The Olympic Puggley Club of America was organized to develop and
improve
the rare and new breed of Puggleys’.
The following is the historical events of the Puggley’ beginning.
A compassionate animal lover Reta Gosk, from Port Townsend in the NW
corner of Washington State, started this popular mixed breed.
She had a special fondness for small terrier like breeds.
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RETA |
After the loss of
her dog Boots, a terrier mix, Reta was greatly influenced by the plight of
two tiny puppies. Their
mother, a black Chinese Pug, died at their birth.
The father, a Boston, couldn’t help in the raising of them.
So…they were delivered to the hands of the local Humane Society.
Reta took the pair of orphaned puppies home with her and named them Maggie and Jiggs. They slept with her in a box in her own bed. She fed them with eyedroppers every four hours round the clock till they could eat on their own. Reta once said they were so small and weak that Jiggs sprained his shoulder while trying to drink from a saucer.
Jiggs, was a lively, puged nosed, black & white bundle of mischief. His tail curled into a tight coil above his back. His broad chest and narrow hips were hard as steel. He was about 15 inches at the shoulders. His tenacious territorial behavior got him into plenty of trouble for such a small pup. He even took on the neighbors “Pit Bull”, a couple times. The Terrier quickness is probably the only reason he escaped death. His short smooth coat certainly did not provide him with much protection from the jaws of this brute 4 times his size.Maggie, much milder
mannered with a very sweet disposition, was also black.
Her tail was not long enough to curl also her legs a bit shorter.
Longer in body, muzzle and coat than her brother, but not by much.
Each had small dropped ears. She
was to become the mother of the main core of a “New” developing breed,
which was to become known as the “Puggley”
Buttons,
a Boston, was introduced into the breed as an outcross to reduce the line
breeding problems that might occur in the development of a new breed.
The pedigree in this pamphlet, as you can see, is the foundation of
the Puggley’
Reta’s
daughter, Roberta, fell in love with this small, easy to maintain breed.
After Reta’s death, Roberta took over the breeding and developing
of this new strain of dog.
An
Aunt by marriage, Joyce Flint a purebred dog breeder herself, encouraged
the continuation of this new breed. She
established the present name “The American Puggley Terrier”.
Reta’s daughter,
Roberta Huntley, brought these factual events to you.
Dog
Registry of America (DRA) officially looks at the Puggley’s as a Developing Breed. They are registered by DRA and will be shown under Olympic Puggley Club of America.
Do you have an Olympic Puggley? If
you think you have one of them from the earlier breeding, please contact
us at the enclosed address.
If
you think you have a Puggley from a Pug / Boston breeding, and can provide
factual proof, feel free to contact us at the address in this brochure.
“Olympic Puggley
President:
Vice President:
Sec/Trea:
Board Members:
Bob Ward
If
you would like to join, membership is $15.00 or $20.00 per family.
Olympic
Puggley Club of America
9963
Lone Rock Lane
Seabeck,
WA 98380
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Bob Ward with a very investigative Puggley puppy! |
