About us

 

Hello!

 

We are Deborah and Murdock McFarlane, founders of Snopaw Tibetan Terriers.

We live in Beaconsfield, Québec, but spend our summers at the cottage on Devil Lake, north of Kingston, Ontario.

We breed only occasionally (every year or two) and seek exceptional homes for our puppies.  Rarely, a mature dog might be available.

We believe that all dogs are ultimately companions.  We make health and personality a priority along with breed type.  Our puppies are hand-raised in our home with excellent socialization by the dam and all ages of people.

We breed only girls that are over two years old as they must be that age in order to obtain an OFA certification for hip dysplasia.  Yearly CERFs (eye examinations) are done on all breeding stock.  Puppies are raised for a minimum of 10 weeks, usually longer, and any placed puppy will be welcomed back, for whatever reason, at any time.

We are members of the Tibetan Terrier Club of Canada, the Tibetan Terrier Club of America, and the Canadian Kennel Club.

We continue to learn and grow as we read and research further, attend seminars and workshops, and participate in Tibetan Terrier events, boosters, and specialties.  We are grateful to our TT community for their shared knowledge and continued support.

 

History

2009

  1. •Clara x Ravel

   Cohen Litter, 4 puppies


2008

  1. •Earned points towards Cassi’s championship


2007

  1. •Lexi x B.J.

   Nightstar Litter, 8 puppies


2006

  1. •Puccini and Lexi won their Canadian Championships

  2. •Lexi earned her ROM


2005

  1. •Two puppies, Gershwin and Clara, became Canadian Champions


2004

  1. •Registered our kennel name: “Snopaw”

  2. •Lexi x Beamer

   Composer Litter, 9 puppies

  1. •Deborah became Québec director for the TTCC (occupying the post until 2007-08)


2002

  1. •Joyce Ayotte (Bootiff) trusted us with her beautiful American champion girl, Lexi, thereby agreeing to mentor us

  2. •Enrolled in handling classes to learn about showing


2001

  1. •Chosen by Penny White (Amaia) to be Huggins’ parents

  2. •Steep learning curve followed; thousands of questions answered by Penny

  3. •In obedience classes, Huggins taught us the independent nature of TTs

  4. •Huggins and Deborah volunteered in the Animal-Assisted Therapy programme at the Douglas Hospital, Mtl, under Raymond Plouffe