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Bellridge Rat Terriers & American Hairless Terriers


Kari Jepson ~ Kansas
Phone: 785-620-7144 bellridgekennels@yahoo.com

UKC & AKC Registered

AHTA and AHTCA Member

Welcome to our website!

We have a small kennel where we are producing great, healthy Rat Terriers and American Hairless Terriers. We have been heavily involved in the development of Rat Terriers for 15 years.

Served on Board of Directors of the American Rat Terrier Association for 8 years. Assisted in the developement of the breed standard with the Rat Terrier Club of America back in 1996.

Also I am a member of American Hairless Terrier club of America that is promoting AHT’s to AKC status.


In 2006, I got my first American Hairless Terrier. They are descended from the Rat Terrier so they have the same basic temperment, health,and conformation of the Rat Terrier.

We are members of the American Hairless Terrier Association which is a great resource for those that are just learning about the breed. We have shown several UKC registered Rat Terriers and American Hairless Terriers to their Grand Champion and Top Ten Status.In 2008, B'ridge Kennels took the #1 Rat Terrier and #1 American Hairless Terrier spot at the UKC Premier Top Ten competition! This is just icing on the cake, as our main goal is to breed the most happy, healthy dogs that we can.

We pretest our dogs before breeding and register those findings with the "OFA". We test for healthy hips, elbows, patellas, LCP,PLL and hearts. We offer written Health guarantees amd Lifetime Placement guarantees with all dogs sold.

If you are interested in one of our wonderful dogs, please contact us at the email address above or give us a call.

About Rat Terrier Breed
The Rat Terrier was originally bred for ratting and farm work. A multipurpose companion dog that is capable of hunting rodents and vermin above and below ground, and to course small game. He is a sturdy, compact, small-to-medium sized parti-colored dog giving the appearance of elegance and fitness, denoting speed, power and balance. Honorable scars or a couple of broken or missing canines or incisors teeth are not to be faulted. The following is a description of the ideal Rat Terrier. Variations are penalized to the extent of the deviation.

Temperament
Keenly observant, devoted, full of energy, yet easily trained and obedient to command. The Rat Terrier is a non-sparring breed and generally friendly with other dogs, but may be reserved with strangers. Submissiveness is not a fault. Overt aggression and excessive shyness should be penalized.



Rat Terrier Standard

Available puppies and adults

Upcoming Litters

Rat Terrier Females

Rat Terrier Males

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American Hairless Terrier Standard

Available puppies and adults

Upcoming Litters

American Hairless Females

American Hairless Males

Bellridge's AHT's Past Litters

About American Hairless Terrier
The American Hairless Terrier is an energetic, alert dog whose curiosity and intelligence make him easy to train. The ancestors of this breed were bred to hunt. The lack of coat makes the hairless variety unsuited for hunting, but both varieties still have a strong hunting instinct and the coated dogs are fearless, tenacious hunters with seemingly unlimited energy. The American Hairless Terrier is an exceptionally friendly companion, getting along well with children, other dogs, and even cats. American Hairless Terriers enjoy human companionship immensely and will enthusiastically share any activity with their owners. The hairless dogs require protection from the sun and winter cold weather. American Hairless Terriers should not be sparred during conformation judging.

History
The first American Hairless Terrier, a female named Josephine, was born in 1972, part of a litter of purebred, coated Rat Terriers. The breeder, Edwin Scott, began to develop the breed from Josephine's descendants. Although he never used any dogs but Rat Terriers in his breeding program, it was always Scott's intention for the hairless dogs to be a separate breed. However, in 1999, when United Kennel Club recognized the Rat Terrier, Scott and his fellow breeders agreed to allow the hairless dogs to enter the UKC registry as Rat Terriers, hairless variety. Upon separation, all of the hairless Rat Terriers and all of their coated descendants, products of careful breeding to the finest coated Rat Terriers, were given the name originally chosen for the breed by Edwin Scott: American Hairless Terrier. While it may seem contradictory to have coated dogs in a hairless breed, it will be necessary for the foreseeable future to continue to include some Rat Terrier crosses until there are sufficient hairless dogs to maintain a separate and healthy gene pool. The American Hairless Terrier was recognized by the United Kennel Club on January 1, 2004.

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 External Links 
FourPaws Rat Terriers - AR
Burway/Stars Rat Terriers and AHT's
American Hairless Terrier Association
Kennessee Valley AHT's of KY
Sundial Rat Terriers/AHT's in IN
Ramirez Rat Terriers in Kansas
Sweet Lucy's site for hairless dogs