Tenterfield Terrier

[Clydesdalelover]

Hi I'm just wanting to know if there is any tenterfield terrier breeders in the following areas or surrounding area's

Albury/ wodonga, wangaratta, I'm moving up this way and would love to get a puppy or mature dog only for pet only so either sex is ok,

Thanks

[pie]

I'm not familiar with that area, but you may find one in here http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/breeders/tenterfield-terrier.asp

[yarracully]

Worth remembering that not all breeders are listed on Amypie's link. There are also many that breed but are not registered breeders and so you may not get a true Tenterfield from them. Whatever Tenterfield you decide to get make sure it and its parents are tested for PLL, CHG, and luxating patellas. It may save a lot of heartbreak and expense later on.

If the breeder gives you any reason why they do not test for these three problems then walk away immediately.

[Clydesdalelover]

Hi yarracully, thanks for reply yes I'm intending only to go to reg'd tentie breeders, but please excuse lack of abbreviations but what does PLL & chg stand for I'm aware of luxating patela. I've looked on dogzonline breeders but none come up in the area I'm looking will try to look up yellow pages in that area.

Thanks for reply,

[Rebanne]

it would be best to broaden your view to give you more chance of getting a well bred dog. Plenty of people have done the long distance thing and been very happy with their pet. You are making it very hard for yourself by restricting yourself to such a small area. I just threw out a heap of catalogues from shows in this area, but there were very few Tenties as I recall entered.

[yarracully]

Hi yarracully, thanks for reply yes I'm intending only to go to reg'd tentie breeders, but please excuse lack of abbreviations but what does PLL & chg stand for I'm aware of luxating patela. I've looked on dogzonline breeders but none come up in the area I'm looking will try to look up yellow pages in that area.

Thanks for reply,

PLL is Primary lens luxation. Its where the lens of the eye seperates and causes blindness. A dog can be clear, carrier or affected. If two dogs that are clear are mated then any progeny will also be clear. If a carrier and a clear are mated then any progeny will be a mix of clear and carrier depending on which gene is dominant in the individual pup. If two carriers are mated then an affected pup could be produced which will usually suffer at an average age of six to seven years of age (according to a canine eye specialist in Adelaide) The affected dog will have its eyes seperate and will result in eventual blindness after months of intense pain. DNA testing can be done to identify carriers and allow for this problem to eventually be bred out.

CHG is congenital hypothyroidism with goiter which basically is an iodine deficency-although rare it is fatal to pups that obtain both affected genes from the parents. Signs include abnormal hair coat, inactivity, and delayed eye opening. As such a few breeders are doing DNA tests to identify any dogs with CHG and try to eliminate these from the breeding program.

However these problems will only be eliminated from the breed if all breeders do the testing. As many people with this breed only have them as pets they don't usually bother with testing (or they arent aware of the problems to start with) but if they have a litter then the potential exists for these problems to continue.

This is why I mentioned before if the breeder does not test, makes excuses for not testing or claims to test but will not show results walk away. You won't want the heartache that can result from these inheritable horrors.

As for breeders in the area you mention I can't say I know of any.Thats not too say there aren't any there though. However we have shown at several places in Victoria and rarely come up against any other Tenties.I reckon I could guarantee you won't find too many breeders of any breed in the yellowpages.

Edited September 30, 2012 by yarracully