Most terrier breeds were developed in Great Britain and Ireland.
All of today's terrier breeds are bred primarily as pets.
Other small terrier breeds may compete in the miscellaneous class.
The AWTA was from the beginning inclusive of all small earthworking terrier breeds.
The wire fox terrier is a breed of dog, one of many terrier breeds.
The Irish Terrier is considered one of the oldest terrier breeds.
Most of these terrier breeds never saw underground terrier work of any kind.
Unusually among Scottish terrier breeds, it has pendulous ears.
However, this is a decrease in numbers since 2001, when it was the most popular terrier breed, with 11,019 new dogs registered.
Scotties are territorial, alert, quick moving and feisty, perhaps even more so than other terrier breeds.
