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The Manchester Terrier is an ideal choice for those seeking a small, hardy dog that causes no trouble and makes a great sporting companion. It will fit well into family life but does tend to attach itself to one person.

It is long-lived and seldom ill. It is happiest if given a place by the fireside.

Origin and history

The Manchester Terrier can trace its lineage back to the old hunting 'Black and Tan' Terrier, which, in the north of England, had the reputation of rat killer supreme.

The Manchester Terrier - once closely related to a white English terrier that seems to have disappeared, probably because of its tendency to deafness - has evolved as a reliable household pet. It retains its sporting instincts while fitting happily into a home that requires an alert, lively pet. It is usually good with children. At one time the Manchester Terrier and the English Toy Terrier were shown as Black and Tan Terriers with a weight division. The English Toy Terrier is now separately classified in England, but in the USA, where the Manchester Terrier is popular, breeding of toys and standards is permitted. The toy variety may not exceed 121b (5.4kg). The standard variety should be more than 121b (5.4kg) but no more than 221b (10kg). A number of Manchesters were exported from the United Kingdom to the United States, Canada and Germany in the 1800s, and it is thought (see Dobermann Pinscher) that the Manchester contributed to the make-up of the Dobermann, certainly as far as its short, shiny black and tan coat was concerned. Earlier Manchesters had cropped ears, a practice that became illegal in the United Kingdom in 1895.

Good points
Clean
Good family dog
Great sporting companion . Long-lived
Suitable for town or country

Take heed

Tends to be a one-person dog

Size
Desired height: dog 16in (40.5cm); bitch 15in (38cm).

Exercise
The Manchester is in its element running free in the countryside. Town dwellers need not rule out this breed, however, if they can offer regular walks, off-the-Iead runs and a garden.

SHOW STANDARD

General appearance

The dog shall be compact in appearance with good bone and free from any resemblance to the Whippet.

Colour
Jet black and rich, mahogany tan distributed as follows: on the head, the muzzle to be tanned to the nose, the nose and nasal leather to be jet black. There shall be a small tan spot on each cheek and above each eye, the under-jaw and throat to be tanned with a distinct tan 'V'. In all cases the black should not run into the tan or vice versa, but the division between the colours should be clearly defined.

Head and skull
Long, flat in skull and narrow, level and wedge shaped.

Tail
Short and set on where the arch of the back ends.

Feet
Small, semi-harefooted, strong with well-arched toes.

Grooming

Manchesters do not like rain, despite its proverbial frequency in their place of origin, and should be rubbed with a towel if they get wet. Otherwise, a frequent brushing will keep this essentially clean animal looking smart. Its coat condition is always an indication of health.

Feeding

Six-130z (170-369g) of a branded, meaty product with biscuit added in equal part by volume, or 3,ia-1V2 cupfuls of a dry, complete food, mixed in the proportion of 1 cup of feed to V2 cup of hot or cold water.

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