Cesky Terrier

Cesky Terrier is a hunting breed that was discovered in the Czech Republic in 1949. The breed has a thick coat that may require some care, but Ceskies are great family pets. It’s a fairly long-bodied dog with short legs, ranging from 10 to 13 inches in size. They usually weigh anywhere from 16 to 22 pounds. The Cesky coat is mostly long and has slightly wavy hair that falls long around the legs and under the stomach, as well as over the eyes and along the bottom of the head. You can see this breed in two colors, blue-gray, and light coffee brown, both of which look darker at birth

Ceskies’ Personality And Temperament

Cesky Terrier is a friendly and an adorable dog. It gets on with other dogs and people quicker than you guess. However, socialization is important when it comes to this breed. You will have to do it at a very young age. It ensures that it does not become wary of strangers. Even though it was originally bred for hunting purposes, the Cesky Terrier is an obedient, calm, and smart breed.

Care

The Cesky Terrier needs an average amount of exercise such as a long walk per day. Like other terriers, it enjoys digging in open spaces outside. The Cesky Terrier can make a good apartment dog as well. Due to the longer coat, the Cesky Terrier requires grooming and hair clippings monthly.

Health

This dog breed has a life span of 12 to 15 years. The most common condition in a Cesky Terrier is Scottie Cramp. It causes the dog to have locomotive problems due to a lack of serotonin in the body. However, it’s not a life-threatening disease.

History and Background

The Cesky Terrier is a unique breed developed by Frantisek Horak, a Czech geneticist, who set out to create the ideal hunting dog. Horak began his work in the late 1940s, starting with two well-established breeds—the Scottish Terrier and the Sealyham Terrier. In 1949, after selectively breeding these two terriers, he successfully produced what he believed would be a stronger and more efficient hunting dog: the Cesky Terrier.

However, Horak’s efforts faced an early challenge. Out of the first litter, only one puppy survived, and tragically, this first Cesky Terrier was killed in a hunting accident. This unexpected setback might have discouraged some, but Horak was determined to continue his breeding project.

He tried again, breeding Scottish and Sealyham Terriers, and in the following year, he welcomed a litter of six healthy Cesky Terriers. Horak’s meticulous record-keeping and detailed notes on bloodlines have helped maintain the breed’s history and ensure that its lineage is well-documented and accurate.

For several years after Horak began breeding Cesky Terriers, the breed was not allowed to be exported from the Czech Republic. Despite this restriction, the Cesky Terrier gained popularity in other countries fairly quickly, thanks to its remarkable qualities.

The breed was officially recognized by the Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 1963 and later by the United Kennel Club (UKC) in 1993, cementing its place in the global dog world.

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