Wire Fox Terrier
Small dog breeds
Origin: | Uk |
Size Type: | Small dog breeds |
Height: | 15 inches (39 cm) |
Weight: | 7-8 kg |
Form of ear: | Tulip ears |
Form of a tail: | Geriteiru |
Life span: | 10-13 years |
Japanese Site: | Wire Fox Terrier |
Overview
This breed dog of traditional English made as fox hunting hounds. A long history, appeared in dog show for the first time in 1872 from the Smooth Fox Terrier. It's about the nature overflowing showmanship and this stunning appearance, some people referred to as a "chorus girl in the world of dog".
Characteristics
Body Type is square when viewed from the side. A long rectangular head, ear-shaped button. Tail is docked, you are upright hard. Double coat of wiry rests wave rough. Coat of longish growing eyebrows, snout, limbs, the chest.
Temperament
Keen that we prefer to form a herd, to please the people in the ballroom enthusiasts. It is suitable for guard dog because it barks well agile. Since there is a habit of distracted such as dogs and cats other, to track, it is necessary to properly discipline the dog. In addition there may become aggressive to other male male.
Color
Sometimes black and tan markings or tan, or black are on the button group of black on the head in white white, but the combination of such color, can not be seen in the Smooth Fox Terrier.
How to Care & How to Train
Must be either Gurizuru brush natural, using a comb and glove of hound dog, brushing regularly. If the show-dog, in order to maintain the texture and color of the coating, is performed always hand Brassens Kings tripping.
Exercise
Movement require and the amount of time many to or stay healthy, to keep beautiful appearance. Walk with a lead, play ball and release of the lead, it is preferable that'll give a lively game play as well.
Disease to be careful
Thyroid dysfunction, lens dislocation disease, cataract, glaucoma, shoulder joint dislocation, skin disease, esophageal spasm, femoral head necrosis, skin disease, double eyelashes, shoulder dislocation
Disease that can be seen occasionally
Patella dislocation
Inspection want to
Ophthalmologic examination