Terrier Types- these came from | | | | Border Terrier- A True-blue working |
| breeding between bull dogs and terriers. | | | | terrier, this dog is marked by its |
| Only in the last quarter of 1800's did | | | | medium built while proving to work far |
| the breedersseparate a number of bull | | | | better than what itsappearance may give. |
| dogs from terrier types for distinction. | | | | Border Terriers are agile and alert |
| Hunting and Working Terriers- The breed | | | | while having the capacity to fit into |
| that was primarily bred for hunting. | | | | narrow gaps especially during hunting. |
| Toy Terriers- These are the smaller | | | | Aside from its being affectionate and |
| versions of terriers, which are | | | | good adaptation to training, Border |
| basically categorized into the companion | | | | terriers can also make good family pets. |
| breed. | | | | Bull Terrier- Originally bred for dog |
| To help you understand the various | | | | fighting and bull baiting, this dog is |
| natures of terrier dogs, we have | | | | known to have been well-accustomed to |
| prepared some dog profiles here, please | | | | courage and goodresistance to pain. |
| read on. | | | | However, when the bloody dog fights were |
| Airedale Terrier- This is known to be | | | | banned in England during the 1800's, |
| the largest dog in the Terrier breed. | | | | most breeders turned to breedingmilder |
| Standing an average of 23 inches from | | | | dogs. |
| the shoulder, this dogshows off both | | | | |