- White predominates with black, black and tan or tan markings.
- Undesirable: Brindle, red, liver or slate-blue markings
About the Fox Terrier Wire
Origin: Great BritainFox Terrier Wire
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Terriers
- Origin
- Great Britain
- Also called
- Fox Terrier de Pelo Alambre
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Terrier
- Behaviour and temperament
“Alert, quick of movement, keen of expression, on tiptoe of expectation at slightest provocation. Friendly, forthcoming and fearless”
Quoted from FCI standard n°169. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
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- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Terrier” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 4 of 5
- Easy to train
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- Amount of shedding
- 3 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 3 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
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- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
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- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Fox Terrier Wire
What you get with the Fox Terrier Wire
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Terrier”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Alert, quick of movement, keen of expression, on tiptoe of expectation at slightest provocation”
What you are taking on
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Fox Terrier Wire
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged undesirable.
Coat
Dense, very wiry texture, 2 cm (3/4 in) on shoulder to 4 cm (1 ½ ins) on withers, back, ribs and quarters with undercoat of short, softer hair.
Back and quarters harsher than sides.
Hair on jaws crisp and of sufficient length to impart appearance of strength to foreface.
Leg hair dense and crisp
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°169 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the breed standard says
- Size
- “Height at the withers not exceeding 39 cm (15 ½ ins) in dogs, bitches slightly less. Ideal weight in show condition 8,25 kg (18 lbs) for dogs, bitches slightly less”
- FCI gives a bound on one side only, so there is no range to state.
Quoted from FCI standard n°169. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Fox Terrier Wire in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Fox Terrier Wire
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Fox Terrier Wire on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
This is where Fox Terrier Wire owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Fox Terrier Wire breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.