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roosevelt

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a type of small to medium-sized terrier (= a dog that chases animals in and out of holes in the ground) that is related to the rat terrier and has short legs:

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The Teddy Roosevelt terrier is named after Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, though it is believed that he never owned one.
Our Teddy Roosevelt terrier is an alert hunter and does a good job of keeping rats and vermin away from the farm.

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