The Smooth Fox Terrier was created in the British Isles in the XVII century to serve as a vermin eradicator and hunting dog. The strong probability holds that it originated from crossing such breeds as the smooth-coated Black-and-Tan Terrier, the Bull Terrier, the Beagle and the Greyhound. This dog helped local farmers to exterminate wild animals that would otherwise kill their livestock. It would track down the fox, rat or other small vermin to its den, fiercely digging;
