The seventh breed in our dog of the day series is the Cesky (pronounced ‘chess-key’) Terrier!
These handsome little devils originated in the Czech Republic (where they appear even today on postage stamps) as hunting terriers intended to work in packs in the forests of Bohemia, where they would track foxes, rabbits, ducks, pheasants and even wild boar.
Cesky Terriers were actually developed by a Czechoslovakian geneticist blending Scottish Terriers with Sealyham Terriers, and they didn’t arrive to the U.S. until the 1980s.