Smooth Fox Terrier

• EjercicioMuy alto

  Prospera con una tarea, deporte o ejercicio diario serio.

• AseoCasi nulo

  Un cepillado y baño ocasional bastan.

• EspacioApto para pisos

  Feliz en hogares pequeños con salidas regulares.

• ExperienciaPara dueños con experiencia

  Recompensa a quien ya tiene experiencia.

• Compromiso12–15 años

  Prepárate para una relación larga y cariñosa.

Salud a vigilar: Luxación de rótula · Sordera · Legg-Calvé-Perthes

The Smooth Fox Terrier and the Wire Fox Terrier were once varieties of one breed and were separated into two in 1985; they differ mainly in coat, with the Smooth carrying a short flat jacket that needs almost no grooming. Both were bred to go to ground after fox, and the temperament reflects it: intensely bold, quick, curious and convinced of its own competence. This is one of the highest-energy small dogs there is. A Smooth Fox Terrier needs an hour or more of vigorous daily exercise plus mental work, and it excels at agility, earthdog and trick training. It is affectionate and hilarious with its family and makes a superb alert watchdog, but it will chase anything small that moves, digs enthusiastically, and can be scrappy with other dogs, so secure fencing and early socialisation are essential. It is also a barker if left bored. Grooming is genuinely trivial: a rubber brush once a week. The main health points are joint and eye related. Buy from a breeder who screens for patellar luxation and Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease of the hip, and who tests eyes, since primary lens luxation and cataracts occur in the breed. Congenital deafness is documented in predominantly white terriers, so a BAER hearing test on puppies is worth asking about. Keep the dog lean, exercised and occupied, and expect twelve to fifteen very busy years.

• ¿Cuánto ejercicio necesita un Smooth Fox Terrier?

  Muy alto. Prospera con una tarea, deporte o ejercicio diario serio.

• ¿Cuánto aseo necesita un Smooth Fox Terrier?

  Casi nulo. Un cepillado y baño ocasional bastan.

• ¿Es un Smooth Fox Terrier adecuado para vivir en apartamento?

  Apto para pisos. Feliz en hogares pequeños con salidas regulares.

• ¿Es un Smooth Fox Terrier una buena opción para dueños primerizos?

  Para dueños con experiencia. Recompensa a quien ya tiene experiencia.

• ¿Cuánto viven los Smooth Fox Terrier?

  12–15 años. Prepárate para una relación larga y cariñosa.

• ¿Qué problemas de salud afectan al Smooth Fox Terrier?

  Vigila Luxación de rótula, Sordera, Legg-Calvé-Perthes. Conviene comentarlo con tu veterinario, junto con las pruebas que recomiende.

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