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PEEPLES CRACKER dog will be in our pedigrees! Hammerin Bo World Champion Doing some training with the pups! Welcome to Southern Acres Kennels. My name is Maurice Pugh. My kennel is located in Asheboo, NC home of the North Carolina Zoo. I have hunted with feist as a young boy. The first feist I hunted with was my Grandfather’s. The Treeing Feist was recognized by UKC on November 1, 1998. General Appearance. The Treeing Feist is an agile, active, small tree dog. The body is slightly longer than tall. Regardless of the size of the individual dog, the legs must be long enough to allow the dog to move quickly and with agility in rough terrain.
Young's Atomic Flash, an example of a feist dogOther namesTreeing Feist, Treeing Terrier, Ratting Terrier, Rat TerrierOriginUnited StatesClassification / standardsFeist( Canis lupus familiaris)A feist is a small, descended from the terriers brought over to the by English miners and other working-class immigrants. These terriers probably included crosses between the, the, and the now extinct. These dogs were used as ratters, and gambling on their prowess in killing rats was a favorite hobby of their owners.
Some of these dogs have been crossed with, or (for speed), and or other (for hunting ability) - extending the family to include a larger variety of purpose than the original ratter,. Contents.Description Feists are small to medium-sized dogs 10 to 18 in (45 cm) tall, and weigh 15 to 30 lb, short-coated dogs with long legs. The ears are set high on the head and are button, erect, or short hang. The tail can be natural, bobtail,. As feists are bred for hunting, not as show dogs, little to no consistency is seen in appearance (breed type), and they may be purebred, or dogs. They are identified more by the way they hunt and their size than by their appearance.Individual dogs can hunt in more than one way, but in general, feists work above ground to chase small prey, especially squirrels.
This contrasts with or, earthdogs that go to ground to kill or drive out the prey, usually rodents, European rabbits, foxes, or badgers. Most feists have an extreme drive to chase rabbits, squirrels, and all rodents.When hunting, feists, unlike hounds, are mostly silent on track until they tree a squirrel.
They locate squirrels using their eyes, ears, and nose, then tree them barking loudly and circling the tree, in the same manner that a coonhound trees raccoons. When they have treed a squirrel, they chase the squirrel until it leaves their sight.
During the chase, they wade through streams, leap over logs, and dash across roads to get to their prey. Leashing these dogs in the presence of squirrels is advisable. Although they put up a furious chase, feists rarely catch squirrels; they typically expect their owners to shoot them.Various named varieties within the feist type have been developed, including the, which includes the Baldwin Feist, Buckley Feist, DenMark Feist, Galla Creek Feist, Kemmer Feist, Lost Creek Feist, Sport-bred Feist, and Thornburg Feist. The Treeing Feists include the Atomic Feist, Barger Feist, Boggs Creek Feist, Original Cajun Squirrel Dog, Charlie Feist, Fleming Creek Squirrel Dog, Hickory Grounds Feist, Horse Creek Feist, Hurley Comb's-bred Feist, Mullins Feist, Riverun Feist, Shaderidge, and Rat Terrier. Gray's Prairie Daisy – an example of a Gray-bred Mountain Feist History The feist is not a new type of dog. Written accounts of the dogs go back centuries, with several spelling variations seen. Referred to them in his diary in 1770 when describing a dog as 'a small feist-looking yellow cur.'
Wrote about the 'fice' dog in his poem, 'The Bear Hunt'. Mentions the 'fice dog' in, but uses the spelling 'fyce' in the stories 'Was' and 'The Bear' from the collection: 'a brave fyce dog is killed by a bear'.
In her 1938 novel, author uses the spelling of 'feist' to refer to this dog. Claude Shumate, who wrote about the feist for Full Cry magazine, believed that the feist was descended from Native American dogs, mixed with small from Britain, and was kept as early as the 17th century ( Full Cry, December, 1987). The breed was popularized by President Teddy Roosevelt, who frequently hunted with a feist named Skip, belonging to his son, Archie, and a named Jack, belonging to his son, Kermit.Similar breeds Similar dogs are the, developed to flush out foxes for hunters in England (but now primarily kept for and as a pet), and the, used for ratting. Fox Terriers and feists are often predominantly white so as to be visible to hunters. Many other variants of this type exist, such as the and, with many locally developed purebred breeds.
The original fox terrier type was documented in England in the 18th century.Mountain Feist and Jack Russell Terriers Because of similarities in appearance, Mountain Feists are sometimes mistaken for Jack Russell Terriers, particularly in shelters and dog pounds. However, certain physical characteristics separate the two, and can be easy to identify to the trained eye. The coat of a feist is generally softer and smoother than that of a rough-coated Jack Russell. Its legs are longer and the tail of a Mountain Feist is usually shorter than that of a Jack Russell.Despite some physical similarities, however, the behavior and temperament of a Mountain Feist and a Jack Russell are often quite different.Most feists are fairly quiet dogs, and lack the tendency toward excessive barking demonstrated by some Jack Russells and other hunting dogs.
Jack Russells also tend to be more combative. Finally, while active, most Mountain Feists do not generally exhibit the frenetic energy of Jack Russells.Some Mountain Feist bloodlines were indeed bred down from Jack Russell Terriers, crossing most likely with treeing dogs, such as Treeing Walker Hounds.
Jack Russell traits often remain visible despite this crossbreeding. These descendants usually are mostly white in color with brown or black around the head and neck, with tall stand up, or button ears. These dogs usually hunt in packs in the Appalachian and Ozark Mountains. They use their eyes and ears exceptionally well.Feist and Rat Terrier Considerable crossing of feist dogs has occurred, since they are bred primarily for performance as hunting dogs. Feist dogs, as a breed type, are what now are called the. The Rat Terrier is considered the progenitor of, and a specific breed within, the feist type.
Because the word 'feist' refers to a general type of dog just as ' and 'terrier' refer to a group of breeds, Rat Terriers are still often called 'feists'. The terriers brought to the US in the 1890s from England were crossed with feist dogs already here, in addition to some of the breeds (, and ) to develop the feist dogs known today.Etymology The word 'feist' is described in Webster's Third New International Dictionary as from the obsolete word 'fysting', meaning 'breaking wind, in such expressions as fysting dog or fysting hound'. Feist is defined as '1. Chiefly dial: a small dog of uncertain ancestry.' The word - 'energetic, belligerent, esp.
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If small' is derived from the dog, which is small and energetic.Further reading. 'Feist or Fiction?: The Squirrel Dog of the Southern Mountains' by Donald Davis, Jeffrey Stotkit, The Journal of Popular Culture 26 (1992), pgs 193–201. 'Introduction to the Treeing Feist: a squirrel dog breed history' by Marcus B.
Gray, Countryside & Small Stock Journal, November/December 2007, pg 48. The Sound and the Fury '(as 'fice dog') and other works by William FaulknerExternal links Look up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Wikimedia Commons has media related to.
.Other Names. Treeing Feist. American Treeing Feist. American Feist.
Mountain TerrierPronunciationmoun-tn fahyst DescriptionThe coat of the Mountain Feist is short and smooth. Coat colors include tricolor with spots, red and white, red, black, black and tan, blue and white, red brindle, and white. The head has a medium-length muzzle with a slightly rounded skull. The eyes are small and dark in color. The ears are set well on the side of head, wedge-shaped and held erect or semi-erect.
The muzzle is medium length and tapers to a point. The nose is black and self-colored according to coat.
The bite is scissor or level. The neck is medium length and strong. The topline is level. The chest is fairly deep and well ribbed. The back is straight and strong. Forelegs are straight and strong.
Hind legs are muscular, with hocks slightly bent. The feet are small and compact, with arched toes and thick pads. The tail is set high and carried erect.
Movement: Swift and very agile, with flowing gait. Life Expectancy10 to 15 years Litter SizeAbout 5 to 8 puppies GroomingThe Mountain Feist is easy to groom. An occasional combing and brushing to remove dead hair is all it needs. OriginFeist dogs (also spelled in different regions and time periods 'fice' or 'fyce') were here decades if not centuries before were brought to America.
Abraham Lincoln wrote a poem that mentioned 'fice' dogs before the Civil War. George Washington also mentioned the dogs in his diary. GroupTerrier Recognition.
ACA = American Canine Association Inc. APRI = American Pet Registry, Inc.
ATFA = American Treeing Feist Association. DRA = Dog Registry of America, Inc.
UKC = United Kennel Club. 'Pop-i is a rescue. He is a true purebred Treeing Feist who comes unglued at the sight or scent of a squirrel. Unfortunately (fortunately for me) the report of a rifle terrifies him; hence the reason he was discarded. The little man and his girlfriend, y2Katy Doodle Bug, live in the ultimate kennel on a remote farm in the mountains of East Tennessee. Pop-i is now eight years old and possesses the energy level of a puppy. He is social, very athletic and is a master snuggler.
He is a gentleman whose only questionable habit is habitually cleaning his girlfriend’s ears after having a drink of water. He, enjoys being chased through the house and being hooked to a leash and walked after each meal. He is a fantastic companion, good looking and knows he’s good looking. On cool nights I’ll wake up to his silky, soft coat cuddled up against me. You’ll smile when he enters the roomhe is a special little guy.'
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