SEALYHAM TERRIER

The race was developed from diverse races between which are the Basset Hound, the Bull Terrier and the West Highland White Terrier; by a fan to the smaller hunting, captain Edwardes, in Wales, at the end of century XIX, with the aim of creating a dog that could participate with the pack in the huntings and that could enter the madrigueras to make leave to tejones. It receives his name by the place where the captain lived, the Welsh town of Sealyham. Given the great fame that was acquiring the canine exhibitions, in the year year 1911 was recognized by the Canine Societies British and American.

Seemingly it has a body longer than high, without getting to be square. Much in very little volume is robust when owning. Of elegant and distinguished bearing, he is this one of those dogs of exhibition. With a medium altitude of about 30 cm. until the cross and a weight that oscillates between the 8 and the 9 kg. His skull is wide, with snout long and of forms square (of oval aspect if it is seen from a flank), next, a long, fornido and heavy neck. The extremities, as much the previous ones as the later ones, are powerful, muscular and strong. The layer of external hair is long and lasts, with a texture very similar to the one of the scourer. The present colors in this race are: the total target or with spots of different colors in the head and the ears.