Breed ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The American Morkshire Terrier is a wonderful companion, encompassing the best attributes
of several ancient toy breeds from Europe and England.
of several ancient toy breeds from Europe and England.
It was in March of 2017 when a well established breeder out of North Carolina, Anna was in the market for adding another breed to her kennel of over 15 years when she came across a super cute puppy, she had never seen before, what she called a "Multi-Colored Malkie" according to the breeder she acquired it from. A female pup, she named "Sundae" because of her coloring reminded her of an ice cream "sundae". Sundae (pictured below) was black & tan that had splotches of white and tan/gold points - over her eyes, ears, face, and under her tail - similar to a Yorkshire Terrier's. 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" - Morkshire Terrier aka "Malkie" owned by the founder of AMTC.
Anna immediately went in search for dog Club's and Registry's to join, as she is a "Cynophilist", to register her beloved find, in the hopes of finding other dog lovers, owners and breeders. To her surprise, disappointment and discovery, there were NO dog Club's and there were NO dog Registry's for this breed of dog and this breed of dog did not have an 'official' breed name. Inspired by her love and commitment to this breed, she did an extensive research about where this dog breed originated from, and in her extensive research she came across several dog breeders who had been breeding this dog breed for over 50 years and with their extensive background on this breed, they gave 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. So after her extensive research here in the US and around the world, she decided that this breed "Needed" to be acknowledged and recognized. She contacted several Registry's to inquire and get guidance in starting and incorporating a Registry for this breed. It was in August of 2018, that she founded the 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 generation puppies, and this breeds' ancestors - the Maltese, the Yorkshire Terrier, and the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier. At that time, the MHR did not know the genetic background of the Morkshire Terrier except that it had been created by a Maltese, a Yorkshire Terrier and mentions of a Poodle.
Shortly after MHR was established it took off with quite a few pet owners registering their pets. So, Anna decided to contact several Club's to inquire and get guidance in incorporating a 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," thus, keeping the original name of the breed, "Morkshire Terrier" and accentuating the origin of this breed with "American." It was in early 2019, Anna then established the American Morkshire Terrier Club® Inc., (AMTC), it would be the "First Dog Club" for the American Morkshire Terrier that encompassed the already established Dog Registry, MHR.
For the next few months, Anna conducted a world-wide search for a count of Morkshire Terriers in the US and abroad. During this search and confirmed count, she discovered that there was well over 15,000 Morkshire Terrier's spread across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe and beyond. So, in June of 2019, the American Morkshire Terrier Club created and wrote a Standard for the American Morkshire Terrier and then in September of 2019, the Morkshire Terrier Registry (MHR) changed its' official name to - the American Morkshire Terrier Registry™ (AMTR). In October of 2019, the AMTC wrote and sent a proposal to the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) for the acceptance of a "New" Rare Breed – the “American Morkshire Terrier.”
On December 13, of 2019 the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) contacted the American Morkshire Terrier Club® (AMTC) acknowledging the acceptance of the “American Morkshire Terrier” as a “New Rare Breed.”
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. So after her extensive research here in the US and around the world, she decided that this breed "Needed" to be acknowledged and recognized. She contacted several Registry's to inquire and get guidance in starting and incorporating a Registry for this breed. It was in August of 2018, that she founded the 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 generation puppies, and this breeds' ancestors - the Maltese, the Yorkshire Terrier, and the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier. At that time, the MHR did not know the genetic background of the Morkshire Terrier except that it had been created by a Maltese, a Yorkshire Terrier and mentions of a Poodle.
Shortly after MHR was established it took off with quite a few pet owners registering their pets. So, Anna decided to contact several Club's to inquire and get guidance in incorporating a 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," thus, keeping the original name of the breed, "Morkshire Terrier" and accentuating the origin of this breed with "American." It was in early 2019, Anna then established the American Morkshire Terrier Club® Inc., (AMTC), it would be the "First Dog Club" for the American Morkshire Terrier that encompassed the already established Dog Registry, MHR.
For the next few months, Anna conducted a world-wide search for a count of Morkshire Terriers in the US and abroad. During this search and confirmed count, she discovered that there was well over 15,000 Morkshire Terrier's spread across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe and beyond. So, in June of 2019, the American Morkshire Terrier Club created and wrote a Standard for the American Morkshire Terrier and then in September of 2019, the Morkshire Terrier Registry (MHR) changed its' official name to - the American Morkshire Terrier Registry™ (AMTR). In October of 2019, the AMTC wrote and sent a proposal to the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) for the acceptance of a "New" Rare Breed – the “American Morkshire Terrier.”
On December 13, of 2019 the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) contacted the American Morkshire Terrier Club® (AMTC) acknowledging the acceptance of the “American Morkshire Terrier” as a “New Rare Breed.”
The AMTC, Acceptance Letter of the American Morkshire Terrier into the the American Rare Breed Association.
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