Our purpose is to protect and advance the interests of English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan), ensuring the ongoing good health and welfare of this vulnerable native British breed.
1. Who we are
Established in 1938, the English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan) Club is a small club of around 200 members from all over the UK and around the world. Our members are from all walks of life with one key thing in common – a love of English Toy Terriers. The official name for our breed is ‘English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan)’ and is often shortened, in writing and in conversation, to ‘English Toy Terrier’ or just ‘ETT’.
We are the Royal Kennel Club (RKC) official breed club for English Toy Terriers in the UK, and the parent club worldwide. The range of activities carried by the Club is extensive and wide-ranging, and managed by a team of volunteers who form our Committee.
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2. Our Objectives
- To do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breed.
- To promote the responsible ownership of the breed.
- To encourage the breeding of sound, typical and healthy dogs of good temperament in accordance with RKC Breed Standard.
- To encourage and support the exhibition and judging of dogs in accordance with the recognised RKC Breed Standard.
All of the work that we do is governed by our Club Rules and our Code of Ethics.
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3. What We Do
Our work falls into three key areas outlined below:
1. Raising awareness of English Toy Terriers
English Toy Terriers are a vulnerable native breed with fewer than 100 English Toy Terrier puppies registered with the Kennel Club in a typical year. As a result, the Club has a critical role to play in raising awareness of this beautiful breed and ensuring that owners and breeders give their ETTs the best possible care throughout an ETT’s lifetime.
- Publishing expert information about English Toy Terriers and promoting the breed on this website and other online platforms including social media.
- Drawing on our unique network of ETT expertise to offer advice and support on absolutely anything to do with ETTs.
- Supporting and promoting informal meet-ups of ETT owners all over the UK to help ETT owners build local support networks, and to give prospective ETT owners a chance to meet some ETTs and their owners in person.
- Representing English Toy Terriers at Discover Dogs (hosted at Crufts) to showcase the breed to the public.
2. Guardianship – protecting the Interests of the breed
The English toy Terrier Club exists to protect and advance English Toy Terriers as a breed. We do this in all manner of ways including:
- Managing the Club’s archive of ETT material going back over 100 years and ensuring that the archive continues to document the history of English Toy Terriers for generations to come.
- Encouraging responsible ownership through advice and support.
- Supporting prospective puppy buyers in buying an English Toy Terrier responsibly.
- Encouraging responsible breeding through expert advice on health and health testing.
- Monitoring the overall health of the breed in the UK and contributing to the RKC Breed Health Reports.
- Operating a welfare service which includes Rescue and support to other third-party Rescues.
- Maintaining a register of breeders and details of all puppy registrations.
3. Royal Kennel Club Official Breed Club
We are the official breed club for English Toy Terrier’s in the UK, and the parent club for the breed worldwide.
- Working with the RKC to ensure that the Breed Standard for English Toy Terriers continues to be in the best interests of the breed;
- Holding four annual specialist English Toy Terriers Club Shows each year under Kennel Club rules;
- Delivering the English Toy Terrier Breed Education Programme (part of the formal Judges’ Education Programme governed by the RKC), which includes educational Breed Appreciation Days targeted at anyone interested in ETTs but particularly targeted at people who exhibit, breed or judge English Toy Terriers;
- Supporting aspiring judges and managing the official judging lists for English Toy Terriers;
- Delivering RKC education and mentoring programmes for people interested in judging or showing English Toy Terriers.
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