TERRIER

classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this group, to go to earth and kill their prey. Today these dogs are raised chiefly as pets. The following 20 terrier breeds are registered with the American Kennel Club: airedale terrier, Australian terrier; Bedlington terrier; border terrier; bull terrier; cairn terrier; Dandie Dinmont terrier; fox terrier; Irish terrier; Kerry blue terrier; Lakeland terrier; Manchester terrier; schnauzer (miniature); Norwich terrier; Scottish terrier; Sealyham terrier; Skye terrier; Staffordshire terrier; Welsh terrier; and West Highland white terrier. See dog.

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1.
Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants
Book by K. Jack Bauer, Stephen S. Roberts; Greenwood Press, 1991
Subjects: United States--Navy--History, United States--Navy--Lists Of Vessels, Warships--United States--History
...improved Leahy included a lengthened hull, a new Terrier launcher that could also fire ASROC permitting...turbines, 2 Armament : 4-3"/50AA 4-Terrier-SAM ASROC 6-12.75"T; 4-Terrier- screws SAM ASROC 6-12.75"T 1976 ; 4...
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The Antisocial Personalities
Book by David T. Lykken; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1995
Subjects: Antisocial Personality Disorders
...Animal Model: The Bull Terrier Having owned two bull terriers over the years, I have...the subject. The bull terrier was created as a fighting...with the white English terrier, for its agility and grit. The bull terriers quickness and tenacity...
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A William March Omnibus
Book by Alistair Cooke; Rinehart, 1956
Subjects: Poetry
The Fat Woman and the Terrier A TERRIER was often taken for a walk by his mistress, a large woman, and as they went down the street, with the terrier tugging at his leash, and the fat woman panting a few steps behind...
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Knowledge and Belief
Book by Frederick F. Schmitt; Routledge, 1992
...Withholding the belief that Buffo is a Bedlington terrier, as a state, is not the same as believing that Buffo is not a Bedlington terrier, nor is it the same as not believing that Buffo is a Bedlington terrier. The first of these is a propositional...
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Duden Etymologie: Herkunftsweorterbuch Der Deutschen Sprache
Book by Paul Grebe; Bibliographisches Institut, 1963
Subjects: German Language--Etymology--Dictionaries
...Terrine, Territorium, territorial und Terrier. Terrasse w ,,Stufe, Absatz; stufenfurmige...bedeutete urspr. etwa ,,Erdaufhaufung. Terrier m ist die Sammelbezeichnung fur mehrere...Zeit aus dem Engl. ubernommen. Engl. terrier Kurzform fur terrier dog bedeutet wortlich...
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journal articles on: Terrier  - 139 results

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1.
Terrier Town: Summer of '49
Journal article by Jane Dorward; Nine, Vol. 13, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Terrier Town: Summer of '49 (Book)--Book reviews
Terrier Town: Summer of 49. by Jane Dorward David Menary. Terrier Town: Summer of 49. Waterloo...player-narrator on the Galt Terriers who watches his team reach...In the 49 season with the Terriers he hit well over .300 and...
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Terrier Town: Summer of '49
Journal article by Peter Carino; Nine, Vol. 13, 2005
...Carino David Menary. Terrier Town: Summer of 49...genre David Menarys Terrier Town: Summer of 49...magical season of the Galt Terriers of the Intercounty League...Canadian baseball, Terrier Town will be a welcome...profiled numerous former Terriers as well as their opponents...
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Dogs and People: The History and Psychology of a Relationship
Journal article; Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis, Vol. 24-26, 1996
Subjects: Authors--Addresses, essays, lectures, Coren, Stanley--Addresses, essays, lectures, Dog breeds--Social aspects, Dog owners--Psychology and mental health, Dogs--Social aspects, Psychologists--Addresses, essays, lectures
...includes a lot of the terriers - the Cairn terriers, the West Highland Whites, the Scottish Terrier, that sort of thing...smooth-haired Fox Terrier. How about Tanya Tucker...She has Yorkshire Terriers. How about a little...
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Formation of Generalized Equivalence Classes
Journal article by Barbara J. Adams, Lanny Fields, Thom Verhave; The Psychological Record, Vol. 43, 1993
Subjects: Stimulus generalization--Research
...DOG, PERRO, CHIEN, and "PICTURE OF A TERRIER" can become related to each other if...PERRO-CHIEN, and CHIEN-"PICTURE OF A TERRIER"). Class formation is then assessed...class has been formed. The "PICTURE OF A TERRIER," however, resembles pictures of other...
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Foxhunting Folkways under Fire and the Crisis of Traditional Moral Knowledge
Journal article by Eric A. Eliason; Western Folklore, Vol. 63, 2004
Subjects: Ethnology, Folklore, Foxes, Hunting, Traditions
...and must stay close the action to have his terriers ready to work. Like hunter horses, fox terriers are not a recognized breed but many terrier types can do the work (Watson 1977:108). All terriers have their origins in animals bred to go...
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Welsh Terrier
Magazine article by Richard Cook; New Statesman, Vol. 128, January 15, 1999
Subjects: Cale, John--Practice, Rock singers--Practice
Welsh terrier by Richard Cook John Cale, a formidably huge man, has always seemed too large for rock music, but its been his medium of choice...
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Good Samaritan
Magazine article by Robert W. Lee; The New American, Vol. 17, December 17, 2001
Subjects: Animal attacks--Florida, Pit bull terriers--Behavior, Woods, John--Behavior
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It's the Pits
Magazine article by Kurt Williamsen; The New American, Vol. 23, August 20, 2007
Subjects: Animal attacks, Dog owners--Social aspects, Pit bull terriers--Behavior
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Year of the Dog
Magazine article by Sallie Baliunas; The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 278, May/Jun 2006
Subjects: Calendars, Dog shows, Dogs
...three of them elderly female terriers-a Jack Russell Terrier, a Parson Russell Terrier, and one resembling a Japanese or Nihon Terrier. The 18-year-old Jack...has since died, and the two terriers now live here with an elderly...
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Family Matters, Dogged Wisdom
Magazine article by Joe Kort; Psychotherapy Networker, Vol. 31, September 2007
Subjects: Animal behavior, Death & dying, Dogs, Emotions, Personal development, Personal relationships, Pets, Therapy
...Dogged Wisdom What a Welsh terrier taught me about relationships...1995, we purchased a Welsh terrier. At the time, Mike and I...please him. I wasnt keen on terriers because I thought they were...we learned that the Welsh terrier was sweet, friendly, and...
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Bull Terrier Ate My Puppy; Hunt for Dog That Killed Teenager's Tiny Yorkie
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 9, 2006
...saw the Staffordshire bull terrier off the lead with a woman and...owner tried to get the bull terrier off Paris but eventually it...saying all Staffordshire bull terriers should be put down. Just be...a large white or brown bull terrier, which is walked by a middle...
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WALES: Savaged by Bull Terrier. AGAIN; Terrified Leigh-Ann Calls for Leads Rule in Popular Gardens after Two Attacks in Five Months
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 21, 2006
WALES: Savaged by Bull Terrier. AGAIN; Terrified Leigh-Ann Calls...was mauled by a Staffordshire bull terrier as she walked her own dogs Jake, a...badly bitten by another Staffordshire terrier last year, warned the next victim...
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Geneva Cairn Terrier among Best in Country
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 21, 2010
Subjects: The Wizard of Oz (Motion picture)
...general. "The Cairn terrier is an incredibly smart...8-year-old Cairn terrier Skippy falls into that...spends time around Cairn terriers in her role as an adoptions...Lewis said. "Cairn terriers are very smart, but...active like the Cairn terrier mentioned in this columns...
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Terrier Teemu Ready to Slip Leash for Eck; LOAN RANGER TAINIO IS HAPPY TO PU UT BITE INTO BLUES PREM BATTLE
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), October 4, 2009
Terrier Teemu Ready to Slip Leash for Eck; LOAN...Bluenoses have already grown used to one terrier in the team in Christian Benitez, whose...Tornion Terrieri which translates as the Terrier of Tornio. But, as the 29-year-old...
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Terrier Powers Elmhurst
Newspaper article by Neil Shalin; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 31, 2006
Terrier Powers Elmhurst. by Neil Shalin Byline: Neil Shalin Daily Herald Correspondent Aja Terrier, who scored 41 points last week to lead...Co-Player of the Week. Last Tuesday, Terrier scored 19 points, shooting 8-for-8...
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encyclopedia articles on: Terrier  - 35 results

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Terrier
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TERRIER classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs...are classified as terrirers by the American Kennel Club: airedale terrier , Australian terrier ; Bedlington terrier ; border terrier ; bull terrier ; cairn terrier...
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Australian Terrier
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to be the progenitor of many terrier breeds. For show purposes the rough-coated terrier was crossed with several British sporting terriers, probably the cairn, Dandie...Skye, producing the Australian terrier of today. Originally used to...
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Jack Russell Terrier
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JACK RUSSELL TERRIER breed of dog developed in the 19th cent...hunting. The Jack Russell resembles the fox terrier and, like it, has two varieties, one...coat, the other the Parson Jack Russell terrier wirehaired. It is a smaller dog than...
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Bull Terrier
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BULL TERRIER breed of large, muscular terrier originating in England around 1835. It stands from 19 to 22...dogfighting from a cross of bulldog and a now extinct English terrier, the bull terrier was renowned for its courage, strength...
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Staffordshire Terrier
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER breed of strong, muscular terrier developed in England in the early 19th cent. It stands...breeders crossed bulldogs with a now extinct black-and-tan terrier to produce the smaller, more agile pit dog necessary for...
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