Cesky Terrier

The Cesky Terrier is one of the six most rare dog breeds worldwide.

An example of this is the Cesky Terrier.

They formed the Cesky Terrier Club of America in January 1988.

Scotty cramp is found in other breeds of Terrier, including the Cesky Terrier.

The Cesky Terrier is a well-muscled, short legged, well-pigmented, hunting terrier of a rectangular format.

Ceský Teriér (Cesky Terrier)

However, the Cesky Terrier Club of America remains active in promoting the breed in the USA.

The FCI Breed Standard gives the ideal measurements for the Cesky Terrier as:

At this stage the American Cesky Terrier Fanciers Association was formed and recognised by the AKC.

The Cesky Terrier is groomed by clipping and scissoring into a saddle pattern on the body, with the longer hair ending in a V on the tail.

The coat of the Cesky Terrier is not stripped (dead hair pulled out with the fingers or a special knife) as in other terriers, but rather is clippered.

The Cesky Terrier was recognized for international competition by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1963 as breed number 246 in Group 3, Terriers.

From mid-2011, the Cesky Terrier was able to compete in the terrier group in America as it was accepted for entry in the AKC Stud Book.

This includes six new breeds: Entlebucher Mountain Dog, Norwegian Lundehund, American English Coonhound, Finnish Lapphund, Cesky Terrier and Xoloitzcuintli.

The Cesky Terrier was created by a Czech breeder, František Horák, in 1948, as a cross between a Sealyham Terrier and a Scottish Terrier, to create a terrier suitable for hunting in the forests of Bohemia.