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Smooth Fox Terrier
- Animal
- Dog
- Type
- Fox Terrier
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Height
- 39 cm
- Weight
- 7 kg
About the Smooth Fox Terrier
The Smooth Fox Terrier is a dog breed and one of the terrier breeds. It originated in the United Kingdom and is part of the Fox Terrier type. The breed was the first in the Fox Terrier family to receive official recognition from The Kennel Club. It is well known, although it is not widely popular today outside hunting and show circles. The Smooth Fox Terrier is also considered significant because many terriers are believed to have descended from it. Listed measurements give a height of 39 and a weight of 7. These figures are provided without additional units in the breed facts. The entry identifies the animal as a dog and places its origins in the United Kingdom.
What stands out
- First Fox Terrier recognized by The Kennel Club
- Known as a terrier breed
- Associated with hunting and show circles
- Many terriers are believed descended from it
Worth knowing
- Not widely popular outside hunting and show circles
Who it suits
This breed may suit readers interested in terriers, hunting or show circles. It can also help people researching breeds connected to the Fox Terrier family.
In short
The Smooth Fox Terrier has an important place in Fox Terrier history and is linked to many later terriers. Its current profile is most closely associated with hunting and show circles.
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Bullmastiff United Kingdom Height 61 cmWeight 41 kg Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Other Fox Terrier breeds
English Water Spaniel United Kingdom Photo: Henry Bernard Chalon · Public domain 
Harrier United Kingdom Height 48 cm Photo: Smcmilla · Public domain 
Norfolk Terrier United Kingdom Height 25 cm Photo: Robin Wellmann · Public domain Photo credits17 photographs on this page
- Smooth Fox Terrier — Hans863 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Airedale Terrier — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Copyrighted free use · file page
- beagle — Jonatan De Geest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Border Terrier — Floris16 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Bulldog — Pleple2000 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Bullmastiff — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — Mapovfille · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- collie — Karen Arnold · CC0 · file page
- Curly Coated Retriever — Mattias Agar · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- English Water Spaniel — Henry Bernard Chalon · Public domain · file page
- Flat-Coated Retriever — Fesoj-wr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Fox Terrier — State Farm · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- greyhound — Neurodoc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Harrier — Smcmilla · Public domain · file page
- Jack Russell Terrier — Plank · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Lakeland Terrier — sannse · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Norfolk Terrier — Robin Wellmann · Public domain · file page
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