![English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan) Dog Breed](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium_440x440/public/2022-07/English-Toy-Terrier-Black-Tan.jpg?itok=edMt5r9z)
Family-friendly: | 4/5 |
Exercise needs: | 4/5 |
Easy to train: | 2/5 |
Tolerates being alone: | 3/5 |
Likes other pets: | 3/5 |
Energy level: | 4/5 |
Grooming needs: | 3/5 |
Shedding: | 3/5 |
The English Toy Terrier breed can be prone to:
- Patellar luxation
- Legg-Perthes disease
- Deafness at birth, a condition which is not fully understood.
- Juvenille dilated cardiomyopathy which is a condition that develops in young dogs where the heart muscle becomes progressively weak and cannot beat properly.
Priority Kennel Club health schemes and testing:
None but there are several recommended schemes that the Kennel Club recommends which can be found here.
The modern English Toy Terrier is a little more refined and elegant than their Regency ancestors, however the terrier attitude still runs deep, and this is truly a small but mighty little dog. Well socialised and trained, they are an affectionate, friendly and devoted pet, happy to live wherever their owners are.