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• s  (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair
  a wire-haired terrier

• Her wire-haired dachshund pup, Marron, snores at her side; the latest addition to her menagerie of small dogs is tuckered after gnawing her wood-soled mules while Hamasaki napped.
• There were 766 terriers at Westminster last week, headed by 146 wire-haired foxes, 138 Scotties.
• Champions of six classesa Pekingese, a wire-haired fox terrier, a beagle, an English bulldog, a shepherd and an Irish setterparaded at last.

• wiry-coated

News & Articles

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• PET OF THE WEEK
  Selma is a wire-haired terrier/Chihuahua mix. She came in with nine other Chihuahuas that were abandoned in a Lodi house. She might be the mom to some of the pups. Selma is approximately 1½½ years old. She is very gentle and loving, and loves to sit in your lap and be loved.
  July 10, 2013 - The Galt Herald
• Westminster contender wins Ventura County dog show
  A wire-haired fox terrier considered a possible competitor at the Westminster dog show won Best in Show at a Ventura County Fairgrounds competition.
  July 8, 2013 - Ventura County Star

Quotes

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• David Curry in guardian.co.uk
  You will notice,Mr Curry, a strong pro-European, told me, "that I have a German wire-haired dachshund, while my colleague Andrew Rosindell, who is an anti- European, has a Staffordshire bull terrier, in a Union Jack coat."