| The Terriers are a group of dogs with dozens of | | | | Soviets for use as a military dog. The breed today has |
| individual entrants. Most of these dogs have some | | | | been standardized and is often used as a watch or |
| common traits, including the fact that they're almost | | | | guard dog. These Terriers grow to be well over 120 |
| always tenacious at whatever task life has handed | | | | pounds, but are much more suited to indoor living than |
| them. Terriers range from the very small to the very | | | | life in a kennel. |
| large, from those with rather snappish tendencies to | | | | Patterdale Terriers are smaller Terriers, usually only ten |
| the very tolerant. And there are even some that have | | | | to twelve pounds. These dogs are usually calm - a |
| little or no hair. | | | | trait not so common in Terriers. The breed is common |
| The American Hairless Terrier is one of those with no | | | | to England, but not so well known around the world. |
| hair. Many adults weigh in at no more than six or | | | | The West Highland Terrier - also known as the |
| seven pounds. They tend to have white or pink skin | | | | Westie - is the epitome of all things Terrier. These |
| with spots just like a Rat Terrier would have, but with | | | | dogs are lively and alert, always anxious to be included |
| no hair. If you think that breeding these hairless Terriers | | | | in anything that's going on within his territory and ready |
| to a haired dog is a good idea, think twice. The result is | | | | to stick his nose into everyone else's activities. These |
| sometimes a dog that has random tufts of hair. | | | | little guys tend to like their people and simply exude the |
| The Black Russian Terriers are sometimes called Bear | | | | fact that they are secure in their rule over their part of |
| Schnauzers. The Schnauzer is among the direct | | | | the universe! |
| ancestors of this breed that was created by the | | | | |