That’s right folks! The American Hairless Terrier is reported to have been bred by accident!
* Neat Terrier Fact: One little hairless puppy was born in a litter of Rat Terriers in Louisiana, and the owners loved the temperament and appearance of the dog, that they decided to breed her! Well, after a few litters, they were successful, and in 1981, the breed was born…well, at least the foundation stock of the breed!
The American Hairless Terrier is also referred to as the AHT, and is a very rare breed of dog.
As you can decipher yourselves, this breed does NOT shed! LOL…
I hope you enjoyed today’s installment of Terrier Lover! Until next time…
Love Your Terrier,
Kimberly Edwards 
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I was interested in these hair less jack russel a friend of mine femal jack russell had her 2nd liter and 2 of them are hairless pink skin light spots, can you give me any information on this
@ Rhonda:
Well, hairless JRTs are often jumbled into the category of the American Hairless Terrier. This is not the case for this dog because the American Hairless variety is actually bred out of rat terriers. Rat terriers are often mistaken for hairless chihuahuas.
Now, Jack Russell terriers that are hairless have this look because of a gene that’s often not shown – it’s rare. When a pup has this gene, which is recessive, I believe it has a 1 in 4 chance of being hairless giving them no hair, and exposing their pink, often mottled skin.
Of course, when breeding 2 hairless JRTs, I believe it’s a 50/50 chance of having a hairless puppy too.
They are terriers, have no fear! The lack of hair will not affect that warm and beautiful terrier personality at all.
Be careful in the sun with their skin – you might want to invest in some organic dog sunscreen to protect it since they have no hair.
They are sweet and hypoallergenic, as all terriers are, but you really don’t have to worry one bit with no hair to clean up.
They will get cold and hot quicker since they don’t have that hair other dogs do to insulate them one way or the other. So, keep a jacket handy in the winter and be sure they have lots of water and a shelter or shade outside in the summer. They are probably going to want to be indoors more often than other pooches too.
Oh yes, to reassure you, underneath our mini schnauzers’ hair, they too have mottled pink skin…it’s completely normal!
Hope this helps you in your quest for a sweet terrier!
Kimberly