Deciding to breed Keegan has been a long and thoughtful decision that didn't come without heartache and struggle. Danny and I have fostered and loved 8 foster dogs in the last year. Half of them were toy fox terriers. Currently we have three, and they all came from a commercial breeder. It's hard to watch our fiesty, jovial little breed suffer from anxiety, stress, and poor socialization. Fortunately, they have been coming along great and 2 have been adopted and are awaiting transport to their forever home. Living with, training, and loving Keegan, makes me appreciate everything this breed stands for, and indeed makes me want to conserve those very traits that not only make him the perfect companion and performance dog, but the outstanding Toy Fox Terrier breed.
They should be lively, fiercly loyal and have the incredible ability to anticipate their owners mood and state. As descendants of the Smooth Fox Terrier, they continue to have intense hunting drive, yet adapt to every situation that arises. When it's time to train - they train, when it's time to compete - they compete, when it's time to chill, they do just that. Nothing is better than being sick with a Toy Fox Terrier as a companion...they will never leave your side. I have this very dog in Keegan.
The gorgeous girl that Dr. Marsha Shively selected to mate with Keegan is Ch Shively's DJPTC Angel's Miss VIP. I have enjoyed living with her since last September and admire the very same traits in her that I do in Keegan. I have been patiently awaiting the perfect timing but we are still a couple days away yet. It will be a painful couple months for someone that is as impatient as I am.
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