Understanding Collies: Divisions - The Terrier Group

The Terriers - 28 feisty breeds, some of which were developed to hunt vermin and to dig them from their burrows or lairs. Size ranges from the tiny Cairn Terrier to the large Airedale Terrier.

The Terrier Group is a designation used by most all-breed dog registries (or Kennel clubs) for a group of dog breeds consisting almost entirely of terriers. The list of dogs in this group is largely the same across the major English-speaking Kennel clubs– NTC,AKC, ANKC, CKC, KC(UK), KUSA, UKC and NZKC. The group consists of most, but not all, terrier breeds. In the case of the North American clubs, it even contains a nonterrier.

The ANKC designates the Terrier Group as group 2, and the CKC as group 4.

The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) also has a Terrier Group, but further subdivides them into sections based on size; see FCI Terrier Group.

The group is made up of the following breeds, (differences among clubs are noted in parentheses).

 Airedale Terrier 
 American Pit Bull Terrier (Breed recognised by the NTC, UKC and NKC only) 
 American Staffordshire Terrier (Breed not recognised by the KC(UK))
 Australian Terrier 
 Bedlington Terrier 
 Border Terrier
 Boston terrier
 Bull Terrier  
 Bull Terrier (Miniature) (AKC official breed title is Miniature Bull Terrier) 
 Cairn Terrier
 Cesky Terrier (Breed not recognised by the AKC) 
 Dandie Dinmont Terrier 
 Fox Terrier (Smooth) (AKC official breed title is Smooth Fox Terrier)
 Fox Terrier (Wire) (AKC official breed title is Wire Fox Terrier) 
 Glen of Imaal Terrier (Breed not recognised by the CKC) 
 Irish Terrier
 Jack Russell Terrier (Breed not recognised by the AKC, CKC, or KC(UK)) 
 Kerry Blue Terrier 
 Lakeland Terrier
 Manchester Terrier (AKC official breed title is Manchester Terrier (standard)) 
 Norfolk Terrier 
 Norwich Terrier
 Parson Russell Terrier (NZKC official breed title is Parson Jack Russell Terrier) 
 Schnauzer (Miniature) (Only CKC and AKC, where the official breed title is Miniature Schnauzer)   Scottish Terrier
 Sealyham Terrier 
 Skye Terrier 
 Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 
 Tenterfield Terrier (Breed not recognised by the AKC, CKC, or KC(UK)) 
 Welsh Terrier
 West Highland White Terrier