Wire Fox Terrier Information

The ancestor of the Wire is thought to be the old rough-coated black-and-tan working terrier of Wales, Derbyshire, and Durham. The important ancestors of the Smooth Fox Terrier are believed to include the smooth coated black and tan terrier, the Bull Terrier, the Greyhound, and the Beagle.

Smooth Fox Terriers preceded the Wires in the show ring by over 15 years. They were at first classified with sporting dogs, due to their keen noses, great eyesight, and stamina in driving foxes from their hole.

Early on, breeders liberally crossed Wire Fox Terriers with Smooth Fox Terriers to give the Wire Fox Terrier a predominately white pigmentation, a cleaner cut head, and a more classical outline. Interbreeding of these dogs has been discontinued for many years now.

The coat should appear to be broken, the hairs having a tendency to twist and are of dense, wiry texture. The hairs grow so closely and strongly together that when it is parted with your fingers, the skin cannot be seen. White should be the predominate color.

Males should not exceed 15 and a half inches. Females should be a tad smaller, and they should weigh about 18 pounds.

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