Sentences with phrase «foxes out of their dens»
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Don't be fooled though by Sky's red - carpet looks, this breed is a terrier at heart and was originally bred to flush fox and other small game out of their dens.
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At this time, the dogs were called «fox terriers,» prized for their endurance on long hunts and ability to dig animals out of their dens.
For generations it was bred as an earth dog to roust foxes and other vermin out of under ground dens.
For generations it was bred as an «earth dog» to roust foxes and other vermin out of underground dens.
Derived from the Latin word for Terra, many working terriers were selectively bred to hunt vermin, large rodents and foxes by «going to ground» in their underground burrows and dens and forcing them out of their habitats where the hunters awaited them.