Terrier/Catalogs

This category of dog breeds is ill-defined because not all true terriers have the word “terrier” in their names, and not all dogs called “terrier” are true terriers. This list will contain all dog breed generally considered to be true terriers, with explanatory notes when necessary. It will not include crossbreeds. Please refer to the breed articles for more details.

List of terrier breeds

• Airedale Terrier
• American Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Australian Terrier
• Australia Silky Terrier – see beloe
• Bedlington Terrier
• Border Terrier
• Brazilian Terrier
• Bull Terrier
• Bull Terrier (Miniature)
• Cairn Terrier
• Cesky Terrier
• Chilean Fox Terrier
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier
• English Toy Terrier – in some circles, believed to be the same as the Toy Manchester Terrier – see below.
• Fox Terrier - The fanciers of Standard Fox Terriers (Wire-haired and Smooth Fox Terriers) sometimes object to other breeds being classed as Fox Terriers. Given the origin and development of the Fox Terrier, there is no true basis for the objection, although in some circles it is deeply entrenched. See more at the main article.

• Fox Terrier (Smooth)
• Fox Terrier (Wire)
• Fox Terrier (Chilean)
• Fox Terrier (Miniature)
• Fox Terrier (Toy)

• Glen of Imaal Terrier
• Irish Terrier
• Jack Russell Terrier – A difficult breed of dogs to classify as several types fall under this umbrella. See notes below.

• Parson Russell Terrier
• Russell Terrier

• Japanese Terrier
• Kerry Blue Terrier
• Lakeland Terrier
• Manchester Terrier
• Norfolk Terrier
• Norwich Terrier
• Parson Jack Russell Terrier
• Pinscher – See below
• Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz
• Rat Terrier
• Schnauzer – See below
• Scottish Terrier
• Sealyham Terrier
• Skye Terrier
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
• Tenterfield Terrier
• Toy Manchester Terrier
• Welsh Terrier
• West Highland WhiteTerrier
• Yorkshire Terrier – Toy group

Explanation of special cases

Independent and national terrier Breeds

’’Breeds not recognized by any major kennel club. Includes breeds recognized by the national kennel club of their countries of origin only, and bona fide purebreds without any kennel club affiliation.’’

• Jack Russell Terrier – Jack Russells are a difficult breed to classify, because of several hotly contested issues. Working Jack Russells have independent clubs, of which the Jack Russell Club of America is probably the most established and best known.

The definition of a Jack Russell Terrier, long considered a strain of dog rather than a bona fide breed, was the subject of intense debate right up through its official recognition in 1995, and the controversies continue to the present day.

One is whether the dog is from show or working lines. Another is that the breed standards for the Jack Russell, the Russell Terrier and the Parson Russell Terrier overlap to some degree, and there are slightly differing standards in different countries. The show Jack Russells are recognized by all major kennel clubs, though not under the same standard in all countries. Working Jack Russells have independent clubs, of which the Jack Russell Club of America is probably the most established and best known.

• Miniature Fox Terrier

Dogs called “terrier” which are not generally considered true terriers

• Boston Terrier - Not classed as a terrier in any major kennel club due to bulldog ancestry, asking whether or not it is a true terrier will usually start a fight
• Russian Terrier - usually classed as a working or utility dog
• Tibetan Terrier

Dogs not called “terrier” which are generally accepted as true terriers

• Pinscher
• Schnauzer - some variants classes as terriers in some kennel clubs; most afficionados consider them terriers

Note that the FCI classes Schnauzers and Pinschers in a separate group from terriers.

True Terriers classed in other groups

• Australian Silky Terier (sometimes classed in the Toy Group)
• English Toy Terrier (Toy)
• German Pinscher (aka Standard Pinscher – sometimes classed in the Working Group)
• Kromfohrländer – Terrier (UKC) and Toy (FCI)
• Miniature Schnauzer (Utility- KC; Terrier, AKC and UKC)
• Toy Manchester Terrier (Toy)
• Yorkshire Terrier (Toy)