It is a clean breed and easy to care for in the grooming department. Since Ubi is a show dog, I do a lot of grooming to her that I might not do if she was not showing. Even this extra brushing and scissoring is not much trouble. I spend about one hour a week to maintain her excellent grooming. Relatively low shedding means we have no complaints about our clothes and furniture being furry.
Short fur is easy to keep in top shape.
Short fur is easy to clean up. And I love the way short fur shows the body and build of the dog. Smooth Fox Terriers eat relatively little. Ubi eats half a cup of food in the morning and half a cup at night. For details on Ubi's particular eating regimin, see my story about feeding Ubi.