BRAZILIAN TERRIER
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COUNTRY: Brazil
WEIGHT: 15-20 pounds
COAT: Short, smooth
COLOR: Tricolor
OTHER NAMES: Fox Paulistinha, Terrier
Brasileiro
REGISTRY: None
GROUP: Terrier
The ancestors of the Brazilian Terrier are not originated in Brazil. In the past century and at the beginning of this, many Brazilian young people studied in European universities, especially in France and England. These young people often returned married and their spouses brought with them a small dog Terrier type. The Brazilian young people and their families returned to the property that had left. The small dog adapted to the life of the property and it mated with the dogs and local dogs. In this way a new unit arose and the phenotype was established in few generations. With the development of the great cities, the farmers, with their families and employees, were attracted by the great urban centers. This way, the small dog underwent another change on its environment.
It is of medium, slim size, balanced well, of firm structure, but not too heavy. The body is of squared appearance, with defined curved lines good distinguishes that it of Fox Terrier of smooth hair that presents/displays square lines.
This it is a dog always in movement, alerts, sagacious assets and. He is friendly and gentile with well-known, but the distrustful one with the strangers.
It is of medium, slim size, balanced well, of firm structure, but not too heavy. The body is of squared appearance, with defined curved lines good distinguishes that it of Fox Terrier of smooth hair that presents/displays square lines.
This it is a dog always in movement, alerts, sagacious assets and. He is friendly and gentile with well-known, but the distrustful one with the strangers.
