Manchester Terrier
England · 15–16 in tall · short smooth coat
Next to the average dog it is vocal and dry-mouthed. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise and sheds very little.
Find out if a Manchester Terrier suits youA good fit if…
- you have young children
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- you would rather not vacuum daily
Think twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- you share walls with neighbours
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Manchester Terrier is a breed of dog of the smooth-haired terrier type. It was first bred in the 19th century to control vermin, notably rats, at which it excelled. So efficient at the task was it that it often appeared in rat-baiting pits until that sport, which had effectively been illegal in the UK since 1835, finally died out at the beginning of the 20th century. The breed is generally healthy, although dogs can be affected by several inheritable genetic disorders.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
