Thank you for visiting the Manchester Terrier Trust Foundation homepage. Many have asked questions about MTTF and we appreciate the opportunity to respond to the most frequently asked questions.

We will make public the auction Manchester pedigrees for educational purposes. These pedigrees demonstrate that auction Manchesters have in their blood lines dogs from well known, reputable breeders who practice good ethics. Regrettably, it is not enough, sometimes, to be responsible and the most unlikely bloodlines end up being bred by puppy millers. The feeling of the members of the MTTF and the feedback given by breeders is that having your kennel name appears in pedigrees of the auction dogs is offensive to anyone who strives to protect their dogs. It does not matter in which generation the name appears....it is a grave concern to us all.

All MTTF auction Manchesters are given to American Manchester Terrier Club Rescue Organization whose policy is to neuter/spay as soon as the health of the Manchester permits. Auction Manchesters are neither sold nor re-homed by MTTF. No auction dog is ever bred, once it comes into our hands. If a Manchester is bred before being acquired by MTTF and delivers pups afterwards, then the dam is spayed as soon as possible after the birth of her litter and all offspring are altered as soon as AMTC Rescue deems they are the appropriate age.

Many have asked if buying Manchesters at auction encourages millers and sellers to produce more dogs. The real answer is that the people who sell at auction don't care where these few dogs go. Their interest is simply to get rid of them for some compensation. The market and "real money" is not the auction. The real market for this industry is the puppy mill which mass produces to supply pet shops. When dogs go to auction, it is normally because someone is getting rid of their breeding stock or closing their operation. There is no profit in producing dogs for auction on an on-going basis. These dogs are only foundation stock for mills...but not where the millers make their money.

So, based on this, the answer is no. MTTF purchasing Manchesters does not encourage production. Remember, the dogs are already at auction and that means someone will buy them. If we buy them, they go to AMTC Rescue and are neutered/spayed. If someone else at auction buys them, they stay in the cycle, are bred and their offspring will be mistreated and exploited, and continue to produce more puppies.