Maybe not breeds, but it must have added something to strains for guys to have persisted with those lines and strains that had that blood? Rather than going back to "pure" terrier?
You'll have to ask some hard questions the next time you're down on the river.
Myself and A were talking with a guy who offered his pay cheque for a 1/4 EBT cross bitch, way back when. Asked if she was the best bitch he'd seen? No, he said she had some knacks about her , but he knew she'd produce.
He never bought her, but she produced a lot of bitches (and dogs) that again produced.
I've never heard any o