A terrier is a type of dog formerly used in hunting rabbits and following quarry such as foxes down burrows. Terrier is from the Latin word "terra" meaning "earth."
Mostly small and active, terriers are highly active. They include the Bull, Cairn, Fox, Jack Russell, Scottish, Sealham, Skye and Yorkshire terriers.
HISTORY
The Dandie Dinmont terrier takes its name from a fictional character called Dandie Dinmont in Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering. Dinmont was based on a farmer called James Davidson who had some dogs on his farm. The novel was a great success and the terrier's popularity spread throughout Britain adopting the Dandie Dinmont name.
The first recognized Bedlington Terrier was a male called "Old Flint" who was born in 1873. It is almost certain that the early breeders set out to produce a dog that looked like a lamb and succeeded.
In the mid-19th century, working-class people in the north of England created the Airedale Terrier by crossing the Otter hound with the old English rough-coated Black and Tan Terrier (now extinct) and an assortment of other breeds. They were exhibited for the first time in 1864 at a championship dog show sponsored by the Airedale Agricultural Society.
The Airedale was named in 1879 after a north England river which is famous for its Otters.
Airedale Terriers carried messages for soldiers during World War I and were very dedicated in their duties. One named 'Jack' ran through half a mile of enemy fire. He made it to headquarters with his jaw broken and one leg badly splintered and died just after delivering his message.
The Irish terrier is a lively breed of terrier used for centuries by poor Irish farmers to catch rats with its strong jaws. The home of the Irish terrier is County Cork, Ireland, and it is likely that the breed originated around the early 1700s.
The now extinct Black and Tan Terrier and the Wheaten Terrier were the most probable breeds to have been used in the development of the Irish terrier. Owners and breeders formed a club in 1879, and it wasn't until then that the breed became standardized.
As well as performing the usual Terrier activity of vermin killing, the Irish terrier was also used as a retriever on land and water.
The Irish terrier served as a messenger and watchdog of Allied troops during World War I.
The Border Terrier originated in the hills between Scotland and England centuries ago. It was previously known as the Reedwater terrier or Coquetdale terrier, after villages that were particularly renowned for developing individuals of this breed.
As with all Terrier breeds, there is a mixed heritage in Lakeland, Bedlington, Dandie Dinmont and Redesdale (a white Terrier now extinct) which is responsible for the white markings sometimes found in pups. The name of the Border Terrier was fixed in 1880.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier bred in the 19th century as a fighting dog attained recognition as a breed by the Kennel Club on May 25, 1935. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club was formed one month later.
Staffies are nicknamed the ‘nanny dog' because they are reputed to be good with children.
Mary Queen of Scot's devoted little Skye Terrier was her companion throughout her long imprisonment by Queen Elizabeth I of England. The dog was concealed in her skirts during her execution. It refused to be coaxed away from Mary's body and it, took several washings to get his mistress' blood out of the dog's fur. The terrier wouldn't eat afterwards and died from grief and starvation.
George Washington ordered a brief ceasefire during the Revolutionary War's Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. The truce was arranged to return a lost terrier to its owner, Sir William Howe, a British general. The dog was found wandering the battlefield and was fed and cleaned before being returned to Howe.
Thomas Hardy and his wife Florence had a wire terrier called Wessex who was a peculiarly disagreeable dog, which bit even the most eminent of visitors.
While serving in World War I, Adolf Hitler found a terrier he named "Little Fox." He taught the dog many tricks to entertain his fellow comrades.
President Warren Harding owned an Airedale terrier called Laddie Boy. At dinners, Harding's dog Laddie Boy, was allowed to beg guests for food and play with children. He also sat in his own chair during cabinet meetings and once invited all the neighborhood pooches to his birthday party.
A terrier named Igloo traveled to both the North and South Poles in the 1920s as a companion to his master, explorer Admiral Richard Bird. He chased penguins, picked fights with the sled dogs, and had a camel-hair suit made for him to keep him warm. Igloo's headstone is shaped like an iceberg.
Terry the Cairn Terrier, best known for her role as Toto in Wizard of Oz, earned a salary of $125 per week, more than that of many human actors in the film. She also earned more than many working Americans at the time.
Frank Sinatra gave Marilyn Monroe a Maltese terrier, which in a nod to the singer's supposed mob connections, she mischievously named Mafia, or Maf for short. The cute English dog became her inseparable companion in her last years.
Sources Compton's Encyclopaedia, Europress Encyclopaedia
Mostly small and active, terriers are highly active. They include the Bull, Cairn, Fox, Jack Russell, Scottish, Sealham, Skye and Yorkshire terriers.
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| A pet terrier in 1875 (English Toy Terrier type), painting by Frederick August Wenderoth |
HISTORY
The Dandie Dinmont terrier takes its name from a fictional character called Dandie Dinmont in Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering. Dinmont was based on a farmer called James Davidson who had some dogs on his farm. The novel was a great success and the terrier's popularity spread throughout Britain adopting the Dandie Dinmont name.
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The first recognized Bedlington Terrier was a male called "Old Flint" who was born in 1873. It is almost certain that the early breeders set out to produce a dog that looked like a lamb and succeeded.
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| Bedlington terrier (Pixiebay) |
In the mid-19th century, working-class people in the north of England created the Airedale Terrier by crossing the Otter hound with the old English rough-coated Black and Tan Terrier (now extinct) and an assortment of other breeds. They were exhibited for the first time in 1864 at a championship dog show sponsored by the Airedale Agricultural Society.
The Airedale was named in 1879 after a north England river which is famous for its Otters.
Airedale Terriers carried messages for soldiers during World War I and were very dedicated in their duties. One named 'Jack' ran through half a mile of enemy fire. He made it to headquarters with his jaw broken and one leg badly splintered and died just after delivering his message.
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| Airedale Pixiebay |
The Irish terrier is a lively breed of terrier used for centuries by poor Irish farmers to catch rats with its strong jaws. The home of the Irish terrier is County Cork, Ireland, and it is likely that the breed originated around the early 1700s.
The now extinct Black and Tan Terrier and the Wheaten Terrier were the most probable breeds to have been used in the development of the Irish terrier. Owners and breeders formed a club in 1879, and it wasn't until then that the breed became standardized.
As well as performing the usual Terrier activity of vermin killing, the Irish terrier was also used as a retriever on land and water.
The Irish terrier served as a messenger and watchdog of Allied troops during World War I.
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| Irish Terrier 6 months old. By Andrew Clark - |
The Border Terrier originated in the hills between Scotland and England centuries ago. It was previously known as the Reedwater terrier or Coquetdale terrier, after villages that were particularly renowned for developing individuals of this breed.
As with all Terrier breeds, there is a mixed heritage in Lakeland, Bedlington, Dandie Dinmont and Redesdale (a white Terrier now extinct) which is responsible for the white markings sometimes found in pups. The name of the Border Terrier was fixed in 1880.
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| Border terrier Pixiebay |
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier bred in the 19th century as a fighting dog attained recognition as a breed by the Kennel Club on May 25, 1935. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club was formed one month later.
Staffies are nicknamed the ‘nanny dog' because they are reputed to be good with children.
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| Staffordshire Bull Terrier Pixiebay |
FAMOUS TERRIERS
Mary Queen of Scot's devoted little Skye Terrier was her companion throughout her long imprisonment by Queen Elizabeth I of England. The dog was concealed in her skirts during her execution. It refused to be coaxed away from Mary's body and it, took several washings to get his mistress' blood out of the dog's fur. The terrier wouldn't eat afterwards and died from grief and starvation.
George Washington ordered a brief ceasefire during the Revolutionary War's Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. The truce was arranged to return a lost terrier to its owner, Sir William Howe, a British general. The dog was found wandering the battlefield and was fed and cleaned before being returned to Howe.
Thomas Hardy and his wife Florence had a wire terrier called Wessex who was a peculiarly disagreeable dog, which bit even the most eminent of visitors.
While serving in World War I, Adolf Hitler found a terrier he named "Little Fox." He taught the dog many tricks to entertain his fellow comrades.
President Warren Harding owned an Airedale terrier called Laddie Boy. At dinners, Harding's dog Laddie Boy, was allowed to beg guests for food and play with children. He also sat in his own chair during cabinet meetings and once invited all the neighborhood pooches to his birthday party.
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| Caroline Kennedy's dog, Pushinka ("fluffy" in Russian) and Laddie Boy, |
A terrier named Igloo traveled to both the North and South Poles in the 1920s as a companion to his master, explorer Admiral Richard Bird. He chased penguins, picked fights with the sled dogs, and had a camel-hair suit made for him to keep him warm. Igloo's headstone is shaped like an iceberg.
Terry the Cairn Terrier, best known for her role as Toto in Wizard of Oz, earned a salary of $125 per week, more than that of many human actors in the film. She also earned more than many working Americans at the time.
Frank Sinatra gave Marilyn Monroe a Maltese terrier, which in a nod to the singer's supposed mob connections, she mischievously named Mafia, or Maf for short. The cute English dog became her inseparable companion in her last years.
Sources Compton's Encyclopaedia, Europress Encyclopaedia
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