| Sporting Lucas Terrier | |
|---|---|
 A Lucas Terrier | |
| Origin | Scotland |
| Dog (domestic dog) | |
TheSporting Lucas Terrier is a smallbreed ofdog of the terriertype. The breed is named forJocelyn Lucas.
A short-legged working terrier that must be small and narrow enough in the chest to go to ground when required. About twelve inches at the withers, and about 15 lbs. in weight. The harsh shaggycoat is white with dark patches, or various combinations of brown, black and tan or grizzle and tan.
The Sporting Lucas Terrier was developed in Scotland (firstly in Mey, Caithness and later in Abington, South Lanarkshire) from theLucas Terrier, theJack Russell Terrier, and variousFell Terriers byBrian Plummer in the 1990s, in an effort to create a good working terrier.[citation needed] In 1999 the Lucas Terrier Club de-listed all of Brian Plummer's dogs as they "did not want infusions of other terrier types introduced into their bloodlines".[1] Breed clubs were then set up for Plummer's dog, and it became the Sporting Lucas Terrier, despite the fact that the connection to the original Lucas terrier is tenuous.[citation needed]
TheLucas Terrier was created by Major Jocelyn Lucas in the late 1940s, in an effort to breed a Sealyham Terrier that couldgo to ground, from Sealyhams andNorfolk Terriers. With more than 500 individuals in the UK, it is primarily a pet in that country.[2] However, in the United States there is a concerted effort to return the Lucas Terrier to the small, workmanlike dog of its origin, and it is increasingly found at sporting trials.[citation needed]
Another breed of terrier developed by Brian Plummer is thePlummer Terrier.[3] It is similar, but bull terrier was also used, and the dog developed a reputation for quarrelsomeness.[citation needed]
Of the major kennel clubs in the English-speaking world, only theUnited Kennel Club (US) recognises the Sporting Lucas Terrier, in theirTerrier Group.[4] It may also be recognised by any of the very large number of specialty dog clubs, dog sports clubs, minor registries, and internet based breed registry businesses.[citation needed]