| The personality of a lively youngster put into dog- | | | | prominent objective characteristics, they are still |
| this might be a good way of describing the broad | | | | divided into diverse breeds that detach one kind |
| personality of terriers. Nevertheless as it appears, | | | | from another. |
| that still would not excuse their temperaments. | | | | The next are the subgroups of the terrier breed: |
| These dogs came from the British Isles where they | | | | Show Terriers These are mainly bred as small dogs |
| were first oriented to hunt fox, rat, otter and the | | | | and are worn for show rings. Bull and Terrier Type- |
| likes over and under the ground. And as its name | | | | these came from breeding between bull dogs and |
| suggests, "terrier" came from the word "terra" which | | | | terriers. Only in the last billet of 1800's did the |
| means, "earth." | | | | breeders undo several bull dogs from terrier types |
| While terriers may be identified through their | | | | for distinction. |