I ka wā i hānau ʻia ai ka ʻōlelo Pelekania ma waena o ke keʻokeʻo terrier, beagle, a me ka whippet no ka hahai holoholona a me ka hoʻomalu ʻana i ka ʻiole. Ua lawe ka poʻe malihini i kā lākou ʻīlio i ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a puni ka makahiki o ke kenekulia, kahi i hānai ai lākou i nā alopeke lauoho ʻoluʻolu, greyhound, a me nā beagles e hana i kahi ʻīlio maikaʻi aʻe me kahi ʻano hahai holoholona ikaika.
Na Pelekikena Roosevelt nā ʻīlio a kapa ʻia lākou ʻo Rat Terriers. ʻO kahi ʻano wāwae pōkole e hele i ka inoa "Teddy Roosevelt Terrier".
Ma lalo ʻoe e ʻike ai i ka 10 maikaʻi loa ʻo Rat Terrier dog tattoos: