Plummer Terrier

Plummer Terrier
Plummer Terrier
Origin	United Kingdom
Breed status	Not recognized as a standardized breed by any major kennel club.
Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

The Plummer Terrier is a working terrier, and like all working terriers, it is a composite animal.

Origins

The Plummer Terrier, named after Brian Plummer, is mostly made out of Jack Russell Terrier, with a dash of Beagle added for nose, voice and coat colour, and Bull Terrier added for toughness and head size. A red Fell Terrier was mixed in to improve the overall appearance.

After a long period of inbreeding and culling, obvious genetic problems were worked out of the breed. They are as healthy as any today, but today's dogs are sometimes too big for truly tight underground work. This may not be a problem if the dog is developed just for ratting, which was Plummer's passion. Early dogs were smaller than today's dogs — a common problem with working terriers.

Appearance

The Plummer Terrier is a very attractive smooth-coated dog with a fiery red and white coat and head, a white collar at the neckline, or a full cape. The ears fold over like most terriers, and the nose and eye are typically black, and the jaw has a good scissors bite.

Future

A generally game working dog, the Plummer Terrier is not a Kennel Club breed, and most Plummer Terrier owners who work their dogs would prefer that this dog was not part of the Kennel Club.

While the Plummer Terrier generally breeds true in appearance, the standard is a working terrier standard, and the most common serious fault in this breed is cleft palates.

If salvation is to be had (at least for underground work), it is in the hands of genuine diggers and dedicated ratters that are trying to size down the breed and keep it working on a regular basis. However, care has to be taken in order to ensure the welfare of the breed is the main priority when breeding.

Though it is a bit early to say for certain, the Plummer Terrier appears to be a breed that has caught on in popularity among a segment of the working terrier set, and with increased restrictions on fox hunting in the UK, its popularity as a ratting dog is likely to increase.

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Dogs originating in Britain

Hounds

Gun dogs

Terriers

Working breeds	Airedale Terrier Bedlington Terrier Black and Tan Terrier Border Terrier Cairn Terrier Dandie Dinmont Terrier Fox Terrier Jack Russell Terrier Lakeland Terrier Manchester Terrier Norfolk Terrier Norwich Terrier Parson Russell Terrier Patterdale Terrier Plummer Terrier Russell Terrier Scottish Terrier Sealyham Terrier Skye Terrier Sporting Lucas Terrier

Toy breeds	English Toy Terrier Toy Manchester Terrier Yorkshire Terrier

Bull types	Bull Terrier Bull Terrier (Miniature) Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Herding dogs

Other

Types

Extinct

Terriers

Working
breeds

Long legged	Airedale Terrier Bedlington Terrier Black Russian Terrier Border Terrier Brazilian Terrier Enkarterriko Billanuko Fox Terrier (Smooth) Glen of Imaal Terrier Gos Rater Valencià Irish Terrier Jagdterrier Kaikadi Kerry Blue Terrier Lakeland Terrier Majorca Ratter Manchester Terrier Old English Terrier Parson Russell Terrier Patterdale Terrier Plummer Terrier Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz Ratonero Murciano de Huerta Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier Welsh Terrier Wire Fox Terrier

Short legged	Australian Terrier Cairn Terrier Cesky Terrier Dandie Dinmont Terrier Dutch Smoushond Jack Russell Terrier Japanese Terrier Miniature Fox Terrier Norfolk Terrier Norwich Terrier Rat Terrier Scottish Terrier Sealyham Terrier Skye Terrier Sporting Lucas Terrier Teddy Roosevelt Terrier Tenterfield Terrier West Highland White Terrier

Bull breeds

Toy breeds

Miscellaneous

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