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Gardebois
Gardebois
Our kennel name is Gardebois, which roughly hearing the English Toy Terrier announced and
translates as Andrew’s family name, in French. being bred down from the Manchester Terrier, I
always particularly liked the unique candle flame
It’s been a tradition in my family, all of my life, ears and jolly movement of the English Toy
to watch the group judging o TV and pick our Terrier.
favourites, as my Grandma was an obedience
judge and loved competing with her dogs. My Andrew’s grandma kept Pekingese, whom
family always kept gundogs, but coming from he loved when he was little and he has a soft
Cheshire, we were always partial to anything spot for toy dog breeds, keeping Shih Tzus,
with local Mancheter heritage. I remember previously.
As time marched on for our ageing working
gundog team and we did less shooting, Andrew
and I had decided to bring in a small breed that
would be able to accompany us on our travels.
The only breed that fitted our criteria of short
coat, svelte and athletic and my old favourite
was the English Toy Terrier. As a referral
Dermatology Registered Vet Nurse, I also had a
preference for dogs with ears with good airflow,
so a breed without major health issues was
another deciding factor.
We internet searched photos of the style and
Checking out a new Rolls Royce! type that we wanted and worked back the
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