Re: Rat Terrier Breeder Info (sorta long)


"Robin Nuttall" <robinjn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Then I found it! Rat Terrier. Ratties have an interesting history.
> They've been bred in the countryside for years as ratters and hybridized
> at will. There's a pretty large landrace and they come in a number of
> sizes. They're people and dog friendly, live from 14-20 years (different
> sites say different things), not overt diggers. There was no standard
> until just 10 years ago, then they became a UKC breed with an under 13
> and over 13 height division. Everything I read and hear about them says
> they're smart, funny, active. There's a problem with luxating patella
> and legg-calve-perthes in the breed, but the breed club has taken the
> step of making them a CHIC (Canine Health Information Center,
> www.caninehealthinfo.org) breed so the breed club is definitely on the
> right track. After January 1 they can compete in AKC performance events.
> This breed just feels right to me.
>
> But now the search for a breeder. Because they have a large, diverse
> land race population there are about 10 different registries and a lot
> of breeders who are more BYB/mill type than anything else. So I need a
> breeder that breeds to UKC standards, belongs to the Rat Terrier Club of
> America (the AKC/UKC parent club), and who is breeding for drive as well
> as health. I have one potential identified but I'd like to talk to more
> before deciding where to go.
>
> It's a stab in the dark but if anybody here knows a really good breeder,
> please let me know!

Drat, if you'd asked last week... I was at Power Paws camp with a nice woman
who has a RT and is waiting for a litter coming up to be born. I didn't get
specifics, of course, but it seemed like she had a fairly good idea of what
she wanted in a puppy and mentioned that the father was a very good working
dog. I can try to track her down if you'd like. They are nice dogs - I've
liked all that I met, and I'm not a terrier fan.

Christy


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