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We were asked by American Kennel Club (AKC) to write an article about toy fox terriers and our experiences with showing and breeding them... |
Updated October 2022:
-We have one adult female TFT available right now. She has been spayed and is ready for a new lap if the perfect home comes along for her. She would prefer to live in a one-dog home. She is super sweet and is waiting for the right home to come along. If the right home doesn't come along, she will happily live out her life here with us. Please email us for more info!
-Our next puppies are expected in early 2023. Maisie and Sparky will be the parents of this litter.
-Check out Facebook Page for pictures and videos of our current litter(s). Our spring puppies are here, and we are hoping for puppies in summer 2021. The spring babies are spoken for, but we could have availability for our summertime puppies depending on the litter size. We also know some friends having puppies, so we can share that info as well. If you'd like more info on future litters and our waiting list, please email us at [email protected]
Pictures of Typical DynAsty Puppies...
Our Puppies Go To Their New Homes With the Following: | |
At least their first set of vaccines administered by our vet
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We start vaccines between 8-9 weeks. TFT mommas have small litters and generally wean their puppies later than large breed dogs, so not wanting to interfere with antibodies coming through momma's milk, we wait to vaccinate our babies until after they are completely weaned from their mothers. Our puppies do not leave our home until 10 weeks of age, so they will still have at least their first set of shots prior to leaving us.
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A thorough vet exam
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The vet checks heart, patellas, lungs, gut sounds, eyes, ears, and overall heath.
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Have tail docked and dewclaws removed
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This in done by our vet at 1-3 days of age. At this age the puppies have very few developed nerve endings in these areas and it's early enough that they do not have a lasting memory of the event. Occasionally we may leave some of the puppies with natural tails and dewclaws.
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Some of the current food your puppy has been eating |
We feed only high quality food to all our dogs from pups up through our retired pets. We will send a small amount of food with you so that it can get you through until you can get a bag for your pup or you can use the food to mix/transition to another like high quality food. |
A blanket
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We will send an item or two that will smell like momma/littermates and remind your puppy's nose of something familiar - we try to stay away from stuffed toys and beds, as puppies love to de-stuff them!!
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A copy of purchase agreement
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We will make all needed copies and send them home with you when you pick up your puppy
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AKC Papers (unless other arrangements have been made)
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AKC registration papers are usually held on companion puppies and mailed to the owners once the puppies have been spayed/neutered. Therefore, companion puppies usually receive their papers closer to one year of age once the owner mails us proof of the surgery.
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A typed up paper listing suggestions for care
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We can also email this to you if you'd prefer to have it in that format. If you would prefer this please request to have it emailed to you.
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Folder and Bag |
Filled with helpful info printed and placed in it, and it is a place to keep your dog's records together for future reference.
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Lifetime Re-homing, should you ever have to give up your pup |
We will assist you in finding a new home for your TFT if needed. You may be thinking, "Wow, that's nice that the breeder offers this because we may want to travel a bit once the kids are grown and who knows if we will have time for this dog".... Well, if that is what you are already thinking, then we are not interested in placing one of our puppies with you. I would hope that you would be thinking: that's great, but we won't need this service, as we know adopting a puppy is FOR THE LIFE OF THE PUPPY! I realize things happen, and sometimes people are not able to take care of their pets. You MUST realize adopting a puppy is most likely a 12-16 year commitment! That doesn't necessarily make you a "bad" home for a dog, but if you don't think you can commit to a 12-16 year adoption, please consider adopting an older TFT. Depending on the age of the adult TFT when you adopt it, it will shorten the years of commitment, but can still give you many years and happy times with a great little companion!! TFT rescue can be found at http://www.tftrescue.com.
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A lifetime TFT questions answer-er... us the breeder!
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We will be here to answer questions, just ask away and we will be happy to help! Contact us if you are having any kind of issue with your TFT.
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How our puppies are placed:
1) We keep a list of people who want to be considered for one of our babies. To be placed on this "to-contact-when-we-have-babies-list" you must fill out our questionnaire (reason for the questionnaire: so that we have more information than just your name and that you want a male pup). Sometimes if our next litter is not yet planned or it is going to be a long way off we will not collect names to contact. Instead will give people an idea of when to contact us back to see if we have a better idea about our next litter or we will recommend another breeder. If you would like to complete our questionnaire, please email us at [email protected] .
3) We do try to help match people with the pup that seems to best fit their situation. Whenever possible we try to give people the option to pick which puppy they would like, but this is not always a possibility due to numbers in each litter. Toy breeds generally have small litters, so there are not always multiple males or females to choose from. First priority/first pick is always given to us if we plan to keep any puppies from the litter. Show puppies are also placed first before companion puppies are matched with their new owners. Even though we are a show breeder, there are many litters where we do not place puppies in show homes, so do not be discouraged about inquiring if you are interested in a pet. We often place beautiful, show-quality TFT puppies in companion homes because we know they will be loved, and that's the most important thing to us!!
4) The BIG Question Everyone Asks!! - "If I have placed a deposit or am on your waiting list, when will we know which puppy we will get to bring home?" This is a question on everyone's mind. Puppies don't go to their new homes until 10 weeks. We usually start the puppy-choosing-process around 8 weeks. In general, we have all choices made between 9-10 weeks. Occasionally we have a situation where we are debating between two puppies we may want to keep; it may take us longer than 10 weeks to make that important decision, so we would place the other puppies in the litter and keep those two pups a little longer to decide between them. We have litters so infrequently, and try to keep the puppies that will best be able to continue our lines/goals within the breed, therefore we do not like to rush in making such an important decision. Some of our litters are planned years in in advance and/or cost thousands of dollars to come to be (in stud fees, travel expenses, breeding costs, vet bills, vaccinations, registration fees, health testing, etc). We appreciate your patience in our puppy choosing process. In some litters we may not be planning to keep any of the puppies, and in those cases all puppies will be matched with a home by 9 weeks and ready to leave at 10 weeks of age. An example of this would be if we did a breeding hoping to keep a female, and there were only males in the litter. So, the short answer is you will probably know which puppy you are getting around 9 weeks of age, but as was stated, sometimes it can be earlier or later. We know you are excited to adopt your new little one, but please be patient with us. We want the BEST for our little babies and having them grow up a little bit helps us to see more about their size and personalities before decisions are made. The important thing to understand is that health, temperament and conformation are VERY important to us!! We breed to be able to keep a pup to show and continue our lines, and we usually place the other pups from the litter in companion homes. Even though most all of our puppies could be shown, and are show quality, we do place the majority of our pups as pets in loving homes. We ask that you please be patient with us as we make our decisions about the litter and which pup might be kept and which one(s) will be available for others to adopt. (See video below for more info on this)
To see who will be having our next litters please email us or see our Upcoming Litters Page.
If this information all sounds good, please email us for more information about an upcoming litter! My Email is: [email protected]