blogger: [Bedlington-L] Re: Lakelands

Jumat, 22 Februari 2008

[Bedlington-L] Re: Lakelands

Yes, you are absolutely right, I did mean mellow , not melancholy.

--- In Bedlington-L@yahoogroups.com, "imdover, Pat Mills" <imdover@...> wrote:
>
> I certainly hope that you meant to say "mellow"
> instead of "melancholy" as I doubt there is such a
> thing as a melancholy Bedlington.. --- david bruce
> youaintseenmeright44@... 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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>