Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier was originally used for vermin control and for hunting, although today it is mostly kept as a companion. When on the hunt it works as a treeing dog, meaning it was developed to track its prey and then force the animal into a tree. Once it is treed the dog will continue to bark until the hunter makes the kill or the dog is called off.
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Teddy Roosevelt Terrier Standards
- UKC (Terrier)
- 8-15"
- 12-35 lbs
- small terrier
- v-shaped, erect ears
- tail is traditionally docked where legal
- short coat can be medium-hard to smooth
- bi-color
- tri-color
- white
History of the Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier was developed from the Rat Terrier, the two differing mainly in leg length (much like the modern day Jack Russell and Parson Russell Terriers), with the Teddy Roosevelt having the shorter legs. The two types were interbred at one point, however, this ceased in the 1990s. This variety was given the name of Teddy Roosevelt since the president was known to keep Rat Terriers.
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