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thumb|Some terrier breeds, from ''The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend'', 1919 Terrier () is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. There are five different groups of terrier, with each group having different shapes and sizes.
A terrier is a type of dog originally bred to hunt small animals like vermin, and they come in many different breeds characterized by being small, wiry, game, and fearless. Terriers are organized into five different groups, with each group varying in shapes and sizes.
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- The dog book - a popular history of the dog, with practical information as to care and management of house, kennel, and exhibition dogs; and descriptions of all the important breeds (1906) (20365367884).jpg
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thumb|Some terrier breeds, from ''The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend, 1919 Terrier () is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. There are five different groups of terrier, with each group having different shapes and sizes.
==History== thumb|A painting of an English toy terrier by Frederick August Wenderoth in 1865
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