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.
Terrier breeds include:
- American Hairless Terrier (AHT): http://www.ahta.info or http://www.ahts.net
- Border Terrier
- Cairn Terrier
- Jack Russell Terrier
- Lakeland Terrier
- Patterdale Terrier
- Scottish Terrier
- West Highland White Terrier
- Yorkshire Terrier
