Dylan and Shanda Foster are small scale hobby breeders of Rat Terriers located in beautiful, Natural Bridge, Alabama.
In 2008, Shanda got a little Rat Terrier puppy from an old hunting breeder. She fell in love with the breed through the feisty little dog named Trudy. We were able to enjoy her for 14 years. She traveled with us all over, and was always up for a game of fetch until her last day with us. Trudy lost both eyes to lens luxation, but was still able to play fetch, quite to everyone's amazement. She remains an inspiration to us. We got our second Rat Terrier, Moses in 2015. Moses is still with us, and is a cherished pet. As interest and motivation for the breed grew, we knew we wanted to start our own breeding program with our own goals in mind, in honor of our feisty Trudy girl.
Our goal is to produce Rat Terriers that are functional in their purpose as all around farm dogs including hunting quarry above and below ground, and to bring that side of the breed closer to the standard you see in the show ring today. We want to bring purebred Rat Terriers, that can hunt, back to their proper place in the breed. We want to breed away from the "Decker" influence within the breed, and stop perpetrating the myth that they can do anything a purebred Rat Terrier cannot.
》We live in Natural Bridge, AL located in the Northwest portion of the state near Haleyville. If you're flying in, the closest airport is Birmingham International, and we can meet you there. If you're driving, you will need to contact us for more detailed instructions. You can contact us on any of our social media under the "Links" header below, or email us crypticratterriers@gmail.com.
Album by Shanda Foster. Photos by Shanda Foster. 1 - 16 of 16 Total. 113 Visits.
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2 Shanda and Trudy in 2008. Shanda was 14.
3 Shanda and Trudy in 2014, the year she graduated high school.
4 Shanda and Trudy on the beaches of Cuba, 2020.
5 Trudy, at her celebration of life photoshoot.
She always had the ball nearby!
6 Trudy at her celebration of life photo shoot.
7 Shanda and Trudy at Trudy's celebration of life photoshoot.
8 Dylan with Moses and Trudy in Cuba.
9 Dylan with puppy Riot
10 Dylan with puppy Chance.
11 Dylan with Moses. Dylan was a Master at Arms in the Navy for 10 years.
12 Dylan with Moses on the beach in Cuba.
13 Dylan walks Hubble, Chance and Finn (now in a pet home), at the hotel during a dog show weekend.
14 Shanda (left) holds Chance with friends Brenda, holding Hubble, Kaye, and Autumn at the Cahaba Valley KC AKC show.
15 Shanda with Moses.
16 Sue and Oreo on the left, Shanda and Trudy on the right. Photo taken at the front gate of Spring High Rat Terriers, in Lake City FL. Both blind dogs, now both at rest.
