working bedlingtons

[sh 08 17]

she is comming on nice and tidy. calm as calm can be around the nest and ferret

[fazza123 516]

Thanks for the replys lads some nice looking dogs there!!

She likes them and its a bonus that they dont cast!

And jt750,good one ive already been down that road thou and some farmer is playing with them now???

[houndman 0]

fencehoppers the fella 2 speak 2 about bedlingtons

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hi how can l get in contact with fencehopper

[houndman 0]

hi how can l get in contact with fencehooper

[TOPPER 1,809]

well now we have seen all the cute fluffy ones lets see the workers or check out sj s thread working bedlingtons and see some workers

 

 

fence hopper is more into bedy lurchers than working bedlingtons

[sh 08 17]

mine is only cute and fluffy because she is a pup. roll on next season

[twotone 6]

 

not the most recent pic but doing nice and steady 14.5", definitely nothing fluffy about him

[Buddykangoo 0]

sound like nice dogs mate

[Bigshrimp 5]

Nice pics, such a different look to the other terriers.

 

 

What advantage would a beddy have over the more common types? Why spend so much effort looking for a worker of this breed? :search:

[fazza123 516]

Nice pics, such a different look to the other terriers.

 

 

What advantage would a beddy have over the more common types? Why spend so much effort looking for a worker of this breed?

 

 

There is a massive difference between looks and working abilitys with working strains! If not for a hand full of people this breed would of been long gone years ago! Working strains have plenty of fire and keen noses.Some strains look like baby lambs and probably as useless as one! Thats my understanding anyway!

[Bigshrimp 5]

Nice pics, such a different look to the other terriers.

 

 

What advantage would a beddy have over the more common types? Why spend so much effort looking for a worker of this breed?

 

 

There is a massive difference between looks and working abilitys with working strains! If not for a hand full of people this breed would of been long gone years ago! Working strains have plenty of fire and keen noses.Some strains look like baby lambs and probably as useless as one! Thats my understanding anyway!

Thanks Fazza!

 

Just trying to understand what makes the Beddy different (if anything)? The definitely have more of a "racey" look than the other terriers and I see some shots on here with beddy's as ferreting dogs.

 

All being equal (which is uss not the case) would a beddy be more of an allrounder? ....so if you has a small enough dog in the chest you could use her for underground, ferreting and bushing work? .....OR even a good beddy is not any better an allrounder than the black/red/white dogs??

[TOPPER 1,809]

a good working bedy is an allrounder they have brilliant noses , but to be honest my bedys are earth dogs as iam not into bushing , bedlingtons arent everybodys cup of tea there a funny old lot they can be a bit sensetive and strange but they have the heart but sometimes you need to bring it out of them were as a pat or lakie can be gun ho from about 6 months and you spend time trying to calm the buggers down , i run a mixed kennel and find the pats can be the fighters the lakies are the wind up merchants and the bedys are the steady eddies but if it kicks of the bedys are in the thick of it, ive got bedys here that are as good as any pat if not better but iam biast as i have a soft spot for bedys but as i say there not everybodys cup of tea and there a lot of crap out there so for anybody thinking of getting a bedy do your homework first then find the workers and get one from there and believe me this is not an easy task, atb top

[Bigshrimp 5]

a good working bedy is an allrounder they have brilliant noses , but to be honest my bedys are earth dogs as iam not into bushing , bedlingtons arent everybodys cup of tea there a funny old lot they can be a bit sensetive and strange but they have the heart but sometimes you need to bring it out of them were as a pat or lakie can be gun ho from about 6 months and you spend time trying to calm the buggers down , i run a mixed kennel and find the pats can be the fighters the lakies are the wind up merchants and the bedys are the steady eddies but if it kicks of the bedys are in the thick of it, ive got bedys here that are as good as any pat if not better but iam biast as i have a soft spot for bedys but as i say there not everybodys cup of tea and there a lot of crap out there so for anybody thinking of getting a bedy do your homework first then find the workers and get one from there and believe me this is not an easy task, atb top

 

Excellent summary and comparison Topper

 

Really appreciate you shedding some light on this for me and nice to know you have mixed kennel so you do have experience with all in question (except the white dogs weren't mentioned)

 

 

A bit of translation issue on my part: What does "the lakies are the wind up merchants" mean

 

Also, what is the chest size of the beddy's you use for earth work.....my understanding is our earth's are generally tighter than yours so this can be a very significant issue (generally require a chest size of 14" or under to consistently work without getting hung up).

 

 

[TOPPER 1,809]

i got 2 of those noisey white things as well , just measured my bedys they stand 13--14 inches high and there all spanable rangeing from 14in to 16 inches but if theres something there just give them a bit of time and they ll get there then the fireworks begin

[sh 08 17]

my bitch is 12 1/2 tts i think may be 13 now. but easily spannable