BREEDS OF DOGS                             Terrier

Dogs of the terrier group have in common the proclivity to kill rodents and vermin, often by digging or going to ground after them. The word terrier, in fact, refers to earth, or terra. Some terriers were developed in part to kill rats in pit contests, and later to fight against each other. The vermin-catching terriers are roughly divided into long-legged and short-legged breeds.Originally developed to chase small game and vermin, generally with short and powerful legs which make them great diggers. They are stubborn and seldom back down when challenged

Airedaile Terrier                                     American Staffordshire Terrier            Australian Terrier
Bedlington Terrier                                   Border Terrier                                   Bull Terrier
Cairn Terrier                                           Dandie Dinmont Terrier                     Irish Terrier
Jack Russell Terrier                                 Kerry Blue Terrier                            Lakeland Terrier
Manchester Terrier                                  Miniature Bull Terrier                        Miniature Schnauzer
Norfolk Terrier                                        Norwich Terrier                               Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier                                     Skye Terrier                                     Smooth Fox Terrier
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier                  Staffordshire Bull Terrier                   Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier                   Wire Fox Terrier

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