Fox Terriers

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The wire hair type. Has anyone got any experience with these?

I've read what the KC have to say and will contact the local/national association for the breed.

Any advice welcome.

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Cheers Ben, very helpful. She's adorable.

No cats in the garden - excellent.

I will be working from home end of this year/early new year, we have a fair size garden & a large park across the road so exercise should be sorted.

Would you mind me asking where you got her from?

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Thanks chaps

Sorry to hear about yours Mark.

I wonder how similar in temperament
the wired are to the smooth?

Did you have any issues with two?

One club site says of the wired is that they don't always get on well in pairs. They suggest not having two pups together, but to wait 6-9 months.

I noticed that the smooth are on the endangered native breeds list, so rarer than the wired.

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Great pics there Rob, lovely dog.

We are seeing a wire fox on Saturday, finger crossed

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M3DEV said:

Smiler, how was the visit to see the Fox Terrier ?

Well, they came to see us. They wanted to check us out & that our house/garden was suitable.

If all goes according to plan, we pick him up next Monday

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M3DEV said:

I would take that as a very positive approach from the breeder.
Congratulations and welcome to the Terrier World.

My only words of advice, is to see if your vet holds puppy parties. This is a wonderful way to socialise terriers making them far more accepting to other dogs around.

Ours held two puppy parties on the same night each week, one for the big dogs and one for smaller breeds such as terriers. After one night ours got moved to the big dogs party as she was too boisterous!!!

We were really impressed that the breeder drove 1.5+ hours to ensure everything was suitable.

I was wondering what a puppy party was. Cynically, I thought it was something horrible imported from the US or something (think baby shower) so am pleasantly surprised.

The little fellah we are soon to home is the runt & had to be hand-reared, the breeder thought he was a goner but he pulled through.

With a clean bill from their vet, we are quite lucky to find one so quickly.



We got some good tips on grooming from them too, how the colour of the fur can change if the non-white sections are clipped rather than hand plucked.

What grooming do you do for yours?

I have to say Rob, she looks fantastic in this pic:

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The breeder suggested that the coloured patches be stripped & the white be clipped, as if all clipped, the colour will be interspersed with white (the predominant colour) and end up looking grey. The colour/pattern should be similar to Sadie (1st pic, belonging to Ben).

There is a grooming parlour not far from us so might try there. Failing that, a breeder a few miles away will do it.

I do have pretensions of showing him in the local show, but nothing serious

It will be a while before we do anything in the grooming department though so I'll be reading up on it a bit more.

Ben, if you're still reading, what do you do with Sadie?

Anyhoo, there is a little bit of tension in Chez Smiler this weekend. I though the days of child-rearing for the mrs were over but it's a marvellous thing to watch her fussing over things - he has a bed, toys & a cage for the car - bless.

He's booked in to the local vet next week for a check over.

Will post some pics on Monday - hopefully.

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Some pics here

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Cheers Rob. It's safe to say our lives have been turned upside down since his arrival, but definitely for the better.

He's booked in for doggie school in January & he's not allowed off the lead outside of the garden (& sometimes in the garden).

Here's a picture during one of his quieter moments

Edit: Can't upload pics from this phone, will post it tomorrow.

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AdiT said:

Smiler. said:

...he's not allowed off the lead outside of the garden (& sometimes in the garden)...

I'd recommend getting him off the lead now while he's less confident. In a big open space he'll proably be a bit affraid and stick close naturally, so easier to work on recall. If you wait he'll be less nervous, more confident, and more curiuos... and faster if you have to go after him.

If he were off the lead now, we'd never see him again.

He has absolutely no fear (other than cars), & the way the arse-wipes belt through the village, the odds would not be in his favour if he darted out.



Anyhoo, the last weeks has been immense fun & he's settling in quite nicely.

By nicely, I mean having a pop at anything within reach, and also anything that isn't.



I wonder if all pups of this breed behave in the same way when sleeping though, or whether this is a result of being hand-reared.

It's not a problem at the moment, but there are some things to discuss with the trainer in a couple of weeks time.



So, a little late, but here are some more pics:

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M3DEV said:

Smiler, how is he getting on?

Coming along nicely thanks Rob.

He's off the lead in certain spaces, recall is more often than not & he mixes well with other dogs/people.

I think he needs a de-nad soon though. The local vet & trainer (at the weekly sessions he/we attend) advocate this to assist with reducing the daily leg/arm humping & evening madness.



Anyway, here's a pic