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Archive 09 Results And Critiques

Manchester 09
Manchester 09 Judge
Crufts 09
Crufts 09 Judge
National Terrier 09
National Terrier 09 Judge
WELKS 09
WELKS 09 Judge
Birmingham National 09
Birmingham National 09 Judge
SKC May 09
SKC May 09 Judge
Bath 09
Bath 09 Judge
European Winner DS Dublin 09
Southern Counties 09
Southern Counties 09 Judge
Three Counties 09
Three Counties 09 Judge
Border Union 09
Border Union 09 Judge
Blackpool 09
Blackpool 09 Judge
Windsor 09
Windsor 09 Judge
East Of England 09
East Of England 09 Judge
Leeds 09
Leeds 09 Judge
Paignton 09
Paignton 09 Judge
Bournemouth 09
Bournemouth 09 Judge
Welsh Kennel Club 09
Welsh Kennel Club 09 Judge
SKC August 09
SKC August 09 Judge
City Of Birmingham 09
City Of Birmingham 09 Judge
Richmond Dog 09
Richmond Dog 09 Judge
Darlington 09
Darlington 09 Judge
Belfast 09
Belfast 09 Judge
Driffield 09
Driffield 09 Judge
South Wales 09
South Wales 09 Judge
Midland Counties 09
Midland Counties 09 Judge
LKA 09
LKA 09 Judge

 


Australian Terrier

The Australian Terrier was the first native-bred Australian dog to be shown, and the first to be recognized overseas. Its origins are uncertain, but its immediate ancestor was without doubt developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1800s from the precursors of today's British and Scottish terriers. Some of these breeds are now extinct, but the Aussie likely has a mixed ancestry comprising the same dog types that produced today's Yorkshire, Dandie Dinmont, Manchester, Irish, and Cairn terriers.
A new rough-coated terrier was evident in Australia by the late middle-nineteenth century; the selectively-bred terrier was used for rodent and snake control, as a watchdog, and occasionally as a herding dog.
The first Broken-coated Terriers were exhibited in Melbourne in 1868 and the Australian Rough-Coated Terrier Club was founded in Melbourne in 1887. The breed was exhibited as the Australian Terrier, Rough-Coated in 1899. Official breed status was granted in the UK in 1933 and in the US in 1960.
The Australian Terrier was recognized by the United Kennel Club in 1969.