I love my coated American Hairless Terriers (Rat Terriers), but have a soft spot for Patterdales, as well as working bred Border and Lakeland Terriers.
And of course, Boom, but EVERYONE loves him, don't they? You don't even have to like terriers, much less dogs, to find him adorable.
I think Border Terriers are such interesting, adorable, athletic little dogs. I could also see myself owning a Westie. I admire Airdales, SBT's, and wired haired Fox Terriers, though I am not sure they would suit me as well.
I love pits and staffs, but I just do NOT see them as terriers!! So they win, but they're not in that category as far as I'm concerned. Prob say parson jrt if I'm picking on actual terrier-ness lol..
Some would maintain that it's not a "real terrier" unless the breed at some point was rumored to go to ground. The more hardlined would exclude animals who haven't the ability to fit down a stovepipe no matter what their ancestry.
Some would maintain that it's not a "real terrier" unless the breed at some point was rumored to go to ground. The more hardlined would exclude animals who haven't the ability to fit down a stovepipe no matter what their ancestry.
Some would maintain that it's not a "real terrier" unless the breed at some point was rumored to go to ground. The more hardlined would exclude animals who haven't the ability to fit down a stovepipe no matter what their ancestry.
I've seen a lot of Terriers who fit the stovepipe criteria . . . and that's the ONLY way they were Terriers.
If it's a Terrier on the inside, it's a Terrier. Most of us who love the little monsters love them for their heart, their drive, their cleverness, and their Terrierist ways. Sometime you just need a bigger stovepipe.