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    Gee I like the look of that bloke. Is he pure Granitor? I'll have to get myself something like that. Good to see him out enjoying himself.
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    Damn, my pup is a liver!! Apart from photos, I'm only familiar with show Bedlingtons, but have noticed that the livers end up paler than blues, ie, off-white; but most blues are very pale too. By the way, does anyone know why they lose almost all of their colour while the working types retain theirs? It is possible for colours in a breed to have different temperament traits, and there's reseach that has demonstrated this to at least some degree. The mechanism would be the genes for colour being linked to genes for temperament, or affecting temperament as well as colour. I'm not saying it's
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    Mate, my Bedlington pup was a c-section birth, as there was a bad breach and the bitch was 3 days overdue. There were only two pups too, and they both did well. The bitch recovered quickly, and there was no talk from the vet about spaying her. I suppose it depends whether there was any damage to the uterus etc; otherwise she should be fine. Afterall, show Bulldogs have c-sections for every birth!! Wait and watch, I'd suggest. How are the pups, anyway - bonny little things?
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    Bassethund, pleasing to see that you cared for the fox cubs, or your missus did. That's real humanity, and you should be proud of it. For all their depredations, I don't think there's a more beautiful animal than a fox, and all dog lovers must admire them as a species, even as they hunt them.
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    Hunterscliff, thanks for that info. I've seen some photos of Granitors working, but couldn't tell much except for the dark colour. Your report is very positive, which is pleasing. I have my eye on that line, and may try to get a dog. There, no doubt, are competing lines to consider as well, but it's not that easy from 12,000 miles.
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    Can anybody tell me about the Granitor Bedlingtons? I think they may be KC registered, but have heard they are useful for work. I've only cme across the name here and there, but don't know the background or type.
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    Damn me, Bichon!! That'll improve them! My late Bedlington, show bred, had an extremely fine and dense coat that picked up everything it touched. Worst of all, she had ears full of wool, right down the canal and out the other ear, combined with narrow ear canals. She had to have them plucked by the vet under anaeshetic every 4-6 months! It's true that you can cross in anything and after a few generations the influence would be negligible. However, if you have introduced troublesome recessive genes, you have them forever, and effects will pop up now and again.
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    Swanseajack, I think your point is similar to mine. If a show breed moves so far from the conformation and temperament of its working ancestors that it is a different dog altogether, is it still the same breed? You could debate that. If a breed forks at some stage into performance-original type and show type, both types can be "pure", but they are essentially different breeds. In the case of Bedlingtons, the show dogs may have acquired their strange modern features that you listed by breeders sneaking in outside matings, or perhaps by directional selection. I don't know what happened; perhaps
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    This question (when is a Bedlington not a Bedlington) is of interest to me, as I'm about to buy a show-bred Bedlington - which is all I can get in Australia. I agree with what has been said above on the degeneration of working ability and temperament in the show dogs, but I really want a pet that'll poke about with me and chase rabbits. I don't really want to be digging down yards into fox earths every time I go for a country walk. No doubt, this pup will have a pedigree going back X generations, will fit the current interpretation of the breed standard, and be a Bedlington through and throug
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    That's a hell of a haul. Well done! Speaking of lamping, what sort of lamp do people use? Not just a strong torch?
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    I haven't yet read my way through this massive topic, so sorry if it's been covered, but are there any good strains of working Bedlington left in England? The Rillingtons are long gone, aren't they, and the Gutchcommons? I believe there is the odd one about, but are there any breeders turning out a good percentage of solid workers.
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    Real lookers. I hope they go well for you. Snake Dr, that's a fantastic looking game cock. What strain is he? Bedly
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    Can you get small locator collars for ferrets? I know they have them for terriers. Could be handy and save a lot of digging, but they'd be spendy too.
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    Thanks for the welcome, everybody. It sure seems an active group of people. I look forward to chatting and following what people have to say. Bedly
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    Hello All, I just joined up from Australia - country in NE NSW. I'm mainly interested in working terriers, particularly Bedlingtons, and rabbiting dogs. We don't have working Bedlies here as far as I know, so I wan't to learn what I can of them, and of the worky terriers like the Fell. Cheers to you all. Bedly
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