The prestigious Orthopedic Foundation For Animals (OFA) is now formally recognizing the Lucas Terrier as a breed & is updating their website to reflect so.

All of our breeding stock is required to be tested in advance of breeding by the OFA for PLL as part of our Club's commitment to the long-term health of the Lucas Terrier breed.

Penn State Veterinary School of medicine, one of the most prestigious veterinarian schools in the country, now formally recognizes the Lucas Terrier as a breed for their C-BARQ Program.

The C-BARQ (or Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire) is designed to provide dog owners and professionals with standardized evaluations of canine temperament and behavior. The C-BARQ was developed by researchers at the Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society of the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently the only behavioral assessment instrument of its kind to be extensively tested for reliability and validity on large samples of dogs of many breeds.

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Finding A Puppy In The US

Lucas Terrier puppies are very rare and endangered in the US.

Lucas Terriers can not be made by simply crossing any Norfolk with any Sealyham. Only dogs tracing their ancestry back to Sir Jocelyn's Kennels are true Lucas Terriers. Each comes with a five generation pedigree either sealed and notarized by the US Club or watermarked by the UK Club.

Each true Lucas Terrier is assigned a unique letter and number combination at birth and careful records of all dogs are kept in a secure location. Breeders in the US must abide by a very strict Code of Ethics ensuring the betterment of each generation to come through strict testing of their breeding stock and a host of other safeguards in place to protect you.

Please do not be fooled by someone offering you a "bargain" Lucas Terrier or saying it does not matter that he or she is a club member or can't produce these documents....IT DOES MATTER. Only club members are eligible to register their dogs as true Lucas Terriers. If you purchase from someone that isn't a club member you buy at your own risk.

Current Status With Puppy Supply

2010 was a banner year for us with 5 litters being born.
2011 was a hard year for the club with only one litter being born - consisting of only two puppies.
We are expecting 2012 to be lean again.

How Long Will I Have To Wait?

It depends. Some times you can get lucky and find a puppy right away. Other times you have to wait a while. Patience is a virtue if you want to be a part of the Lucas Terrier family.

Do Adults Ever Come Up For Adoption Or Rescue?

Sometimes they do. We place or puppies very carefully up-front. People that are lucky enough to be chosen for a Lucas think of them as family members. But circumstances change. If you would like to be considered for an adult please ask.

If You Live Outside the US or Canada

Because we are a rare breed fighting for survival, all of our pups bred here, stay here. We don't ship puppies out of North America.

Still Want to Get On Our Puppy List?

If you are still interested in being considered for a Lucas Terrier Puppy puppy, please drop Laurie Crouch an email and tell her about yourself and why you would make a wonderful Lucas Terrier owner and ambassador of the breed. Her email is: LucasTerrierLover@gmail.com.

Three adoreable puppies photographed by Lynette Landford.