by Literally German for “hunt terrier”, the jagdterrier is a hunting dog developed in Germany between the two world wars, in a time when German nationalism and feeling of superiority were at an all-time high.
Hunting cynologists Walter Zangenberg, Carl Erick Grunewald, and Rudolph Friess decided that the popular Fox Terrier was being bred more as a show dog, and less as an efficient hunting machine, so they started working on a new breed of terrier, one that would be superior to British and American breeds.
In the end, the jagdterrier turned out to be a nearly perfect hunting machine. Its main characteristics were exceptional physical qualities, great instinct, ruthlessness, perseverance in pursuing its prey, fearlessness, and a capacity to take on prey much larger than itself”.
The foundation for what would soon be known as the jagdterrier was the purebred fox terrier, but the rest of the mix used to create it remains a mystery.
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Hunting cynologists Walter Zangenberg, Carl Erick Grunewald, and Rudolph Friess decided that the popular Fox Terrier was being bred more as a show dog, and less as an efficient hunting machine, so they started working on a new breed of terrier, one that would be superior to British and American breeds.
In the end, the jagdterrier turned out to be a nearly perfect hunting machine. Its main characteristics were exceptional physical qualities, great instinct, ruthlessness, perseverance in pursuing its prey, fearlessness, and a capacity to take on prey much larger than itself”.
The foundation for what would soon be known as the jagdterrier was the purebred fox terrier, but the rest of the mix used to create it remains a mystery.
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