blogger: [Bedlington-L] Re: Lakelands

Jumat, 22 Februari 2008

[Bedlington-L] Re: Lakelands

Derek
I'm sure as a native of the North East, you didn't need the explanation of the two types of Lakeland But perhaps some of our overseas Beddie lovers were not so aware.
As for the coloring of first cross Beddy/Lakies , they seem to threw dark blues, dark livers and blue and tans , With looks leaning much more to the Bedlington side than the Lakeland.
I'm not sure if it's your thing, but in John Glovers book "The Working Bedlington" there is a picture on page 87 (top) showing a good example of this cross, I'm proud to say he was one of mine, and he was a great dog by any standards , not just Bedlington.

David Bruce
Lancs
England
--- In Bedlington-L@yahoogroups.com, Derek Lewis <dee.makem@...> wrote:
>
> Hello David
>
> Thanks for that detailed explanation of the Lakeland. I'm sure some
> will be contradicting you.
>
> A couple of years back at the Stanhope show, the working show not the
> KC, it's possible there was a Bedlington/Lakeland cross in the
> ring. Don't know what it's capabilities were as regards working but
> it did enhance the liver colour of the Bedlington part of the cross.
>
>
>
>
> Derek Lewis North East England
>
>
> On 21 Feb 2008, at 23:50, david bruce wrote:
>
> > Sorry to complicate this, but, there are (just like the Bedlington)
> > two very different types of Lakeland terrier being bred in the UK
> > today.
> > Type one is the show type Lakeland - derived by crossing the
> > original Lakeland with Welsh terriers
> > and possibly wire haired fox terriers.
> >
> > Type two is the original working dog, bred true from its Cumbrian
> > ancestors, and still much prized within these shores as a true
> > working dog.
> >
> > Having owned and worked both types as well as Bedlingtons, I can
> > tell you that apart from being small(ish) English terriers, these
> > breeds do not share many of the same characteristics.
> >
> > Both types of Lakeland are generally overtly aggresive to other
> > dogs, indeed to everything, wherereas the Bedlington (of both types)
> > is a much more melancholy type of animal.
> >
> > Working type Lakelands are true earthdogs , indeed, this is where
> > they excel. Their drawbacks are
> > possible lack of intelligence (compared to the Bedlington) and poor
> > noses - in a hunting sense).
> > Show type Lakelands are rarely if ever used as a working dog in the
> > UK.
> >
> > Interesting to read that Ken Bounden reckons that Lakelands have
> > recently found their way into the Bedlington gene pool.
> > What type of Lakelands would you say it was?
> > Type one Lakelands? or type two?
> >
> > David Bruce
> > Lancashire, England
> >
> >
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