National Rat Terrier Association
26 Park Drive Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone 860-563-2293
E-mail nrta@cox.net www.nrta.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THANK YOU
To Barbara Cox for her
donation to the NRTA.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Health Survey
The updated results as of Feb 2, 2002 are posted in this newsletter.
We will keep you completely updated on the status of all health issues
that are going on with our Rats.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NRTA Newsletter Online or by Postal Mail
As of the March 2002 issue of the newsletter we will be offering it
online on the NRTA website or sent to you fully printed in the mail. If
you choose to change your way of receiving it please notify us by email
at nrta@snet.net or call 860-563-2293. The membership fee is $20.00 per
year online or $30.00 to have it printed out.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following list of people are available to take in a Rat Terrier that is in need. Please contact them if you are someone who is in need of finding a home.
E-Mail JKMilt@msn.com Susan Hege Dunn, NC 910-980-1993 E-mail rainbowacres1@yahoo.com Heidi Zbleski Comstock, WI 715-822-5580 E-mail bkzhlc@chibardun.net Kathrine Loftis Fayatte, AL 205-904-8782 |
Carol Bowers Homosassa, FL 352-621-3110 E-mail cjkennels@rdee.net Deb O'Sullivan Pawling, NY 845-855-8162 E-mail eponarats@earthlink.net Rex Rogers Scottsdale, AZ 480-945-3499 E-mail katmcrogers@yahoo.com |
Rescue and Adoption Board is now up and running on the NRTA web site. If you need to post a dog for http://www.nrta.com/rescue.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you wish to be listed as a breeder with the NRTA,
you need to fill out a Breeders Application, register your dogs with the
NRTR and abide by the Codes of Ethics.
You can locate this information at here
or email us at nrta@snet.net to have
the forms mailed to you or call us at 860-563-2293.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Coat color inheritance is a valuable tool for
the breeder who wants to also include color breeding in their program.
It includes instant color crossing results (over 2800 crosses), color identification
photos, Chat rooms with discussions on genetic inheritance, breeding problems
and how to solve them and coat color - questions and answers.
LIST OF NRTA OFFICIALS
Vice President Barbara Cox -Texas 409-386-1787 E-Mail barbarasbabies@prodigy.net
Treasurer Chet Jackson - CT - 860-563-2293 E-Mail nrta@snet.net
District Vice Presidents
Marion Shiller - Texas - (512) 455-9181 E-Mail rtkennel@aol.com District 2 Southwest
Lou Blanco - California - 831-763-9121 E-mail Cdrkennels@aol.com District 5 West
Guy Chatterton - NC -(828) 584-6584 E-Mail yankee1@conninc.com District 3 South
Regional Directors
Peter Precourt -CT - 860-228-9691 E-Mail amstonratterrier2@juno.com -New England
Shirley Holubec - TX - 830-535-6507 E-Mail holubecsrats@wireweb.net South
Mike Branch - NC - 336-366-2845 E-Mail mdjjbranch@surry.net South
Sherri Chatterton - NC -(828) 584-6584 E-Mail terrier@conninc.com South
Deb O Sullivan - NY - 845-855-8162 E-Mail eponarats@earthlink.net East
State Inspectors
Kerri Darr -OR - 503-728-1105 E-Mail terrier4u@scattercreek.com
Kathy Mateleska -NC - 704-633-1326
Joe Nonidez - GA - 404-529-1775
Jackie Hagberg- CA- 209-674-4355 E-Mail JackieBHagberg@webtv.net
Roxanne Laing - CA - 209-966-2840 E-Mail ohrats@sierratel.com
Gail Dykstra - MT - 406-883-9410 E-Mail monarch@aboutmontana.net
Paulette Buckner - MT - 406-358-2480 E-Mail buckner@midrivers.com
Heidi Zbleski - WI - 715-822-5580 E-Mail bkzhlc@chibardun.net
April Snapp - ME - 207-654-2399E-Mail ratts@tdstelme.net
Susan Hege - NC - 910-980-1993 E-mail rainbowacres1@yahoo.com
Kathrine Loftis - AL - 205-904-8782
Carol & Jerome Bowers - FL 352-621-3110 E-mail cjkennels@rdee.net
Dorothy Kelly - FL - (352) 528-2344 E-mail toddor@atlantic.net
Cindy Collins - NC - 828-524-5020 Email ccollins@primeline.com
Peggy Norman - WA - 360-740-8032 E Mail tazmayzy@cs.com
Teresa Pitts - GA - 770-969-8861 E Mail Tpitts82@yahoo.com
Decker Giant Advisory Team
Tim Brown
Rosalie Rinear
Stan Simon
Guy Chatterton
To Register With the National Rat Terrier Registry (NRTR)
The NRTA database tracks color genetics and other tell-tail genetic indicators such as NB-tails. The Decker Rat Terrier is being registered along with the percentage of Decker blood that is actually carried. We have listings up to 9 generations tracking back the history of our Rats on many of our dogs including the decker strain that goes back as far as the original Decker's Henry.
By registering your dogs through the NRTA you help insure the protection of the breed. We maintain records that clearly define the development of our breed. We record not only your dog's ancestry, but define a clear picture of the dogs that went into the makeup of the breed and how it has changed since its introduction to America.
*****************
Thank you to all who have cared about the Rat Terrier and participated
to keep them a sound healthy breed in the future.