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a small dog built like a missile, originally designed to crawl underground and pick fights
means A breed group of small, energetic, tenacious dogs originally bred to hunt and flush burrowing animals, often by digging into their dens.
from From Old French 'chien terrier,' literally 'earth dog,' from 'terre' (earth), which traces back to Latin 'terra,' meaning ground or land. The name captures the job exactly: a dog that goes to ground, diving into burrows after foxes, badgers, and rats. So every terrier carries the planet's own word in its name — a creature defined by the dirt it was bred to dig through.
- name origin
- From Latin terra, earth — the ground-diggers
- job description
- Bred to hunt vermin in their own burrows
- jack russell
- Can leap five feet straight up
- famous record
- Smallest living dog ever was a terrier
- temperament
- Fearless enough to challenge animals their own size or bigger
norfolk terrier — small dog breed from norfolk, england, weighing 11-12 pounds with distinctive dropped ears
bull terrier — dog breed created in 1830s england by crossing bulldogs and terriers, known for muscular build
yorkshire terrier — toy breed from yorkshire, england in 1800s, weighs 4-7 pounds with long silky coat