Fox Terrier (Smooth) - Famous Smooth-haired Fox Terriers

Famous Smooth-haired Fox Terriers

  • Nipper, mascot of HMV and RCA; some commercials featured him portrayed as a fox terrier, though the original one was a mixed breed.
  • Snitter, protagonist from the novel The Plague Dogs, written by Richard Adams
  • Titina, travelled with Umberto Nobile on Airship Norge and Airship Italia
  • Skip, from the book My Dog Skip by Willie Morris, although played by a Jack Russell Terrier in the film of the same name
  • Dash, name of seven consequent dogs (among them, six smooth fox-terriers) of Sir Aurel Stein, who accompanied him in sensational archeological expeditions to Xinjiang, Iran and other countries in the early 20th century.

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