Wire Toy Fox Terrier

The Wire Toy Fox Terrier is a designer dog created from crossbreeding a Toy Fox Terrier with a Wire Fox Terrier. Like many hybrid dogs, there’s little information about their origin. However, there’s plenty about their parent breeds. The Toy Fox Terrier descends from the Smooth Fox Terrier which was created in England to aid in fox hunting. The Smooth Fox Terrier had quite a wide size range; dogs could weigh as much as 20 pounds and as a little as 7 pounds. The miniature dogs were the favorites, since they were the most courageous and would excel at hunting, ratting, and guarding. The Smooth Fox Terrier was first acknowledged in The United Kennel Club in 1912, and all dog sizes were registered under the same breed. It wasn’t until 1936 when the Toy Fox Terrier was finally acknowledged by the UKC as a distinct breed. The American Kennel Club recognized the Toy Fox Terrier in 2003. The Wire Fox Terrier is also related to the Smooth Fox Terrier, and they have their origins in England. The Fox Terriers were developed in the 18^th century, when hunting became very popular in England. It didn’t take long until hunters recognized the need for a hunting dog that could take the foxes out of their dens, thus the Fox Terrier was created. Wire and Smooth Terriers were considered within the same breed for a long time. It is thought that Wire Fox Terriers were developed from crossing rough-coated Black and Tan Terriers from Derbyshire, Durham, and Wales. Wire Terriers were literately crossed with Smooth Terriers to make the Wire Fox Terrier whiter with a cleaner-cut head and a conventional silhouette. England’s King Edward VII was the proud owner of a Wire Fox Terrier named Caesar. When the king died, Caesar participated in his funeral procession. The breed was first brought to America in the 1880s. The Fox Terrier was acknowledged by the American Kennel Club in 1885, and both the Wire and Smooth canines were registered within the same breed. It wasn’t until 1985 that the American Kennel Club recognized the Wire Fox Terrier and the Smooth Fox Terrier as different breeds.