This is a ball and socket joint problem where the joint doesn’t function smoothly and the grinding of the bone leads to pain and arthritis for your pet. Hip Dysplasia is such a common dog illness that it always bears mentioning. Health Problems - Feist for SaleĪ Feist is a robust dog who doesn’t have any particular health issues, and with good care he can reach 18 years of age if looked after well. As it is, he likes a firm, strong owner and in exchange for good care, he will become your devoted, loyal friend. He can be stubborn so training and socialization will be important for him. Loving to be around his human family and being a devoted and loyal canine friend, the Feist is also an intelligent, energetic dog who is fairly easy to train.īright and alert he makes a good watchdog too, but is amicable enough to get on well with other pets in the home as well as with children. He is energetic, curious and alert and above all he wants the attention of his human family. As with any other dog, training and socialization will be important for him so that he is obedient. Intelligent and alert, the Feist is a dog that will respond well to training. Some Feist owners prefer the look of a docked tail and then docking is between the second and third joint of the tail. He is a sturdy dog with a medium length tail which he holds up. Perhaps because of so many genes being involved with this dog, it is more easily identified because of its hunting abilities. The coat of the dog is available in a variety of colors but they are essentially a bi-colored dog such as red and white, tan and white, black and white, while solid colors are fawn, white, light brown, black and brindle too. Standing at about 46cm to 56cm in height and weighing in the region of 10 to 15kg, the Feist is a short haired dog that doesn’t shed much and he is not hypoallergenic. George Washington even referred to them in 1770 already, and the breed was popularized by President Teddy Roosevelt, who hunted with his Feist. The Feist isn’t a new type of dog and in fact there are records of the dog which go back centuries. It is believed that these Terriers included crosses between several terriers – the Manchester Terriers, Smooth Fox Terrier and English White Terrier – dogs used as ratters and known for their skills in killing rats.

The Feist is a small dog from the United States, coming from Terrier dogs which were brought over to the States.

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