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History of the Decker
It all began with the love of a dog named Henry.
You see, this Rat Terrier,to Milton Decker an avid hunting enthusiast,
possessed qualities that are seen only once in
a lifetime. Henry was a 32 pound male with button ears and exhibited tremendous
working and hunting qualities. He was
quite intelligent
with a wonderful
disposition and a superb all round
family dog. Being so taken with this dog, and
wanting to preserve what they had found, Milton embarked on a journey about
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year 1970. He traveled from Oregon to as far
away as
Texas, Kansas and Mississippi; searching for
the largest Rat Terriers he could locate for breeding stock to recreate
his ideal of the perfect dog. By breeding the Henry dog to the Rat Terrier
stock that he had obtained the
Decker strain was on its way to development.
Because there was a need for larger dogs at the
time, this made way for breeding and retaining the large size. He succeeded
in doing this along with fixing in an erect ear set. And so the name Decker
"Giant" came into existence.
The dogs that he produced from these lines lived
up to all his expectations. Here was a utility dog that was
an excellent all round hunter.Vermin, squirrel, bird and upland quail were
commonly hunted and they would also retrieve from the water when necessary.
These dogs were capable of baying up wild pig and would tree just about
anything. They were also skilled in hunting big game like deer, cougar
and bear. Some were
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Destiny
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Natural instinct without
any training makes them valuable to the farmer. They will efficiently and
quickly rid a farm of mice with a quick shake, a toss over their shoulder
and proceed onward. When presented with many mice to kill at once, what
couldn't be put in his mouth to kill was pinned down with his paws until
he could get to them.
The Rat Terrier has
proven invaluable in states where new laws have prohibited the use of poison
baits or traps. They help to control pocket gophers and feral pigs on ranches
that are plagued with them.
Their ability is not limited
to hunting. His quiet demeanor also makes him an excellent apartment dog.
He rates par excellent being unequaled in the sport of Schutzund. Although
Milton Decker retired from breeding in 1991, this highly prized strain
of Rat Terrier can still be found dispersed throughout the country with
breeders located in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan,
North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington State.
Prominent breeders of yesterday and today
and those
presently working to preserve the breed
include:
Tim Brown PA, Rosalie Rinear AZ, Jim Johnson
CA, Barry Clark FL
Stan Simon MI, Kerri Darr WA,
Guy Chatterton NC,
Margaret Burz CT, Joe Quintana CA, Mike Brown
Utah and Nathan Dailey OH.
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