Cesky Terrier

Czech breeder František Horák crossed a Sealyham with a Scottish Terrier in 1948 to make a lighter hunting terrier for the Bohemian forests, then fixed the type before the FCI accepted it in 1963. That deliberate, documented origin makes it a fascinating case study, but the breed spent its first decades behind the Iron Curtain and only reached the United States in the 1980s, joining the AKC terrier group in 2011. The coat is clipped and scissored rather than hand-stripped, a practical bonus for pet owners. Ask breeders about Scottie cramp, a mild inherited movement disorder.