{"data":{"slug":"black-and-tan-terrier","name":"Black and Tan Terrier","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/black-and-tan-terrier","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/black-and-tan-terrier","also_known_as":["Old English Black and Tan Terrier","Old English Terrier","Old English Rough Terrier"],"kind":"breed","extinct":true,"group":{"key":"terrier","label":"Terrier","fci_group":3,"fci_group_name":"Terriers"},"size":"Small","origin":"England","countries":["England","United Kingdom"],"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null,"life_expectancy_years":null,"temperament":["Hardy","Tenacious","Spirited","Alert"],"exercise_level":"Medium","wikipedia_views_60d":4298,"summary":"An extinct early British working terrier, the Black and Tan Terrier is regarded as the forefather of the Fell terriers and the Welsh Terrier.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/black-and-tan-terrier-def343f628-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/black-and-tan-terrier-def343f628-640.webp","width":674,"height":494,"author":"Benjamin Marshall","license":"Public domain","license_url":null,"source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_English_Black_and_Tan_Terrier.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:53:39Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":3,"grooming":2,"shedding":2,"trainability":3,"barking":3,"kids":3,"other_dogs":2},"coat":"Rough, hard coat","colors":["Black and tan","Tan","Black"],"fun_fact":"Though extinct, its blood lives on in the Welsh Terrier and the working Fell Terriers of northern England.","sections":{"overview":"The Black and Tan Terrier was one of the earliest terrier breeds, or perhaps a broad type of terrier, in Britain. It no longer exists as a breed in its own right.\n\nIts importance lies in its descendants. It is believed to stand behind the modern Fell Terriers and the Welsh Terrier, which still carry its coloured, hard-working character.","history":"Working terriers in the rocky Lakeland Fells and the Scottish Borders have always varied in looks, but they have been coloured dogs in tan, black or black and tan. This stood in contrast to the white terriers favoured for fox work in the south of England.\n\nFrom the coloured, rough-coated terriers of Cumberland, Westmorland and the Borders, several Kennel Club breeds were developed, including the Lakeland Terrier, the Welsh Terrier and the Border Terrier.","appearance":"No fixed standard survives, as it was a variable working type. It was a rough-coated terrier in black and tan or tan shades, built for work underground and on rocky ground rather than for show.","personality":"Like the terriers that descended from it, it is thought to have been brave, tenacious and driven in pursuit of quarry."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tan_Terrier","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1800312","wikipedia_revision":1366687734},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}