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The Sealyham terrier is named for Sealyham House in Pembrokeshire, in southwest Wales. The breed was developed there in the second half of the nineteenth century by Captain John Edwardes who particularly wanted a white-coated terrier to hunt vermin and small game animals.

The Sealyham is described as small to medium with a rough coat and a strong jaw. It was recognised as a separate breed by the Kennel Club in 1911. Although popular in the first half of the twentieth century, Sealyhams are uncommon a century later and are considered a Vulnerable Native Breed by the Kennel Club.

Named for the river Aire, in Yorkshire, the Airedale is the largest of the terriers bred in the UK. It dates from the middle of the nineteenth century and the Kennel Club recognised it as a breed in 1886. Airedales can be used as hunting animals and also for herding.

The Airedale has only one colour, which is a wiry black and tan coat. The breed was among the earliest to be used as police dogs, and they were used as messenger dogs during the First World War.

The Norfolk terrier was originally classed as a Norwich terrier, with the difference between the two breeds being the ears - the Norfolk has floppy ears while the Norwich has pricked ears. Norfolk terriers are small dogs, the smallest of the terriers, and were bred to catch vermin, particularly in barns where grain was stored.

Until 1964, the Norfolk wasn't a separate breed but the Kennel Club accepted it that year. Norwich, of course, is a city in the county of Norfolk, so the distinction is narrow. The Norfolk can come in several colours, ranging from wheat to red as well as black and tan. They are wire-haired.

Staffies, as they are affectionately known, were developed in the Midlands of England mostly in the county after which they are named, which lies north of Birmingham. As the name indicates, the breed came from crossing bulldogs with terriers, and it was officially recognised as a separate breed by the Kennel Club in the UK in 1935.

A purebred Staffie is a strong and short legged dog, with a broad head. They come in a range of colours, including black, white, fawn and brindle or a mixture of these. The breed has suffered from its association with pit bull terriers, but the vast majority of Staffies are happy as companion dogs and many have a particular affinity with children.

This breed derives its name from the island of Skye in Scotland and has a long history. As long ago as the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, there were descriptions of Skye terriers, although the modern version has longer hair than its predecessors. Queen Victoria was fond of Skye terriers and increased their popularity as pets.

Originally used to hunt foxes and badgers, the Skye terrier is a fearless dog and loyal to its owner. The famous story of Greyfriars Bobby involved a Skye terrier who visited his master's grave until his own death and has a statue in Edinburgh to commemorate him.

The Cardigan Welsh corgi, meaning dwarf dog in Welsh, is the larger of the two distinct breeds and originates on the west coast of Wales. The Pembroke corgi comes from the southwest, and is the breed that used to have a docked tail while the Cardigan corgi retained its full tail. Docking is now illegal in the UK unless specifically required for medical or working purposes.

The Cardigan corgi has a wider range of colours than the Pembroke, with coat colours including brindle, shades of red and black among them. It is also the older of the two corgi breeds, both of which were used to herd cattle, despite their small stature, and to guard the herds at night.

The breed name comes from the region in which these intelligent herding dogs were developed, in the borders of England and Scotland. Although they most often have black and white coats, other colours are regularly found, especially in dogs bred for working. Those kept for showing have to conform to Kennel Club standards.

Border collies are usually associated with sheep farming, and displays and competitions featuring their ability to respond to signals from the shepherd, often whistled, and guide the sheep to a pen used to be shown on television.

The border terrier originates from Northumberland, where the breed was used by the Border Hunt located in that region. This rough haired terrier was developed to dig into fox dens and flush out the animals, but hunting with hounds has been banned in the UK since 2004. The breed is rather longer legged than most terriers as it needed to keep up with the horses ridden by the hunters, while remaining small enough to fit into the earths of the foxes.

Border terriers generally come in shades of brown with touches of black, with some having coats of a paler, wheaten, colour. The Kennel Club first registered the border terrier as a breed in 1920.

Sussex is a county in England's southeast and is where the spaniel of that name was first bred in the very late eighteenth century. It was used for flushing out game and is classed as a gun dog. It was of the early breeds to be recognised by the Kennel Club, as long ago as 1872.

The Sussex spaniel is smaller than some of the other spaniel breeds and now comes in only one colour, although historically there were others. The coat is described as a 'golden liver' colour and is unique to the breed. This spaniel came close to dying out after World War II but numbers have since grown again.

The Westie, as it is affectionately called, was developed in Argyllshire from the Cairn terrier. White versions of the Cairn had previously been culled as undesirable, but the Laird of Poltalloch realised that the pale coloured dogs were easier to see. He worked on refining the breed, which was then called the Poltalloch terrier.

Recognised by the Kennel Club in 1907, the West Highland terrier is instantly recognisable. The whisky brand called 'Black and White' has a label featuring two Scottish breeds - the (black) Scottish terrier, known as a Scottie, and a Westie.