Welsh Terrier
Terrier Group
Low-sheddingAKC RecognizedFamily-friendly
📏 Size
Small
⚖️ Weight
9 - 9 kg
🌍 Origin
Wales
🐕 Shedding
Low
✂️ Grooming
Weekly
Energy Level
high
Exercise: 1–1.5 hrs a day
A guide for a healthy adult. Puppies, older dogs and flat-faced breeds in the heat need less.
Good to know
- Hunting terrier: bred in Wales to hunt foxes, badgers and otters, they are brave, spirited and have a strong prey drive.
- Natural diggers: like most terriers they love to dig, so a secure fence and supervised garden time help.
- Wiry coat care: the hard coat sheds little but needs regular brushing and hand-stripping or clipping to keep its shape.
- Independent minds: clever and sometimes stubborn, they need patient, consistent training that keeps things interesting.
- Energetic companions: playful and outgoing, they need daily exercise and play.
- A low-shedding coat. Some people with allergies find that easier to live with, but no breed is allergen-free.
Getting out with a Welsh Terrier
They need daily exercise beyond a stroll: longer trails, games of fetch and time to run at the park.
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