Founders

Unfortunately little is known about the dogs identified as the primary ancestors to today's Manchester Terrier. Because of intervariety breeding we find the majority of these dogs in both "Standard" and "Toy" pedigrees, inasmuch as the two can today be separately defined. Upon registration in their respective studbooks, however, each was originally classified as Standard or Toy/ETT. Divisions below reflect those findings and should not be interpreted as being mutually exclusive with regard to the variety of their descendents. Individuals have been colour coded for clarity, blue for males and red for females.

Barlow’s Peter: An unregistered dog whelped in the early 1880s in England. The line was introduced into the U.S. by Charles Wilson’s 1906 import (Am) Ch. Brilliant Boy II. This tail line became extinct in England in the early part of the 20^th century but was reintroduced in the U.K. through Mrs. Knight's (now Mrs. Enid Teague-Knight) importation of Gwinny Willow Thunderstorm. Universally this is the dominant Standard male tail line. It should be noted that in examining over 1850 direct male descendents (i.e., tail line descendents only) of Barlow's Peter, no Toy progeny was identified in either the past or the present.

Burton’s Lilly: Whelped in the early 1880s, probably in England. Burton's Lilly is found in both SMT and TMT pedigrees today.

Flossy: Unregistered bitch whelped in the early 1890s, probably in Canada. The Flossy tail line is in danger of dying out as there are currently no known female tail line descendants in Standards and very few in Toys.

Adamson’s Beauty: Unregistered bitch whelped about 1910 in the U.S. Adamson's Beauty is found in both SMT and TMT pedigrees today.

Putney Pansey: Unregistered Miniature Black And Tan Terrier whelped in England about 1917, bred by a Mr. Reader. In order to revitalize the gene pool of the Manchester Terrier (Standard), The Kennel Club in the early 1950s permitted for a limited time the interbreeding of Manchesters with what we now call ETTs. This line was introduced into the U.S. through Mrs. Muriel Henkel’s 1984 import (Am) Ch. Eaglespur Astral. The line is one of the two active Manchester dam lines in the U.K.

Judy: An unregistered bitch whelped about 1912 by her breeder, Mr. Evans. The line was introduced into North America with Carl Adiletti’s 1985 importation of Eng./Am. Ch. Keyline Tug Of War and Pat Dresser’s 1987 importation of Eng./Am. Ch. Keyline Star Of The Year. Judy is the other of the two current English MT dam lines. This is the most prevalent Standard dam line in the U.K.

Little Jimmie: Unregistered dog whelped about 1920 in England. The line was introduced into the U.S. through Ernest and Emma Morgan’s 1932 import Dodger. The line no longer exists in the U.K. with the exception of the recent American import Eng/Am Ch. Animalhouse Partytyme Moe. Upon examining all 3408 male tail line descendents (both past and present) of Little Jimmie, it is interesting to note that only three have ever been titled as SMTs. They are Ch. Rustic Lane's Blockbuster, Ch. Canty's Heyboy and Ch. Canty's Keepin' Close.

Rex: An unregistered dog whelped about 1902 probably in the U.S. He may have been owned by the important early breeder Hans Hirsh. All current Rex line males are descendents of Ch. Salutaire Strike Up The Band, a relatively modern Toy Manchester. Not surprisingly, there are no living SMT direct descendents of Rex. It should be noted, however, that even after examining all 2866 recorded direct male descendents of Rex (both past and present), only three have ever been titled as SMTs (Ch.'s Bam-Saw's Brant, Bromley and Uledon).

Junka: One of only two currently active male tail lines in the UK, this tail line has been introduced to North America through recent imports. Junk was an unregistered dog, probably whelped in 1921 or 1922. No crosses have been included here given the limited time for interraction.

Wee Flossie: Unregistered bitch whelped about 1919 in England. The line was introduced into the U.S. through the Morgan’s 1932 import Watercan Magnolia. The line still is active in ETTs in the U.K. Wee Flossie is found in both SMT and TMT pedigrees today.

Lady Flora: Unregistered bitch born about 1912 in the U.S. Lady Flora is an active tail line and is found in both SMT and TMT pedigrees today.

Manchester	Country of Origin	Sire’s Tail Male Family	Dam’s Tail Female Family
Standards
Am. Ch. Kimblewick Thea	Finland	Dan (Lane’s)	Putney Perfect
Eaglespur Magic Glory	England	Barlow’s Peter	Putney Perfect
Can Ch. Aireworth Indiana Jones with Keyline	England	Barlow’s Peter	Putney Perfect
Brookstream Rhythm ‘N Blues With Aireworth	England	Barlow’s Peter	Putney Perfect
Mimbre Majorette	England	Barlow’s Peter	Judy
Black and Tan Ambassador	Italy	Barlow's Peter	Judy
Windypark Read My Lips	Australia	Dan (Lane’s)	Judy
ETTs
Amalek The Jazz Man	England	Junka	Wee Flossie
Amalek Jolly Swagman and Amalek Once In A While	England	Junka	Wee Flossie