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Fox Terrier, Smooth

History

Smooth Fox Terrier developed earlier than the Wire Fox Terrier. It probably emerged from crosses of the Beagle, Bull Terrier, Greyhound and an older smooth-coated black and tan terrier. Originated in Great Britain where they were used for hunting fox. The standard was set in 1876 by Francis RedmondA bold, energetic dog, the Smooth Fox Terrier is the most impulsive of the terriers. They will easily adapt to any home as long as attention is given to the dog. The Smooth Fox Terrier sheds a little and is good with children. It is a very playful dog that may require a bit of patience from humans while training.The Smooth is thought to have come about from crosses of the Old English Terrier, smooth coated Black and Tan terriers of England, Bull Terriers, Greyhounds and Beagles. They were used by hunters with the foxhounds to locate foxes when they went to ground by barking and so pinpointing the position of the fox for the huntsman.. They can be traced back to the middle of the 19th century when both smooth and broken coated were from the same origins and classed as one breed. Later, devotees of both coats bred like to like and developed the Wire and Smooth Fox Terrier as we know it today.. The breed Standard for this dog was drawn up in 1876 by Officers of The Fox Terier Club and there are few differences with today’s Standard. Now the weight for dogs is more clearly stated and docking, though customary, is optional.

GENERAL APPEARANCE Active and lively, bone and strength in small compass, never cloddy nor coarse. Neither leggy nor too short in the leg, standing like a well made, short backed hunter, covering a lot of ground. BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT : Alert, quick of movement, keen of expression, on tiptoe ofexpectation. Friendly, forthcoming and fearless. CRANIAL REGION : Skull : Flat, moderately narrow. Gradually decreasing in width to eyes. Stop : Little apparent. FACIAL REGION :Nose : Black. Muzzle : Jaws, upper and lower, strong and muscular, falling away only slightly below eyes. This portion of foreface moderately chiselled out, so as not to go down in a straight line like a wedge. Jaw/Teeth : Jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Cheeks : Never full. Eyes : Dark, small and rather deeply set, as near as possible circular in shape. Expression bright and intelligent. Ears : Small, V-shaped and dropping forward close to cheek, not hanging by side of head. Fold of ear above level of skull. Leather of moderate thickness.

NECK Clean and muscular, without throatiness, of fair length and gradually widening to shoulders. BODY : Back : Short, level and strong without slackness.Loin : Powerful, very slightly arched. Chest : Deep, not broad.Ribs : Foreribs moderately sprung, back ribs deep.

TAIL : Customarily docked.

Docked : Set on rather high and carried gaily but not over back or curled. Of good strength.

Undocked : Set on rather high and carried gaily but not over back. As straight as possible. Tail of moderate length to give balance to the dog.

FOREQUARTERS : From any angle they must be straight showing little or no appearance of an ankle in front. They should be strong in bone throughout.

Shoulders : Long and sloping, well laid back, fine at points, cleanly cut at withers.

HINDQUARTERS : Strong and muscular, quite free from droop or crouch.

Thighs : Long and powerful.

Stifle : Good turn of stifle.

Hocks : Well let down.

FEET : Small, round and compact. Pads hard and tough, toes moderately arched and turning neither in nor out.

GAIT / MOVEMENT Fore- and hindlegs carried straight forward and parallel. Elbows move perpendicular to body, working free of sides, stifles neither turning in nor out and hocks not close. Good drive coming from well flexing hindquarters. COAT : Straight, flat, smooth, hard, dense and abundant. Belly and underside of thighs not bare. COLOUR : White should predominate, all white, white with tan, black and tan or black markings. Brindle, red or liver markings highly undesirable. WEIGHT : Dogs: 7,3-8,2 kg (16-18 lbs), bitches: 6,8-7,7 kg (15-17 lbs). Faults Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. Note Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.