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. |
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