{"data":{"slug":"teddy-roosevelt-terrier","name":"Teddy Roosevelt Terrier","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/teddy-roosevelt-terrier","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/teddy-roosevelt-terrier","also_known_as":["Roosevelt Terrier","Bench-legged Feist"],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"terrier","label":"Terrier","fci_group":3,"fci_group_name":"Terriers"},"size":"Small","origin":"United States","countries":["United States"],"height_cm":{"min":20.0,"max":30.0},"weight_kg":{"min":3.6,"max":11.0},"life_expectancy_years":{"min":12,"max":15},"temperament":["Devoted","Intelligent","Energetic","Playful","Watchful"],"exercise_level":"Medium","wikipedia_views_60d":4969,"summary":"A low-set, muscular American ratting terrier, shorter-legged and heavier-boned than the Rat Terrier. It is smart, playful and a devoted shadow to its people.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/teddy-roosevelt-terrier-9e5815c5d5-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/teddy-roosevelt-terrier-9e5815c5d5-640.webp","width":1239,"height":1020,"author":"Dkm1987","license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adult_Male_Teddy_Roosevelt_Terrier.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:54:11Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":3,"grooming":1,"shedding":3,"trainability":4,"barking":3,"kids":4,"other_dogs":3},"coat":"Short, smooth and close-lying","colors":["Solid white","Solid colours with markings","White with coloured patches"],"fun_fact":"The president it is named after never owned one; the breed borrowed his name when it was separated from the Rat Terrier.","sections":{"overview":"The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier is a small to medium hunting terrier from the United States. It is built lower and sturdier than the related Rat Terrier.\n\nIt is a farm dog turned family companion: keen and clever outdoors, happy to curl up in a lap afterwards.","history":"The breed shares roots with the Rat Terrier, descending from farm terriers and feists crossed with breeds such as the Beagle, Manchester Terrier, Whippet and Smooth Fox Terrier. The short-legged, bench-legged type appeared regularly in Rat Terrier litters.\n\nIn the 1990s breeders began separating the two types and named the short-legged one for Theodore Roosevelt, although he did not develop it. The UKC accepted it as a separate breed in 1999, and the AKC has since recognised it.","appearance":"Low-set, muscular and active, with body length to height of about 10 to 7. The head is broad and wedge-shaped, with V-shaped ears that may be erect or button. A docked or short tail is preferred, though a natural upward-curved tail is acceptable.\n\nIt stands about 20 to 30 cm tall and usually weighs between 3.6 and 11 kg.","personality":"Very attached to its family, it follows its people around and craves affection. It is smart, eager to please and playful, with antics that make owners laugh.\n\nIt has a strong prey drive, may be aloof with strangers and makes an alert, sometimes territorial watchdog.","care":"Give it daily walks, play and mental work such as agility or scent games. A secure fence is wise, as it will chase squirrels, rats and cats, and dig after anything that moves underground.\n\nIts size suits apartments if exercise needs are met. Brushing is minimal.","health":"Generally sound. Allergies, bite problems, hip and elbow dysplasia and kneecap luxation can occur, as in the Rat Terrier. The inherited eye condition ectopia lentis is seen in small numbers."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":"https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/teddy-roosevelt-terrier/"},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Roosevelt_Terrier","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39412","wikipedia_revision":1345327508},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}