A terrier is a specific bread of usually small dogs, originally used to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.

Terrier breeds can be divided up into different types and groups, such as:

• Hunting Terriers - used to find, track, or trail quarry, and then bolt from a den or tree the quarry.
• Show Terriers - bred for the show ring or as small pets.
  • American Kennel Club: http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/breeds_a.cfm
  • The Kennel Club (UK): http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk
  • United Kennel Club (UKC): http://www.ukcdogs.com
• Working Terriers - used to work denning quarry.
  • Fell Terriers - breeds developed in northern England for predator eradication.
  • Hunt Terriers - breeds developed in southern England to bolt foxes during a traditional fox hunt.