Black and Tan Terrier
Broken Haired Black and Tan Terrier, Old English Black and Tan Terrier, Old English Broken-Haired Black and Tan Terrier
The name Black and Tan Terrier litters the ancestry of most terriers. These prolific dogs seem to have been used to create nearly every terrier around the world. The surprising reality is the Black and Tan is closer to a type - of coat - rather than a breed. Often classified as a Fell Terrier, these long-legged dogs were developed in the United Kingdom to hunt fox.
In the 1880s a group of enterprising English breeders attached the name Old English Broken-Haired Black and Tan Terrier to rough coated working terriers with a black and tan coat. The asserted that these dogs were the ‘root stock’ of all British terriers. Many of them were first or second generation and picked from litters based on their markings. The Welsh having dogs of a similar type of their own responded by producing the black and tan Welsh Terrier.
By the early 1900s the Black and Tan Terrier had become ‘extinct’, but not before it could father several modern breeds, at least in breed books. Including, apparently, depending on the author, the Welsh Terrier.
In the 1880s a group of enterprising English breeders attached the name Old English Broken-Haired Black and Tan Terrier to rough coated working terriers with a black and tan coat. The asserted that these dogs were the ‘root stock’ of all British terriers. Many of them were first or second generation and picked from litters based on their markings. The Welsh having dogs of a similar type of their own responded by producing the black and tan Welsh Terrier.
By the early 1900s the Black and Tan Terrier had become ‘extinct’, but not before it could father several modern breeds, at least in breed books. Including, apparently, depending on the author, the Welsh Terrier.
Black and Tan Terrier Facts
- small terrier, long of leg
- drop ears, tail traditionally docked
- rough, wiry coat
- black and tan
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