Fox Terriers SMOOTH

Fox Terriers smooth

Brightspot Kennels

Fox Terrier Smooth Aus Ch. Foxdynasty Smooth Guy

Brightspot My Favourite (Ace) Baby Puppy of Show The Fox Terrier Club Open Show 2007

Aus Ch. Brightspot GingerAle Challenge Bitch The Fox Terrier Club of Qld Champion Show 2007

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The Fox Terrier(smooth)

Adult Weight : 7.3kg to 8.2 kg

Face shape: Long and lean showing a slight stop.

Ears: Small V shaped set to drop on cheek

Tail: Set on high and carried gaily,

but not folded over the back .

Coat Type: Smooth short haired straight hard and dense.

Temperament: Friendly, forthcoming, fearless alert, and keen.

Colour: Predominantly white with tan or black markings

Traditional Use: Hunt terrier and for vermin control

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Australian Champion Brightspot Fire n Ice (Starr)

The Fox Terrier is an old breed and is certainly the reason for their hardiness.

The Smooth Fox Terrier was known at the beginning of last century. The breed was first exhibited in 1862. He has always been popular because of his handsome symmetry and gentle nature. He makes an excellent pet and a good guard. His size is handy for urban, suburban or country living, his nature suited to all. He is an ideal companion for young people, families and older people. Like all dogs he appreciates his daily exercise, particularly if it includes a romp and a good game will a ball or toy to substitute for his natural instinct to work. His instinct is to chase small animals, including your chickens, guinea pigs or pet mice. Keep them in a secure safe cage away from your fox terrier. A fox terrier will grow up nicely with your pet cat if introduced as a puppy. If you are in a cane toad area it is important to lock your dog away at night when the poisonous toads are about during the summer months.

Care of a Fox Terrier

A smooth fox terriers coat is very easy care, however, if you wish to show your dog need to do a little trimming to smarten him up around the bitching, neck and tail. A good going over with a rubber brush is a good idea too.

Will a Fox Terrier suit you?

The smooth Fox Terrier is not a dog that will try to dominate you or your family, he will accept his place and to make sure it is not upset in any way. He is a great companion to all the family, but like any animal he should not be left unattended with very young children who may hurt him. Socialization with other dogs is important from an early age as he may treat another dog as a threat to his family and become 'dog aggressive' if not taught any different.

For this reason, it is a good idea to take your puppy to puppy obedience classes as soon as you can after immunization is complete at 12 weeks of age. Your fox terrier is a fast learner.

Choosing the right puppy is important as you will have him for possibly 15 years or more.

For more information contact us on the above phone number or email address.

Annual checkups, vaccinations and correct worming will keep your fox terrier healthy and happy.

Action packed and full of fun.

Our past winners

Aust. Champ. Phoxten Fine Champagne 'Boli'

Our 'Boli' has shown her class many times, not least of being her Brisbane

Royal Show winning as a puppy. Now retired

Aus Ch, Cindisue Superspark C.D. 'Sparky' has his Championship, Obedience

and LureCoursing titles - a rare combination in a fox terrier. Passed away at the age of 16 years 2004

Aust. Champ. Foxylair Lo lola C.D. 'Lola'

'Lola' was the mum to many beautiful puppies all with beauty and temperaments of which to be proud. Here she is with one of her puppies who won BOB at the Toowoomba Royal Show just months after this photo was taken.

'Lola' also had her Championship, Obedience and Lure Coursing titles. Passed away at the age of 16 years.

Fox terriers will pick up training work very quickly, I have found , BUT, beware do not repeat something he has learned too often or he will refuse to continue. He will also pick up any training mistakes much better than anything you want him to learn. He learns quickly when it comes to working out when he is able to get away with not doing what he is commanded to do. So I would say that fox terriers are quick learners but….they have trouble being obedient because they learn quickly. Getting dizzy?? Just imagine how your fox terrier can confuse you.

If you are going to do obedience work with your fox terrier, plan your training schedule so that you do not do too much of the same thing in one session. At the same time, don’t progress too quickly, and reward him the same way you would with any other breed. Once he has learned something, then go on to the next thing. You don’t need to reinforce as much as other breeds, but you do need to proof. Put your dog in as many different situations as possible and repeat the exercise you want to proof.

Don’t compare your training progress with other people in your class as you may get disappointed.

Some instructors are unfamiliar with terrier training so be aware that you may need to adjust the training to suit your dog.

Your dog may need to mature before you can achieve results.

Most of all -BE CONSISTENT!

Obedience and your foxy
By Vicki Davis
It would appear looking at the relatively few fox terriers in Queensland, Australia which have their C.D. titles that fox terriers are difficult to teach anything, but if you have ever owned a fox terrier you would know, that is not the case. It would seem that the breed has been used for an activity (fox hunting) where the dog has to think for itself.

Being independent thinkers is where 'hounds' and 'terriers' are different from 'working dogs'. Working dogs are the usual choice for obedience work. The case I can think of where this independent thinking was obvious to me was when I was performing an obedience demonstration with my fox terrier ('Sparky' as shown above) in a team having several different breeds and their trainers in front of a large crowd of Brisbane exhibition goers. The caller, caught up in the excitement, decided to do something which we had not rehearsed. We were to all leave our dogs and walk a few meters away and then call them in a recall one at a time. The other ten or so dogs did their exercise as usual and everyone was waiting for the more experienced dogs to do their ‘drop on recall’ exercise. Since it is usually the case where we only ever leave our dogs in a line when we are doing a long stay exercise, my fox terrier ‘Sparky’ would not come to me when I gave the signal (which he was usually consistently good at) because he had looked at his situation and thought for himself. It would have been something like this – "My owner only ever leaves me in a line when she is going to return to me – she must have forgotten the routine. I will just stay here until she has worked it out." No amount of calling or coaxing would persuade him to come to me. In front of the crowd it was most embarrassing as he was doing CDX work at the time. I am certain my reputation had suffered according to those trainers with other 'working dog' breeds. But alas, that is the fun of working with a fox terrier. You have to be one step ahead of them all the time.

Sparky, a fox terrier goes

through his paces at a dog obedience class.

Photo and comments as shown in a local newspaper when we first started our Obedience Club at Southside Dog Obedience Club.

History of Obedience with fox terriers in Queensland.
According to the C.C.C. a dog called Ch. Pedam Joromina C.D.X. was the first fox terrier to achieve obedience status in Queensland (I believe it was in Brisbane). This was apparently in the 1950s. No obedience title was awarded to a fox terrier again until more recently, in 1986. Smoothspec Red C.D.X. Q O&FT 531 attained it’s open title with Helen Major in Cairns. Also in the same year Wellsmere Pink Punk C.D.Q O&FT 843 in Rockhampton. Diane achieved a double title of C.D. and A.D. with Foxadine Tan Magic Q O&FT 843. I myself finally got through a C.D. with Ch. Cindisue Superspark C.D. and also with Ch. Foxylair La Lola C.D. in 1996. I have also seen some fox terriers around the obedience ring since then so I am sure that there are more to add to the list.

If you know anything more about these dogs and people who has achieved results with a fox terrier in obedience (in the past or at the moment) please let us know as much of this information is not recorded.

Vicki email vicki@petmotel.com.au (07) 32005764

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