Breed ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It was in March of 2015, when a well established breeder, Anna Stillions out of North Carolina, was in the market for adding another breed to her breeding program of over 15 years when she came across a super cute puppy she had never seen before, a "Malkie" according to the breeder she acquired it from, she named "Sundae". Sundae a female pup reminded Anna of an ice cream sundae with her interesting coat color. Sundae (pictured below) was a uniquely colored Black Malkie with splotches of White and Tan with Tan/Gold points - over her eyes, her ears, her cheeks, her lower legs and under her tail (similar tan points to a Yorkshire Terrier). Anna found this puppy to be exceptionally intelligent, super sweet, gentle-natured and very low-shedding which was a delight, as she suffers from allergies.
"Sundae" 2015- Morkshire Terrier aka "Malkie" owned by the founder of AMTC.
Anna immediately went in search for dog clubs and registries to join, as she is an "Cynophilist" (a dog fancier), in hopes to register her beloved find. To her surprise, discovery, and disappointment there were NO dog Club's and there were NO dog Registry's for this breed of dog. She also found that this breed of dog did not have an 'official' breed name. Inspired by her love and commitment to dogs and this breed, she took several weeks-to-months doing extensive research about, "Where this dog breed originated from?"
It was during her extensive research, that she came across several dog breeder's who had been breeding and raising this dog breed for "over 50 years" and with their extensive background on this breed, they gave her great detail into: When this breed first emerged, What this breed was originally called, and Why this breed was originally first created.
Anna found that this breed originated in America and was originally referred to as the "Morkshire Terrier" when this breed first emerged in the 1970s. It was after her extensive research here in the U.S. that led her to search around the world, that she decided that this breed "Needed" to be Acknowledged and Recognized. Anna first contacted several U.S. Registries to inquire and obtain guidance in starting and incorporating a Registry for this dog breed.
It was in August of 2017, that she founded the First Morkshire Terrier Registry (MHR) - keeping the original name this breed, had originally emerged as. It would be the First of its' kind when it comes to a dog registry, as the MHR was established to register the Morkshire Terrier dog, puppies, first, second generation, and this breeds' ancestors - the Maltese, the Yorkshire Terrier, and the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier. At that time, Anna and the MHR did not know the Full Genetic background of the Morkshire Terrier except, that it had been created by a Maltese, a Yorkshire Terrier with accounts of different color variations (Biewer) and mentions of a Toy Poodle.
Shortly after MHR was established, it took off with quite a number of pet owners registering their pets, and with the rise in pets registering with MHR, Anna decided to contact several U.S. Club's to inquire and obtain guidance in incorporating the First dog Club for this breed. Because this breed had NO Official Breed Name and it originated in the United States of America, Anna decided to give this breed a proper name, the "American Morkshire Terrier" by keeping the original name of the breed, "Morkshire Terrier" and accentuating the origin of this breed with "American."
In early 2018, Anna founded the American Morkshire Terrier Club® Inc. (AMTC). It would be the first dog Club for the American Morkshire Terrier that encompassed the already established Registry, the MHR. For the next few months, she went on to conduct a world-wide search for a dog count of the Morkshire Terrier in the U.S. and abroad. During this conducted search, Anna discovered that there was well over 15,000 Morkshire Terriers spread across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe.
In June of 2019, the American Morkshire Terrier Club (AMTC) made up of several dog breeders, sat down and created and wrote a breed Standard for the American Morkshire Terrier. In August of 2019, the American Morkshire Terrier Club (AMTC) founded the American Morkshire Rescue Association (AMRA). In September of 2019, the Morkshire Terrier Registry (MHR) was changed to the American Morkshire Terrier Registry™ (AMTR). AMTC contacted ACCU-Metrics Viaguard in establishing a genetic marker for the American Morkshire Terrier by way of breed DNA testing in Canada. AMTC contacted Wisdom Panel in establishing a genetic marker for the American Morkshire Terrier by way of breed DNA testing in the U.S. - Washington. AMTC contacted the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) to establish genetic diseases for the American Morkshire Terrier. In October of 2019, the AMTC wrote and submitted a proposal to the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) for the acceptance of a "New" Rare Breed ~ the “American Morkshire Terrier.”
On December 13th, of 2019, the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA), a dog club founded in 1991 for rare breed dogs not recognized by the larger venues, contacted the American Morkshire Terrier Club (AMTC) with Acknowledgement and Acceptance of the “American Morkshire Terrier” as a new "Rare" Breed.
It was during her extensive research, that she came across several dog breeder's who had been breeding and raising this dog breed for "over 50 years" and with their extensive background on this breed, they gave her great detail into: When this breed first emerged, What this breed was originally called, and Why this breed was originally first created.
Anna found that this breed originated in America and was originally referred to as the "Morkshire Terrier" when this breed first emerged in the 1970s. It was after her extensive research here in the U.S. that led her to search around the world, that she decided that this breed "Needed" to be Acknowledged and Recognized. Anna first contacted several U.S. Registries to inquire and obtain guidance in starting and incorporating a Registry for this dog breed.
It was in August of 2017, that she founded the First Morkshire Terrier Registry (MHR) - keeping the original name this breed, had originally emerged as. It would be the First of its' kind when it comes to a dog registry, as the MHR was established to register the Morkshire Terrier dog, puppies, first, second generation, and this breeds' ancestors - the Maltese, the Yorkshire Terrier, and the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier. At that time, Anna and the MHR did not know the Full Genetic background of the Morkshire Terrier except, that it had been created by a Maltese, a Yorkshire Terrier with accounts of different color variations (Biewer) and mentions of a Toy Poodle.
Shortly after MHR was established, it took off with quite a number of pet owners registering their pets, and with the rise in pets registering with MHR, Anna decided to contact several U.S. Club's to inquire and obtain guidance in incorporating the First dog Club for this breed. Because this breed had NO Official Breed Name and it originated in the United States of America, Anna decided to give this breed a proper name, the "American Morkshire Terrier" by keeping the original name of the breed, "Morkshire Terrier" and accentuating the origin of this breed with "American."
In early 2018, Anna founded the American Morkshire Terrier Club® Inc. (AMTC). It would be the first dog Club for the American Morkshire Terrier that encompassed the already established Registry, the MHR. For the next few months, she went on to conduct a world-wide search for a dog count of the Morkshire Terrier in the U.S. and abroad. During this conducted search, Anna discovered that there was well over 15,000 Morkshire Terriers spread across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe.
In June of 2019, the American Morkshire Terrier Club (AMTC) made up of several dog breeders, sat down and created and wrote a breed Standard for the American Morkshire Terrier. In August of 2019, the American Morkshire Terrier Club (AMTC) founded the American Morkshire Rescue Association (AMRA). In September of 2019, the Morkshire Terrier Registry (MHR) was changed to the American Morkshire Terrier Registry™ (AMTR). AMTC contacted ACCU-Metrics Viaguard in establishing a genetic marker for the American Morkshire Terrier by way of breed DNA testing in Canada. AMTC contacted Wisdom Panel in establishing a genetic marker for the American Morkshire Terrier by way of breed DNA testing in the U.S. - Washington. AMTC contacted the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) to establish genetic diseases for the American Morkshire Terrier. In October of 2019, the AMTC wrote and submitted a proposal to the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) for the acceptance of a "New" Rare Breed ~ the “American Morkshire Terrier.”
On December 13th, of 2019, the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA), a dog club founded in 1991 for rare breed dogs not recognized by the larger venues, contacted the American Morkshire Terrier Club (AMTC) with Acknowledgement and Acceptance of the “American Morkshire Terrier” as a new "Rare" Breed.
AMERICAN MORKSHIRE TERRIER
"RARE" BREED ACCEPTANCE
The AMTC, Acceptance Letter of the American Morkshire Terrier into the the American Rare Breed Association.
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