Terriers Dog Breeds

The terrier dogs are known for their fearless nature. These are active dogs and generally have a small body frame. Their size however, varies a lot and the terriers weighing between 2 and 70 lbs can be found. People (especially farmers) use terriers dogs to ward off rodents and foxes. Origin of the word terrier (French) can be traced back to the Latin, terra ('earth' in English).

Terriers Dog Breeds List

The Fédération Cynologique Internationale based in Thuin, Belgium is a federation of kennel clubs from the whole world. Different terrier dog breeds are classified by this institution in four types; here is a list of these dogs breeds.

Bull-type Terriers
These are a combination of terriers and bulldogs. The Old English Bulldog and many different terrier varieties were used in the creation of this breed. The different Bull-type terriers are enlisted below. The list contains names of miniature terriers dog breeds as well as variety of other breeds.

• Bull Terrier (Standard)
• Bull Terrier (Miniature)
• American Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Small-sized Terriers
Here is a list of few of the small terriers dog breeds.

• Australian Terrier
• Cairn Terrier
• Jack Russell Terrier
• Norfolk Terrier
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier
• Norwich Terrier
• Sealyham Terrier
• Scottish Terrier
• Sky Terrier
• Nihon Teria
• West Highland White Terrier
• Cesky Terrier

Medium and Large-sized Terriers
Names of the medium and large-sized terrier breeds are presented in the following list.

• Brazilian Terrier
• Airedale Terrier
• Deutscher Jagdterrier
• Border Terrier
• Bedlington Terrier
• Fox Terrier (Smooth)
• Lakeland Terrier
• Fox Terrier (Wire)
• Manchester Terrier
• Welsh Terrier
• Parson Russell Terrier
• Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier
• Kerry Blue Terrier
• Irish Terrier
• Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

Toy Terriers Dog Breeds
These dogs are formed by the process of breeding down from large terriers. The Yorkshire Terrier and English Toys are popular breeds from this group. The other toy terrier breeds from this group include the Australian Silky Terrier and Russkiy Toy.

Other Terrier Breeds
There are few terriers dog breeds which are not recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Here is a list of such dog breeds.

• Schnauzer (Miniature)
• American Pit Bull Terrier
• Tenterfield Terrier
• Dutch Smoushond
• American Hairless Terrier
• Patterdale Terrier
• Russell Terrier
• Rat Terrier
• Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
• Russian Black Terrier
• Boston Terrier
• Toy Manchester Terrier
• Miniature Fox Terrier
• Tibetan Terrier
• Austrian Pinscher
• Toy Fox Terrier

Terrier Group Breeds
Breeds of terriers are placed in a category called Terrier Group by kennel clubs. Other categories formed by the kennel clubs include the Companion Group, Toy Group, Non-Sporting and Utility Group.

Important Terriers Dog Breeds
The important types of terrier dog breeds are described in the following paragraphs.

Airedale Terriers: It is one of the large terriers dog breeds which has originated in the Airdale area of Yorkshire, England. Prior to the creation of Black Russian Terrier, the Airedale was biggest of all terriers dog breeds; it was therefore, also known as 'King of Terriers'. Earlier it was used to carry out hunting of otters. Today, the Airdale Terrier dog is used by police forces in England.

Boston Terrier: These terriers have a small and compact body frame; their body color could be brindle, black or seal with white markings. Boston Terrier as the name suggests, has originated in the US; these dogs are known to be intelligent and friendly in nature however, sometimes they can act stubbornly. It is considered to be one of the terriers dog breeds good with children.

Scottish Terrier: The Scottish Terrier, also known as 'Scottie' is one of the five terriers dog breeds (the others being Cairn, Sky, West Highland White Terrier and Dandie Dinmont) to have originated in Scotland. These dogs have an undercoat that is soft and dense; the overcoat of Scottish Terriers is however, wiry.

Descriptions of the important terrier dog breeds are provided in the article. Few other terriers dog breeds names are also enlisted. A short account of information pertaining to different types of terriers dog breeds is thus presented.