Comparison: Japanese Terrier and Manchester Terrier

Japanese Terrier and Manchester Terrier are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Japanese Terrier	Manchester Terrier
FCI group	3. Terriers	3. Terriers
Country of origin	Japan	United Kingdom
Category	Small	Small
Height at withers	30–33 cm	–
Recognition features	Very short smooth coat: tricolour with white body and black or tan spots High-set ears folded forward Light, square build	Short glossy coat, jet black with rich mahogany tan Wedge-shaped head, small V-shaped ears carried above the skull line "Thumb mark" above the feet and sharply defined tan markings
Coat	Short (about 2 mm), smooth, dense and glossy; tricolour head with black, tan and white, body white with black or tan spots.	Close, smooth, short and glossy, firm in texture; jet black with sharply defined rich mahogany tan.
Purpose	Japanese lap terrier created by crossing smooth Fox Terriers with small local dogs.	Elegant 19th-century British ratter that still dispatches vermin quickly and also makes a companion.

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