Dogs
Brasilian Terrier
Other names: Fox Paulistinha
- Origin
- Brazil
- Size
- Small
- Height · Male
- 35–40 cm
- Height · Female
- 33–48 cm
- Weight · Male
- 8–10 kg
- Weight · Female
- 8–10 kg
- Life expectancy
- 13–15 years
- FCI
- FCI group 3 · 3 · n.º 341
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Temperament
Restless, alert, active and keen; friendly and gentle to friends.
History
The ancestors of the Brazilian Terrier do not originate from Brazil. In the last century and in the beginning of the present, many young Brazilians studied in the European universities, especially in France and England. These young people often returned married and their wives brought with them a small Terrier type dog. The young Brazilians and their families went back to the farms they had left. The little dog adapted to farm life and crossed with local dogs and bitches. Thus, a new model was shaped and the phenotype was fixed within a few generations.
With the development of big cities, the farmers, with their families and employees were attracted by the great urban centres. In this way the little dog suffered another change in his surroundings.
Brasilian Terrier breeders
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