BREED HISTORY: BARBADO DA TERCEIRA
The AKC Foundation Stock Service approved recognition of the breed in 2021.
and Vice President Jorge Gonçales of the Clube Português de Canicultura (Portu- guese Kennel Club) visited Terceira Island in 1997. Together with geneticists from the University of the Azores and the Regional Directorate of Agricultural Development, they proposed to register the “phenotypic homogeneity and genetic diversity of the breed.” The Portuguese Kennel Club Gen- eral Assembly recognized the breed in 2004. There are two breed clubs in Por- tugal: Clube Português do Barbado da Terceira on the mainland and Associação Açoreana do Cão Barbado da Ilha Terceira on Terceira Island. Dana Simel and Gerald Royston imported Nuvem do Pico da Casa dos Bravos and Rubin do Monte de Magos in 2018. Amanda Smiley and Jacob Kaastra imported Eloise and Bansky of the Beard- ed Smile in 2018 and 2019. The AKC Foundation Stock Service approved recog- nition of the breed in 2021. Wendy Dreese imported Eli do Case dos Bravos in 2021 and Suzanne Hardy imported Aninah do Monte de Magos in 2022. Together, these six dogs make up the foundation of the breed in the U.S. With U.S. births and imports from Portugal, there are now 34 BDTs in the U.S., the first litter of eight being born to Pico and Rubin in October, 2020. BDTs are now living in 13 states, with seven breeders planning litters in 2023-2024.
Foundation dog Rubin do Monte. De Magos (owners Dana Simel & Gerald Royston), at 12 weeks old, goes through baggage check on his way from Portugal to the U.S.
“How long do I have to sit here?” wonders Jasper of New World Barbado (owners Chad & Fabiana Pierce).
Foundation dog Eli do Casa dos Bravos and his buddy, Jacob do Diogo Guedes da Silva (owners Wendy & John Dreese), travel in an RV throughout the U.S.
Foundation dog Eloise of the Bearded Smile (owners Amanda Smiley and Jakob Kaastra) readies herself for travel from the Netherlands, where the breed is also recognized, to the U.S.
If children need to be herded, the BTD makes the perfect family dog (Dixie of New World Barbado).
154 | SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 2022
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