A brief History of the Patterdale Terrier
A brief History of the Patterdale Terrier
Patterdale Terrier is a dog from England as you already know. Its also known as Fell terrier or a pure strain on the Fell terrier who is the truth. Patterdale terriers are native to the Lake District of northern England where the tall, bare and beautiful hills are called Fells. The weather is cold, wet and windy. The fells are steep, rocky and filled with foxes. Who do serious damige to the sheeps. As most of the farmers is sheep farmers there. Even today with nuclear weapon,space prodjects and all other high tech developments the farmers depend on organized fox-hound hunts to diminish the numbers of foxes that prey on their sheep, and the fox-hounds depend on fell terriers to extricate foxes from deep crevices in the rock. This way to hunt is absolut the most humane control of foxes. The Fells are so rough that horses can not be used for hunting, so the Huntsman, his assistants, the hounds and terriers may cover miles walking on a mountainside in a day. The Huntsman and the Whipper in each keep a pair of terriers at their side to be instantly available when the fox goes to ground. Only the toughest of terriers can keep up all day, then go to earth and rout out a hill-fox under the worst of conditions. The Patterdale is that type of terrier. They are all of working terrier lineage and have a definite stamp of type. Fell and Patterdale terriers are well known as hard-bite terriers, willing to work any place, at any time. They are loyal companions, but are rarely kept strictly as pets. People who admire these terriers do so because of their working talents. They are quiet indoors or out and are not usually dominant with people. They tend to ignore other dogs and to be rather aloof. As experienced working terriers, Patterdales may find den trials and artificial earths a bore and refuse to enter. However, in the field it is an entirely different story. Lots of people ask if the dog is so old, can be traced back in 1700 England why is it not reg with F.C.I. ? well as most of you now that people in Show dog biss breed for a goodlooking face, or to be a bit more kind, a standard. And dont have to do any thing, exept not to bite the judge at a show to get a SHOW dog, its only the looks. Patterdales is on the other hand a good looking dog but is not breed for the looks its breed enterly for WORK and thats why not the terriermen have get it recognized by F.C.I. its not a qustion of peedigre as there are a long record of the dogs, but as this dog is one of the true working terriers left in the World.And the only one that is breed only for the earth. And we here sure will do our best to keep it that way. Its only takes a couple of breedings to lose a dogs edge, you may be lucky to find a dog earth dog in a show pupulation of a use-to-be earth-dog but if you breed this dog you will sure not get that you want. Why? its because he dont have it in his blood genuine. Its why if you want a good stayer for earth work get it from a proven family of earth dogs.
We keep and breed hard workers only
The Patterdales we have is pure Brian Nuttall and this man have breed this dogs since he was 14 years old and its over 50 years now. He took over his grand father who breed them 50 years before him. Isent this pure strain there isent any!.
90-95% comes in black the other 5% come in Red,chocolate with red nose.
If you want a pure breed historical dog get in contact with us.
Litters from time to time. Sweden is rabies free so shipping is easy. We only send pups to people intrested to work with the dog.
90-95% comes in black the other 5% come in Red,chocolate with red nose.
In return you get a performance breed patterdale for over 100 years in the fast lane......
DONT SETTLE FOR ANY LESS!!!!