Fox Terrier Smooth Coat
The Fox Terrier is a bundle of joy and energy who will bring some fun into your home. The Smooth coated Fox Terrier has a short, smooth and dense coat upon its lean but sturdy frame. The Fox Terrier has a narrow and emotive face with distinctive, dark eyes and gorgeous floppy ears.
Other Names
Smooths
Country of Origin
Great Britain
Colour
Solid white, white with tan, black, or black and tan markings. The white colour tends to dominate.
Size
Small
Height / Weight
Dogs should measure no more than 39cms at the withers, bitches slightly less. Dogs weigh between 7.3-8.2kgs and bitches should ideally weigh between 6.8-7.7kgs.
Health
The Smooth Coated Fox Terrier is a hardy dog with no breed specific ailments to be aware of.
Life Span
13-14 years
Intelligence
The Wire is an intelligent canine but can be head strong which tends to be a common trait with terriers! The Fox Terrier can be noisy and loves a good dig so you'll need to be consistent and firm in training them and providing alternative stimulation to get them out of bad behaviours. As long as you continue with training and start young you should find the Fox Terrier easy enough to train. Socialisation with other dogs should also start early to prevent dominating behaviours in your Smooth!
Exercise
High
Suitability (Children)
Low
Feeding
The Smooth is not demanding in its feeding requirements. They do eat a lot considering their small size but the Fox Terrier is an energetic and active canine.
Feeding Cost
$5-$10 p/w
Other Cost
Excercise
The Fox Terrier is a very energetic dog who lives an active life! They will love to exercise with you and burn off some energy with a long walk or job. The Smooth tends to exceed in athletic pursuits like fly ball and agility competitions but is just as happy to play frisbee with their family at the park. You really need to put in the time to give your Smooth the exercise it needs to have a happy, healthy and well-behaved puppy!
Hair Shed
Little
Ailments
The Smooth Coated Fox Terrier is a hardy dog with no breed specific ailments to be aware of.
Grooming
The Smooth is an easy dog to groom! A grooming mitt or brush a couple of times a week should remove any dead or loose hairs, and if the coat gets muddy or dirty simply wait till it dries and wipe the dirt off, simple!
Grooming Frequency
Once a week
Trimming
None
The Smooth Fox Terrier can probably trace its history to crosses of the Old English Terrier, Smooth Coated Black and Tan Terriers as well as even Greyhounds and Beagles! The Smooth made it's fame as a hunting dog, locating foxes through their bark and alerting the hunter to it's location. The Wire and Smooth coated Fox Terriers used to be classed as the same breed before they were separately classified in the 19th Century. The standard was drawn up in 1876 by the Offices of the Fox Terrier Club.
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