The Fox Terrier (smooth) is a cute little dog that originated in England as a vermin hunter. This breed was grouped with the Wired Fox Terrier until 1984 when it was established as its own unique breed. Today this breed is still used to hunt vermin, however, it is also used as a family pet. Because of its ancestry the Fox Terrier often has high levels of energy. Practice early training with this breed. The Fox Terrier is often very intelligent and can catch on to training quickly. They can often find ways around your rules, though, so they need a watchful owner.
The Smooth Fox Terrier is a playful, energetic breed that loves playing with kids. If you have other pets in your family this breed may chase them, especially if they are small like cats. And they may try to take the dominate role if you have other dogs. To keep them happy and healthy they will need lots of exercise, lots of mental stimulation, and a lot of attention. They are intelligent and respond well to obedience training, however, they have a stubborn streak that may keep them from coming to you when you call them, especially if they are having fun. Because of the energy level 
of this breed they are not for everyone. Research this breed and if possible spend time with many dogs to see how compatible they are with you and your lifestyle.
The Fox Terrier (Wire), also called the Wire Fox Terrier, is a British breed that was developed back in the 19th century as a vermin hunter. This breed most likely descends from the Beagle, Shropshire and Cheshire. Today, this very active dog breed is used as both a family pet and a vermin hunter.
This little dog stands about 15.5 inches tall and weighs between 16 and 18 pounds. Their have short wiry hair that gives them a plush look. Their coats should be predominantly white with tan and/or black markings. This dog makes a great playmate for kids. However, you will want to be careful what other pets you pair this dog with as it has a tendency to chase anything that is small than it is.
8 Responses to “How to Train a Fox Terrier”
We have a 10 week old smooth fox terrier, he keeps biting and everything we do to try and stop him doesn’t work, we have tried leash training and giving him a little tug if he tries to bite, ignoring him, putting our thumb under his tongue saying no, putting him outside, water spay ect you name it we have tried it and it seems to fire him up more. Another thing he does is goes behind the tv stand and bites the wires, do u have any tips?
A 10 week old puppy should be on leash at all times. He shouldn’t be allowed to even be behind the TV stand for now.
As far as the nipping my first thought is ‘how long did you stick with each method?’ It’s easy to jump methods if you don’t see immediate results but you need consistency with a method for a bit of time before you move on to the next method. As far as methods go, though, I’ve also used hot sauce and sprayed that into his mouth (not in his face/eyes) when he is biting hands, etc.
a 10 week old puppy, of any breed, is still teething, and will bite whatever..we have a 9 week old fox terrier, and she is biting also, anything she can get hold of at times…we keep her on a leash for now. TYBROWN….spraying hot sauce into a dogs mouth, is animal abuse!! How would yo ulike it sprayed into yours? It can take their breatha nd actually kill them.
How would I like it? I wouldn’t. That’s the entire point. The puppy wouldn’t like it either and it can help stop the nipping. As far as killing the dog, would you like to back that up with any rational data, proof, anecdotes? If hot sauce killed things I don’t think they’d be able to market it any further.
Since when did we start using ‘how would you like it’ as a standard for raising dogs? You keep your dog on a leash. How would you like being on a leash? You feed your dog dog food. How would you like eating dog food? You make your dog go to the bathroom outside. How would you like going to the bathroom outside? The list is endless. Your argument doesn’t work, hot sauce isn’t humane, and allowing your dog to nip as you are doing will only backfire on you.
I have a 9-month-old Wire Fox Terrier and she is still profusely biting and jumping and nipping. She is extremely intelligent and therefore, she will not obey commands unless she sees I have a treat in my hand. I have tried every method for dog-training known to man: non-violent, physical contact, even intimidation. Every thing I do seems to encourage bad behaviour. I would really like to know about your hot-sauce method. Was it successful? I would love you insight!
We have a wire haired Fox terrier he is 4 years old he s very good with children and other dogs , he gets long walks every day but the big problem is he barks at every one who passes the house , the tv especialy adverts (we think it s to do wih the music that s played ) also the hoover need some surgestions on how we can stop this !!
This is simple in concept to fix. Simply train him to go to a bed and stay. When he starts barking excessively send him to his spot so that he can no longer bark.