Life With Manchesters
Explore life with Manchester Terriers: A journey of elegance, agility, and unwavering loyalty. From English origins to modern companionship.
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The Manchester Terrier is named after the English city where much of the breed’s early development took place. Sleek dogs who possess a terrier’s ratting instinct and the graceful contours of coursing hounds, Manchesters are spirited, bright, and athletic. They combine the streamlined grace of a coursing hound and the instincts of a fearless Rat Terrier. These racy dogs come in two size varieties: Toy (not exceeding 12 pounds) and Standard (not exceeding 22 pounds).
Explore life with Manchester Terriers: A journey of elegance, agility, and unwavering loyalty. From English origins to modern companionship.
Discover the differences between owning large breeds vs Toy dogs. Dive into a journey filled with tiny surprises and heartfelt transitions.
Taylor and Renae Blankenship are the breeders behind the Sunkissed Manchesters. Read about the kennel’s beginnings, the puppies, and more!
Insights from an Owner Handler, Sandi Kempton. Read about her opinions on various topics about dog handling in the modern show ring.
Manchester Terriers are considered among the earliest known Terrier breeds with mentions in history dating from as early as the 16th century.
I would like to give you an insight into what a judge should look for when judging Manchester Terriers, both Toy and Standard.
Interview with Breeder/Owner Handler Dr. Kat Patrick – I brought my first ETT home on New Year’s Eve in 2014. Her first championship show
Judging a Manchester Terrier | Despite two decades in the breed and a successful breeding program, judging was not something I seriously
Dan Sayers is the Editor-in-Chief of SHOWSIGHT digital and print publications. He received a B.S. from Drexel University where he studied interior architectural design. His professional career has allowed him to develop his planning, problem-solving, and project management skills, which were employed in the office, educational, and financial sectors. While working as a project manager, he earned a Graphic Design Certificate from the University of the Arts and began creating ads for many of America’s top-winning show dogs. Through this work, Dan became Editor-in-Chief of the nation’s first online-only dog show publication. His current role expands on this experience and broadly extends to cover the sport of dogs in Companion and Performance events as well as all aspects of Conformation.
Dan is a long-time member of the Irish Water Spaniel Club of America and is the organization’s current AKC Delegate and Archivist/Historian, as well as a club-approved Breed Mentor. From 2000-2010, he was the club’s AKC Gazette Columnist. He breeds Irish Water Spaniels under the Quiet Storm prefix and has judged the IWSCA National Specialty Sweepstakes twice. Dan is a member of the Morris and Essex Kennel Club as well as the Dog Writers Association of America, which recognized his illustrations in the award-winning canine compendium, the Encyclopedia of K-9 Terminology.
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