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the now extinct white English terrier and the bull dog
Ben Pouros
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∙ 10y agoAccording to Wikipedia, border terriers were originally bred to hunt fox and vermin. The border terrier was officially named a dog breed in 1920 by The Kennel Club, but the breed extends much further into history than that.
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∙ 9y agoBorder Terriers share ancestry with Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Patterdale Terriers, and Bedlington Terriers
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