Prestige Kennel
Russell & Teddy Roosevelt Terriers
`Teddy Roosevelt Terriers`
We have added Teddy Roosevelts to our family. See below for more details.
This is Athena checking out her present. She is one of our first home bred champions. We could not be happier with her.
A little bit about Teddy's
Copied from the UKC standard
History
- The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier is an American breed descended from the terriers brought over by English miners and other working class immigrants. These versatile terriers probably included crosses between the Smooth Fox Terrier, the Manchester Terrier, the Bull Terrier, the Beagle, the Whippet, the Italian Greyhound, and the now extinct white English Terrier. These dogs were used as ratters, and soon became known as “Rat Terriers.” Two types of Rat Terriers evolved, distinguished primarily by leg length. The short-legged Rat Terriers developed a devoted following and were named in honor of President Teddy Roosevelt, who was once thought to have owned these ratters.
The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier was recognized by the United Kennel Club on January 1, 1999.
General Appearance
- The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier is a low-set, muscular, active, small-to-medium size hunting terrier. The preferred ratio of length of body (prosternum to point of buttocks) to height (withers to ground) is between 10:7 and 10:8. The head is broad, slightly domed, wedge-shaped, and proportionate to the size of the body. Ears are V-shaped, set at the outside edges of the skull, and may be erect or button. A docked tail is preferred, but a natural bob tail or a natural tail carried in an upward curve are also acceptable. The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier comes in solid white, other solid colors with markings, and white with a variety of colored patches. The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier should be evaluated as a working terrier, and exaggerations or faults should be penalized in proportion to how much they interfere with the dog’s ability to work. Honorable scars resulting from field work are not to be penalized.
Disqualification: A longer-legged, square-bodied dog whose proportions vary significantly from the desired ratio lacks breed type and must be disqualified.
Characteristics
- The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier is an energetic, alert dog whose curiosity and intelligence make him very easy to train. He thrives on human companionship and will enthusiastically share any activity with his owner. The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier is a lively, friendly, affectionate dog with his family but can be somewhat of a one-person dog. With his strong protective nature and well-developed pack instincts, the Teddy Roosevelt Terrier gets along well with children (when raised with them), cats, and other dogs. He is a bold, tenacious hunter with seemingly unlimited energy whose size and endurance makes him an excellent hunter of squirrels and vermin. Teddy Roosevelt Terriers should not be sparred during conformation judging. This is a long-lived breed and it is not uncommon for one to live to 15 or 16 years of age.
This is Ryder. One of our Teddy's. He is a beautiful Tri Color. Watch for him in the shows this spring. Ryder has matured out at 9.5" tall and 12.5 " long. He weighs approximately 11 pounds.
Announcement!! Ryder just finished his championship from the puppy class!!
Watch for the Prestige Teddy's they are making their mark in the show ring !!
OFA heart and Patella cleared
This is Prestige Domino of TTB. At 7 1/2 months old she obtained her championship going Group 3, Group1, and a group 4. Thank you Denise of Texas True Blue for this beautiful little girl. Watch for more of our teddies this summer and keep your eye out for Domino. She is well worth watching for!!!
FLASH!! Domino is #3 Teddy in the country!! She has multiplegroup placings including a group one all from the puppy class!!
We will be breeding Domino to Ryder in the spring. This is a pedigree that will be hard to beat! Both these outstanding dogs finished from the puppy class.
OFA Heart and Patella cleared
Domino Finished 2008 in the #3 place for top ten.
She took
BOB at Premier in June 2009 Which makes her #1
Teddy Roosevelt
Terrier at
Premier in Kalamazoo in 2009!!!
Below is Wendy. She is a beautiful High Red Chocolate little girl we got from Brooks Teddy Roosevelt Terriers in Michigan. Be on the look out for her in the show ring this year. As you can see she is just gorgeous.
Flash, Wendy got 2 group 4's with competition from the puppy class. She is well on her way to being a champion. Wendy finished her champioship. She got a group 3 with some tough competiton. She is now tied for #5 in the top 10 standing.
We are proud to announce our newest additon Audi, Wendy's sister!! Thank you Mary Ann for entrusting us with this gorgeous girl!! She is a high red. Watch for her, she is next in the ring. This amazing breeding already has 3 champions from it. We are hoping to make it four!!
This is Atlas from our own Lee and Trixie. He is a beautiful chocolate male. We hope to be showing him this summer.
New Flash!!!
The 2 pups we have from this litter just received their championships. These are the first purple ribbon registered Champion Teddy Roosevelt Terriers!!
We believe this litter with Atlas and Athena to be the first Purple Ribbon registered Teddy Rooseelt litter. This means they have a solid 3 generation pedigree of only Teddies behind them with one side having at least 6 genereations of Teddies. We are very proud of this. We have started out with a solid foundation of Teddies both in temperment and conformation. We hope to build a kennel of Teddies known for their personalities as well as their unique colors and accomplishments. All of our breeding stock is health tested before being used for breeding. We do everything we can to ensure a healthy puppy before it is born
Lee and Trixie are both Heart and Patella cleared
Our show dogs are our pets first, show dogs second.
Here are a couple of our girls getting ready for Halloween.
Here is Athena one of our new Champions enjoying the fall backdrop....I'm not the best photographer but you can see how pretty she is .
She is 8.5 " tall and 11.5" long. This girl has a great front and rear good bite and topline. She is just what we are looking for. All terrier with good bone in a small package.
