atlas terrier?!!!!???

• 07-19-2008 3:36 PM

  JRTzoey Joined on 08-04-2007 Halifax, NS Posts 171 Points 80

  atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact i had never heard of this breed before (strangely), and today i came across it while i was really bored, checking out what wikipedia had to say about jack russells...       i guess they're just a non/limited white jack?! it blows my mind really- they're super cute! but i know how strict the jack clubs are on appearances, so i imagine they're freaking at the thought of these dogs...   who can tell me more about this breed, if there is more to know (does it differ from the JRT/PRT in any other way than colour?) also, i'm having a hard time locating a breeder, preferably in Canada. any thoughts?? (get googling everyone lol, i couldn't find much) my dog makes me a better person.

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• 07-19-2008 5:48 PM

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  Kyda Joined on 09-15-2007 Arkansas Posts 539 Points 385

  Re: atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact OO they are cute. I have heard the name somewhere but I have never seen a picture of them. This is what I came up with then I typed in Atlas Terrier into google. http://www.geocities.com/c_leed/new/atlas.html That site listed says they are a mix of all sorts of terriers, pretty interesting. "The good thing about the internet is anyone can get on and post anything, The bad thing about the internet is anyone can get on and post anything."

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• 07-19-2008 6:29 PM

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  lorib Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 2,536 Points 0	Re: atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact Their legs look too long for a JRT.  I am suspecting this is a new designer dog.
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• 07-19-2008 8:45 PM

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  BannedBreed Lover Joined on 05-27-2008 Ontario, Canada Posts 194 Points 70

  Re: atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact lorib: Their legs look too long for a JRT.  I am suspecting this is a new designer dog. At first glance, it looked like an oddly marked Patterdale Terrier (cause of the longer leg frame), but after reading more about this so called "breed", I have to agree with you.  So I think it's safe to classify it as another designer mutt.... In Memory of: Cleo (1994-1999) & Dacota (1995-1999) "Great dogs in every sense of the word".

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• 07-20-2008 8:54 PM

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  spiritdogs Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 9,985 Points 715

  Re: atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact  Found this, explaining the origins of these dogs: http://www.geocities.com/c_leed/new/atlas.html   Regional Director for Massachusetts, International Positive Dog Training Association Director, SeniorCare Pawsitive Connections Program AKC CGC Evaluator #3669 Therapy Dogs, Inc. Tester/Observer Sioux, CGC, TDInc. Maska, CGC, TDInc. Sequoyah, CGC Fergie, Retired Lap Dog, Age 19 Dancer, CGC, TDInc. (1989-2006) #1 Heart Dog "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys." - Chief Dan George "The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be." ~ Konrad Lorenz

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• 07-22-2008 1:52 AM

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  lorib Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 2,536 Points 0	Re: atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact I thought about the Patterdale too!  Hmmm...after reading the info on them, I would avoid them like the plague. Not that they aren't cute, but they have designer dog written ALL over them
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• 07-22-2008 8:21 PM

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  Spicy_Bulldog Joined on 06-19-2008 Posts 172 Points 350	Re: atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact I thought about one, but will probably get a Patterdale instead.
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• 07-22-2008 8:27 PM

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  JRTzoey Joined on 08-04-2007 Halifax, NS Posts 171 Points 80

  Re: atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact lorib: I would avoid them like the plague. Not that they aren't cute, but they have designer dog written ALL over them   i have to agree, especially on the "cute" part- which makes it suck lol i can't support designer dogs, just like i could never buy a dog from a petstore (altho i've really put myself to the test with that last one- damn their cuteness!!!!)  my dog makes me a better person.

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• 08-06-2008 8:49 AM

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  sunrunner68 Joined on 08-06-2008 Posts 10 Points 45

  Re: atlas terrier?!!!!??? Reply Contact Atlas terriers are not designer dogs.  The JRTCA does not allow any merle or brindle in their dogs, BUT, brindling and merleing do show up in the Jack Russell lines.  Also, the JRTCA does not allow anything less than 51% white in order for the dog to be consider a Jack Russell. In the past, any dogs that were brindle, merle, solid, or less than 51% white would be culled or dumped in shelters.  The Atlas terrier was established in the late 90s by a woman who didn't believe there was anything wrong with these dogs. As for the legs being too long, the JRTCA's accepts terrier 10-15 inches tall, and the AKC's standard is 12-15 inches tall.  As long as their height equals their length they are "standard" JRT. My boyfriend has an Atlas terrier that is brindle from head to toe and is built identically to the merled atlas above.  He is 13"x13" and has all the instincts and temperment of a Jack Russell. http://www.flickr.com/photos/58812543@N00/2525832895/

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