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The Rat Terrier ranges from about 10 to 25 pounds (4.5 to 11.3 kg) and stands 10 to 18 inches (25 to 46 cm) at the shoulder. The miniature size—13 inches (33 cm) and under as defined by the UKC—has become more popular as a house pet and companion dog, but the miniature is still a hunting dog.
When the types were separated by the Rat Terrier Club of America, the short-legged variety was named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, although he never owned Rat Terriers nor was he instrumental in developing the Teddy Roosevelt Terrier. The dog most attributed to being one of the foundations for the Rat Terriers was a black-and-tan, mixed-breed ...
In 1994, Diana Plange, a German veterinarian and Border Terrier Breeder (Malepartus) received several phone calls from anxious Border Terrier owners whose dogs Ms. Plange had bred. They were observing epileptic-like problems in their dogs. However, many of the presentations did not fit the classic form of epilepsy.
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[1] [2] Originally registered as a hairless variety of Rat Terriers, eventually the Scotts adopted a different breed name for their unique line and established a separate breed club, the American Hairless Terrier Association. [1] In 2004 the United Kennel Club recognised the line as a breed and in 2016 the American Kennel Club also recognised ...
A feist is a small hunting dog.This group descended from the terriers brought over to the United States by British miners and other immigrants. These terriers probably included crosses between the Smooth Fox Terrier, the Manchester Terrier, and the now-extinct English White Terrier.
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A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. [25] A feist is a small hunting dog crossed with a terrier, developed in the rural South by breeders for hunting small game and eliminating vermin. [26] Terrier and feists commonly used as ratters include: Airedale ...