Hunt terrier

Hunt terrier

Hunt Terrier (not "hunting terrier") refers to types of terrier dogs that were attached to British "Hunts", horse-oriented social clubs devoted to chasing the red fox on horseback, following packs of hounds. [cite web
url= http://www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/hunting_wildlife.html#fox_history
title= A Very Brief History of Fox Hunting in England
accessmonthday= 04/04
accessyear= 2008
author= Marc Baldwin
year= 2006
work= Wildlife Online
quote= The first British hunt was established during the 1670s in Yorkshire and, since then, a further 317 hound packs have been registered.] The hunt terrier was kept for a variety of reasons, such as rat control around stables and kennels, and to run with the hounds to flush the fox from small hiding places. It might also be expected to flush fox from underground dens ("going to earth" like a working terrier), or to act as a lurcher. They tended to be white in color so as to be more easily seen by the hunter [cite web
url= http://www.breederretriever.com/dog-breed-history/215/smooth-fox-terrier.php
title= Smooth Fox Terrier History
accessmonthday= 04/04
accessyear= 2008
quote= dogs with white coats were preferred, as they were more easily discernible from the fox in the dark] , but they could be any color.

Where Hunts and fox hunting remain legal today, such as in the United States, terriers are little used. Breeds refined from Hunt terriers, such as the Fox Terrier and Jack Russell Terrier [cite web
url= http://www.littlepawz.com/jack.html
title= Jack Russell Terrier
accessmonthday= 04/04
accessyear= 2008
author= Richard von Kleist
year= 2006
work= Your Online Guide to Small Dogs
quote= Packs of Jack Russell Terriers are kept at most hunt kennels in the United Kingdom.] , are kept today as pets and showdogs, or, if small enough, as working terriers.

Some breeds derived from hunt terriers

American Jack Russell Terrier
Atlas Terrier
Brazilian Terrier
Chilean Fox Terrier
Fox Terrier (Smooth)
Fox Terrier (Wire)
Hunt Terrier (American)
IrishJacks
Japanese Terrier
Miniature Fox Terrier
Russell Terrier
Parson Russell Terrier
Rat Terrier
Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz
Tenterfield Terrier
Toy Fox Terrier

References

See also

*Working terrier
*Fox hunting
*Fell Terrier


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