Top 10 Small Terrier Dog Breeds You'll Adore - Dogs 101

[@AnimalFacts]

Which small terrier breeds would you have included on our list?

[@NothingMaster]

Love them all. ❤

[@AnimalFacts]

Do you have a favorite? Mine is between the Rat and Border.

[@NothingMaster]

@@AnimalFacts Like I said, I love them all, but the Rat is really cute. 👍🏻

[@AnimalFacts]

They’re great dogs. We used to have one.

[@mtngrl5859]

So many cute dogs ;) I've had mini schnauzers & they are great dogs, but they bark a lot! Like many breeds, some are eras when they are more popular. I really like Fox Terriers & it seems like they were very popular in the 1930's.

[@AnimalFacts]

They were quite popular in the 1930s. I wonder if they’ll make a comeback in the 2030s.

[@mtngrl5859]

@@AnimalFacts That would be great. FDR's dog Fella was a Fox Terrier plus the dog Asta in the Thin Man movies of the 1930's was a Fox terrier.

[@AnimalFacts]

That would be pretty great.

[@PolPotsPieHole]

I adopted a 2 year old Ratcha on August 20. I am blown away at how smart this dog is. I've had a dozen dogs in my life and have never had one this intelligent. I cant believe I got so lucky.

[@ugadawgs1990]

Rat terriers make amazing pets. They are smart, loyal, loving, and great socially.

[@mtngrl5859]

I guess the key is small, but the welsh terrier is a medium size breed that is a great dog as well.

[@AnimalFacts]

Great little dogs.

[@fayee8986]

My favorite is the schnauzer being a farmer Schnauzer owner I know what this breed is capable of prior to that I think mother looks I like a Scotty however I've never owned one so I don't know anything about them .

[@AnimalFacts]

❤️❤️

[@stevethegreasemonkey]

Border terriers are fantastic little dogs

[@koltybam3800]

I only prefer to own the Norwich Terrier & Parson Russell, but the Jack Russell, is the one I HATE.

[@AnimalFacts]

Jacks are a bit much.

[@vivekspigeon5061]

Hate??

[@Moonshinedave1]

I've watched a couple of the top terrier breed videos. My two Sealyham terriers want to know why they aren't receiving any love?

[@AnimalFacts]

Hard to find good footage of them to be honest.

[@markcartman3257]

I have had a jack Russell Bedlington boarder Patterdale and a lakeland witch is top of my list . Now i have a airedale terrier ( the king of terrier s).

[@paulherman5822]

The rat terrier ancestry is older than the US. The ship's dog on the Mary Rose, "Hatch" was very similar to a modern rat terrier, though basically all brown. The Mary Rose sank in 1545, and Hatch's skeleton was recovered when they raised the ship's remains in 1971. DNA results said he was an 18-24 month old male, very similar to a cross between what becomes the Jack Russell and a whippet. (Kinda describes the modern rat terrier, IMO 😁), and was described in surviving documents as a ratter (cats were considered evil and were banned from ships, then.) Probably similar dogs became the Feist which were on "both sides of the pond," and are an ancestor to the modern rat terrier.

[@AnimalFacts]

Thanks for sharing.

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

Love random dog history!!

[@AnimalFacts]

Me too.

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

I’m a Westie mom. The reason they’re white is someone important hunting in the Westhighland hills shot his most beloved dog on accident. He declared from then on, the dogs would be white so he would never again make that mistake. I should probably google some details, but that’s the message: They are white because they are loved. Except LuCy FiRr, who is lucky that she’s cute. Has a dog door, went out one night this summer & got sprayed by a skunk. THEN CRAWLED BACK INTO BED WITH ME AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. I woke up to a SMELL.

[@AnimalFacts]

I’ve read that story. I was never able to verify it. I know Beagles have white tipped tails to make them easier to find in grass and brush. So, it seems plausible.

[@carolinemackenzie5940]

The farmer shot his Cairn Terrier . For what the westie and cairn were considered the same breed. Over the years I have had 7 cairns.

[@DavidBuckwalter-w8m]

The boston terrier is the consummate american terrier

[@AnimalFacts]

True, but it also ends up in most of my small dog videos, so I thought I’d give the American Gentleman a bit of a break. ❤️

[@norahernandez4106]

too bad you missed the Australian Terrier 😢

[@Dave-gg8gm]

You talk about Scottish terrier and show other breeds.

[@AnimalFacts]

Thanks for pointing that out. 👍