![Manchester Terrier Dog Breed](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium_440x440/public/2022-07/Manchester-Terrier.jpg?itok=kPXoXKLa)
Family-friendly: | 4/5 |
Exercise needs: | 4/5 |
Easy to train: | 2/5 |
Tolerates being alone: | 3/5 |
Likes other pets: | 3/5 |
Energy level: | 4/5 |
Grooming needs: | 3/5 |
Shedding: | 3/5 |
The Manchester Terrier breed can suffer from:
- Patellar luxation
- Von Willebrand's disease¹ which is where a dog produces insufficient or faulty clotting factors which can result in uncontrolled bleeding.
- Legg-Perthes disease
- Juvenile dilated cardiomyopathy¹ which is a condition that develops in young dogs where the heart muscle becomes progressively weak and cannot beat properly.
Priority Kennel Club health schemes and testing:
- DNA test for von Willebrand's disease type 1 which tests whether or not a dog has the potential to be affected by this condition.
¹H. L. Legge, 'Histological characterization of dilated cardiomyopathy in the juvenile toy Manchester terrier', 2013, Veterinary Pathology
Whilst elegant and refined, the Manchester Terrier was, and remains, a tenacious, larger than life character, all that a terrier should be.
The Manchester Terrier is bright, intelligent, alert, loyal and affectionate to their family and keen to be involved in whatever activity is going on, yet small enough to be economical to keep and naturally neat and clean. They are typical terriers in that they are active and on the go all the time, often enjoy digging and may not be safe with unknown cats or small furry animals.