On Apr 18, 12:13 pm, xntrick wrote:
On Apr 18, 10:14 am, Rocky wrote:





xntrick said in
rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

Thank you for your reply. I have visited the AKC, UKC,
Eukanuba, Westminster & ATFTC websites where I have read up
on the breed. I also found links to the three breeders on
the ATFTC website. In addition, I have exaustively Googled
and searched Yahoo! for breeders in my area. I've even
searched the CKC for breeders that might be close to
Minnesota.

Other than Winnipeg, Canada is pretty sparse north of
Minnesota, so I don't think you'll have much luck finding Toy
Fox breeders there.

Do you have any leads for me?

No direct leads, but a few hints. Many good breeders don't
have a web presence, so you'll have to attend some shows to
make contacts. (There's a CKC conformation show in Winnipeg
in a couple of weeks, for example.) And be willing to wait
for the right puppy; from starting your search to getting a
puppy, even in common breeds, a year is not out of the
question. Check the AKC and UKC web sites for their shows.

Even if you attend a smaller show where Toy Fox Terriers
aren't represented, make yourself know to terrier folk and
they may be able to point you in the right direction.

Good luck!

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Thank you both for your responses!

By CKC I was referring to the Canadian Kennel Club, never heard of the
Continental Kennel Club but I appreciate your comments and will keep
them in mind. I totally understand and am not in a hurry to get a
puppy, I would just like to increase my pool of resources beyond 3
breeders in Minnesota & 3 in Iowa. I'm not really interested in
looking in a much larger area than the surrounding states though
because I would want to see the pup before I decide to purchase it.
I've read on many breeder's websites that they ship dogs but buying a
pup site unseen makes me a bit nervous. Is that a common practice?

Thanks again!- Hide quoted text -

It's not necessarily a bad thing to buy a puppy from a breeder that
isn't local to you, and people who are seriously into showing have to
ship dogs all the time, so they feel differently about. Also,
responsible breeders will want to match the puppy to the person/
family, rather than have someone who's new to the breed pick the one
they think they like but who might be the wrong personality for that
household. But you do want to know more about the breeder than you can
learn from a website, and a responsible breeder will want to know
quite a bit about you. Plan on taking a trip to visit any breeder that
you're seriously interested in. If they don't want you to come visit,
run away. Run far away.

Another thing that you should do, if at all possible, is go to some
dog shows. Talk to people who own, show, breed Toy Fox Terriers and
similar breeds. The research you've done is a good start, but it's
only a start, and talking to people who know, love, and live with the
breed on a daily basis will tell you things you'll never learn from a
book or a website. It will also get YOU known to breeders, AND you'll
get a feel, from what they say about each other, of who's really a
responsible breeder, has healthy dogs, dogs with good temperaments,
etc. And being known TO them can result in you connecting with a puppy
or young adult who's perfect for your needs that you might not have
been offered otherwise.

Lis