The Complete Guide To English Toy Terrier

The well-balanced, ??m???t, ?nd ?l?g?nt Engl??h T?? Terrier ?? a ?m?ll, ?l??nl? bu?lt br??d of ?m?ll t?rr??r? closely r???mbl?ng the M?n?h??t?r T?rr??r ?nd M?n??tur? P?n??h?r. It ??m?? w?th a long, n?rr?w head, w?dg?-?h???d muzzl?, black n???, small, almond-shaped, d?rk ????, ?l?ghtl? ???nt?d, ??ndl?-fl?m?-?h???d ears, l?ng, moderately ?r?h?d neck, n?rr?w ?nd d??? chest, ?tr??ght f?r?l?g?, ?nd a thick tail t???r?ng to point. Bred fr?m the Old Engl??h Black ?nd Tan T?rr??r, th? f??t ?nd ?g?l? Engl??h T?? T?rr??r? w?r? ??mm?nl? u??d ?n the ???rt of r?t-b??t?ng during the 1800? in V??t?r??n Engl?nd. Th?? ???rt ?nv?lv?d r?l????ng ???tur?d rats ?n an enclosed ?r?? where ?m?ll t?rr??r? w?r? set l???? to kill ?? m?n? r?t? ?? ?????bl? ?n th? shortest t?m?. B?t? were taken ?n h?w long ?t w?uld t?k? a d?g to k?ll ?t? quota. Th? UK K?nn?l Club w?? ??t?bl??h?d ?t th? ??m? time when r?t-b??t?ng w?? d??l?r?d ?ll?g?l. Th? Black ?nd T?n T?rr??r? w?r? ?r?v??u?l? divided b? w??ght, but ?ft?r th? 1920?, th?? w?r? d??t?ngu??h?d into two br??d? - the ?m?ll?r Black ?nd T?n T?rr??r? and th? l?rg?r M?n?h??t?r T?rr??r?. In 1962, th? ?m?ll?r br??d was n?m?d Engl??h Toy Terrier (Bl??k ?nd T?n). Today, th? Engl??h T?? T?rr??r ?? ?n? of th? vuln?r?bl? n?t?v? breeds ?n th? Kennel Club's l??t, ?nd ?ff?rt? ?r? b??ng m?d? to d?v?l?? a ??lf-?u???rt?ng ???ul?t??n. Growing urban ???ul?t??n? in England ?n th? seventeenth century, ??u?l?d with poor h?g??n?, l??d t? a massive ?urg? ?n rodent numbers, ??m?th?ng th?t led, ?n turn, to ?ubl?? h??lth ?r?bl?m?. City dw?ll?r? therefore f?und that th?? n??d?d ?m?ll t?rr??r? w?th a penchant for killing r?d?nt? ?n order to k??? their neighbourhoods and h?m?? h?b?t?bl?, and ?t was fr?m this n★★★★★★t? that th? Engl??h Toy T?rr??r w?? born. Th? Engl??h Black ?nd T?n Terrier, wh??h is n?w extinct, b?l?ng?ng to th? F?ll T?rr??r ?l???, ?? m??t ?l???l? r?l?t?d, ?nd w?? kn?wn ?? a capable vermin hunt?r. It w?? m??tl? l?k?l? cross-bred w?th the Whippet by th? ??rl? Mancunian br??d?r? t? l?nd it more speed, r??ult?ng in a dog th?t w?? f??t, bl??d-th?r?t?, ?nd small ?n?ugh to ??mf?rt?bl? share ?t? ?wn?r?' cramped l?dg?ng?.