Jagdterrier

The Jagdterrier, or Deutscher Jagdterrier, is a small German working terrier developed in the twentieth century for practical hunting rather than show style. It is compact, hard-muscled, and usually black and tan, with a dense smooth, rough, or broken coat depending on line. The breed was selected to go to ground for fox and badger, trail wounded game, flush cover, and face tougher quarry than its size suggests. A correct Jagdterrier gives the impression of speed, nerve, and intense focus, with a narrower head and longer leg than many heavier earth terriers.

In homes, this is a specialist dog for hunters, sport handlers, or terrier-experienced people who can channel drive every day. Secure fencing, reliable recall work, and careful introductions to cats or small livestock matter, because prey interest is part of the breed. Coats are low-maintenance, although rough coats may need hand-stripping to keep texture. Responsible breeding places as much weight on steadiness, eyes, joints, and correct dentition as on working desire; a timid or uncontrolled Jagdterrier is difficult to manage.

Colors: Albino, Apricot, Bicolor, Black, Black and Tan, Black and White, Black Mask, Blue, Blue and Tan, Blue Merle, Blue Roan, Blue Tick, Brindle, Brown, Brown and Tan, Brown and White, Chocolate, Cream, Dapple, Domino, Fawn, Fawn and White, Gold, Gray, Grey, Harlequin, Irish Marked, Leucistic, Liver, Liver Mask, Mantle, Mask, Melanistic, Merle, Mottled, Parti-Color, Piebald, Red, Red and White, Red Merle, Red Roan, Red Tick, Reverse Brindle, Roan, Sable, Saddle, Silver, Speckled, Spotted, Tan, Ticked, Tricolor, Tuxedo, White, Yellow