In this occasion I will not speak a great human Chilean, but an animal, in this case my favorite animal and breed: The Chilean Fox Terrier. Of attractive physical type (I imagine for other dogs), small and graceful structure, short hair and with three varieties of color: black white and coffee. The Chilean Fox Terrier is currently one of the members of our most beloved local and popular wildlife, however,  How do you achieve such popularity? We will find out in this post.The origin of the Chilean Fox terrier dates back to the 18th century, during the colonial époque with the arrival of its predecessors, the smooth-haired fox terrier. These came as a way of controlling the plagues of foxes and rats. These in Chile found the love, and of its cross with native dogs will be born the present Chilean terrier. The Chilean fox terrier accounts for the syncretism of its canine ancestors, from its English predecessors inherited the restless temperament and barking, while of the local dogs it possesses the balance, the courage, loyalty and spirit of guard. This character earned him great popularity in south-central Chile, where his bravery and loyalty were values ​​very well considered by the local peasantry, who during the 19th century saw in this dog the most reliable shepherd of their livestock. This popularity earned him high recognition, which gave him a great mobility in the social scale, because not only the peasants wanted a fox terrier, but also the upper classes because its image represented graciousness and elegance.
As early as the 19th century, one might think that the Fox Terrier had everything, fame, prestige and recognition, but it lacked something more: contact with the middle classes. This process was not easy, because it had to bear the stigma of being a dog monger or dog of rich people. However our tireless friend managed to overcome adversity. Today his popularity is such that he achieved a leading role in the comic book "Condorito" as the faithful Washintong, even consecrated as an inspirer of a line of toys in his honor released by Mattel.As you can see the consecration of Fox terrier has been a complex process, which has gone hand in hand with the historical processes of our country, however before all these the Fox terrier has been able to position itself and give an example of overcoming and canine and Chilean struggle , That is why for me the Chilean Fox Terrier deserves to be a great Chilean, hopefully it will come out well of all the challenges that come to him, as his fame is on the rise.