Manchester Terriers - Australia

05/03/2026

Huge Congratulations to the Manchester Terrier Team - MRU - for being awarded 1st place in the Obreedience competition at Crufts 2026. Nice work team.

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17/01/2026

Am hoping she/he found their missing humans..

02/11/2024

UPDATE. Looks like this boys humans have been found.

28/09/2024

A Message from Sharon Crawford

It’s with a heavy heart we had to say farewell to our beloved Widget who chose us after Samantha passed earlier this year. 💔

Thank you to Dr Rachael Moon who came to our home to help her pass, which allowed us to feed her the last meal of cat food, chicken and chocolate and say goodbye surround by us and her sister Trinity.

May she run free with Sam and her mother Scarlett and finally be able to jump up on every couch and bed she wants to.

We may have only had her a short time but she absolutely captured our hearts and made us realise what an amazing breed Mannies are.

R.I.P. Ch. Gallifreyan Nymphadora Tonks, aka Widget, 18/10/2010 to 25/09/2024 💔🐾

27/09/2024

The 2024 Royal Melbourne Show has started. For those interested, Manchester day is Thursday Oct 3rd.

10/07/2024

There have been a huge amount of scammers trying to access this page of late. If you see one, please tag us so we can get them blocked. Thanks

07/05/2024

In order to provide a more localised Manchester social network, information and potential meet ups, a number of partner Groups have been created for Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. Links to the new Groups are in comments below. Feel free to join those local to you.

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24/04/2024

We are often asked about the availability of puppies or older dogs via Messenger. Whilst we are still very happy to help here, I thought I would post a link to a website called Dogzonline where most of the Dogs Australia Registered breeders will advertise if something is available, for those who prefer not to ask us here.

I do know there are some puppies currently available and younger dogs/adults coming available soon, so touch base here in Messenger or check out Dogzonline. Its also a good resource to identify breeders in your area if you just want a chat. Not all breeders are listed to feel free to ask via messenger if you need more info.

Showcasing the pure breed dogs of Australia.

29/03/2024

UPDATE from Sharon Crawford

Just touching base to let you know how the girls are doing.

As you can see Trinity has now claimed the curve on my back as her absolutely fave sleeping spot 😂 and Widget loves giving me kisses.

We saw the vet this week and the girls are going to need some serious dental work. They both have some teeth in the back with infection and huge tartare build up. So we will have that done in a few weeks once I save up for it.

Otherwise they are both in mostly good health, couple of fatty cysts but that’s all.

We got the information that Trinity was only desexed last year with a likely finding of cancer - she currently has 3 mammary lumps. Widget also has the same and some blood markers for infection which could just be her teeth. So that’s the current state of their health. They both struggle a bit with poor eyesight, diminishing hearing and a bit of senility but coping really well.

Socially they have claimed the home and taught us they love BBQ chicken, sardines and really any human food we choose to share. We’ve been walking more when it’s not raining and they seem to enjoy being out and about but not too keen on other dogs that might walk near them.

The three dogs seem to all be getting along very well. Our cat is adapting to them being here - by refusing to be anywhere near them or hiding in the wardrobe.

23/03/2024

UPDATE FROM Sharon Crawford

Update one week on:
The girls are settling in very well!

We weren’t sure their walking endurance so started with small walks and increasing a bit each day. Now they comfortably do our 3km circuit every second day and run around like crazy puppies once home, while Luciano the 9 yo Doberman sprawls out exhausted on the floor 😂

A friend of mine sewed me a pillow over 15 years ago and it’s my couch pillow. My children attempt to steal it regularly when on the couch. I turn around tonight after working on my laptop and it appears Widget isn’t just happy stealing Luciano’s day indoor bed, she’s now claiming my tiger pillow!

They are becoming more confident with all my family. My daughters (20 and 18 yo) love to play with them at the end of the day. They seem to love to be silly around 4.30-6.30pm and Trinny has shown us her howl this week which is hilarious! They won’t retrieve a ball but love to chase Luciano when he does. They don’t seem to be keen on any of our variety of toys but love our 20+ soft blankets around the house for snuggling.

Thankfully there hasn’t been any conflict between the girls and my Luciano. The cat is not a fan yet though but he’s a grumpy old man at 11. Both the cat and my dog have signs of mild dementia - so we joke now it’s just a house of demented oldies ❤️

We are off to the vet mid next week to get them a full checkup and make sure we are doing all we can to keep them in good health. They had a bath on the weekend and we are stealth nail clipping one or two nails a day when the girls are asleep.

Thank you to everyone who has reached out from the community to share info on the girls. It’s much much appreciated. Sadly my father died suddenly last week after a brief battle with lung cancer, so the dogs and I are supporting each other through the loss of our beloved parent. RIP Samantha and Steve 💔

16/03/2024

An update from Sharon Crawford.

Just letting you know the girls are settling in well. We gave them both a bath yesterday which they tolerated well. Honestly I think they loved the attention and cuddles when drying them off.

As they adapt they are both becoming much more affectionate and confident. I

My Luciano is adapting to the girls well too - despite some side eyes when they get “too much” attention or share of the treats 😂 He has learnt to simply go lie on my bed to escape them if he’s not feeling social - but most of the time he lays on the big couch and girls on the little one. Took him for a big run yesterday so he doesn’t feel he needs to compete.

They are both eating, sleeping and toileting well. We have sessions of play and then lots of napping - honestly I want their lives!