middleton bred lakeys

[The Breeder 156]

do you think that alot of show people keep the strain and keep them only for shows has ruined the line some ? the reason i ask is i have a chance of a young dog still green . awsome looking animal but i think the parents have just been for showing and not working ! do you think the dog would still have the work ability or would this have been lost with lack of work and too much show ?

Out of Middleton lines a working Lakey bitch

 

 

 

She may well work mate but she's a far cry from the show shit thats kicking about with the same name

I suppose you are right had this line a long time I do not go to shows I have not spoke to Gary for over 18 years

 

 

 

breeder, does your stuff go back to Rex etc from 70's?

I had a bitch out of Rex, but she did not make the grade. We were digging a lot of stuff then and had better stuff out of Gary's old Tim, Nettle and Zeb line, but the best stuff for me was out of Rock the White Footed dog. I line bred to him, this was his grandson Sid a very good dog to ground - the stuff I have today all come from this line.

[.terrier man. 193]

Theres still Middleton dogs being worked just gota know whos working them,

 

father to this dog was a very strong middleton dog from up scotland, just turned two now and is coming on well.

[gonetoearth 5,144]

Theres still Middleton dogs being worked just gota know whos working them,

 

father to this dog was a very strong middleton dog from up scotland, just turned two now and is coming on well.

[The Breeder 156]

Thank lads for your P.M. and showing your interest I know I ramble on a bit

[dytkos 17,784]

Don't know about now but the stuff me and several others I know had back in the late 70's/early 's was very good, if sometimes a bit too hard was their only fault..

Cheers, D.

[jeepo2 0]

had a red lakey dog grandson of garys toby best dog i ever had in 32 years of digging could find anywhere dog called fudge he won midlands open show in 2001 have a son of his now decent dog but not as good as his sire also won loads of shows so sometimes the smart ones do work

[spindolero 1,111]

do you think that alot of show people keep the strain and keep them only for shows has ruined the line some ? the reason i ask is i have a chance of a young dog still green . awsome looking animal but i think the parents have just been for showing and not working ! do you think the dog would still have the work ability or would this have been lost with lack of work and too much show ?

Out of Middleton lines a working Lakey bitch

 

 

 

She may well work mate but she's a far cry from the show shit thats kicking about with the same name

I suppose you are right had this line a long time I do not go to shows I have not spoke to Gary for over 18 years

 

 

 

breeder, does your stuff go back to Rex etc from 70's?

I had a bitch out of Rex, but she did not make the grade. We were digging a lot of stuff then and had better stuff out of Gary's old Tim, Nettle and Zeb line, but the best stuff for me was out of Rock the White Footed dog. I line bred to him, this was his grandson Sid a very good dog to ground - the stuff I have today all come from this line.

 

thanks Breeder-am i right in saying his old stuff goes back to Sid W breeding?

[The Breeder 156]

do you think that alot of show people keep the strain and keep them only for shows has ruined the line some ? the reason i ask is i have a chance of a young dog still green . awsome looking animal but i think the parents have just been for showing and not working ! do you think the dog would still have the work ability or would this have been lost with lack of work and too much show ?

Out of Middleton lines a working Lakey bitch

 

 

 

She may well work mate but she's a far cry from the show shit thats kicking about with the same name

I suppose you are right had this line a long time I do not go to shows I have not spoke to Gary for over 18 years

 

 

 

breeder, does your stuff go back to Rex etc from 70's?

I had a bitch out of Rex, but she did not make the grade. We were digging a lot of stuff then and had better stuff out of Gary's old Tim, Nettle and Zeb line, but the best stuff for me was out of Rock the White Footed dog. I line bred to him, this was his grandson Sid a very good dog to ground - the stuff I have today all come from this line.

 

thanks Breeder-am i right in saying his old stuff goes back to Sid W breeding?

Yes you are right

[lurcher330 2,297]

i have a dog from middleton lines 100% worker great in the pen with the other dogs and not to hard on him self can be dug to every week with out getting himself broke up but will mix it up if he has to and wont let ANY quarry push past him .i'l try get a pic of him up later

[ulverston moocher 60]

got two middleton pups at the monment 12 weeks old brother and sister add to put the dividers back up in pens there tryin to kill each other sense 10 weeks old. aways said i wouldnt av lakeys for this reason is any body avin same probs with theres

I have a red middleton bitch she was great as a pup hit her first season and now wants to kill every outher dog she sees but she is a good little bushing,ratting, ferreting dog wich is all I use her for just wish I could stop the fighting but she ok with outhers when out working so thats the main thing just a typical hormonal little bitch.

[just hunt 69]

got two middleton pups at the monment 12 weeks old brother and sister add to put the dividers back up in pens there tryin to kill each other sense 10 weeks old. aways said i wouldnt av lakeys for this reason is any body avin same probs with theres

I have a red middleton bitch she was great as a pup hit her first season and now wants to kill every outher dog she sees but she is a good little bushing,ratting, ferreting dog wich is all I use her for just wish I could stop the fighting but she ok with outhers when out working so thats the main thing just a typical hormonal little bitch.

Kennel agression .....Maby too much ped lakeland and welsh terrier in the make up now .

 

But maby iam wrong

[J Darcy 5,871]

great thread chaps.....

[lurchers 2,762]

there is still a good bit of good looking working middleton stuff about you just have to find out who still uses them and show ones do still work.

[Black Dog Enthusiast 0]

Working Lakelands are few and far between in modern ages. There are lads on here that keep there own line of working lakeland and fair play to them but if you go to a show in Eire you will find that there is more Lakelands being showed at shows than any other breed and there is no doubt the majority of these dogs have never been dug too. The lads that have them will talk about GM Lines and how there dogs are bred but they've spent more time with the Hairdryer over the top of them than in the ground with lads digging over the top of them. Shame too see as they use to be a very useful worker and done things as well as any other breeds.

[CorkyJohn 808]

Mate had a good one supposedly going back to Zeb, very hard terrier & touchy with other dogs but never let us down & would hold mid tube. Only ever one hole dug, produced a few decent pups to a Parks bred bitch but produced shite when bred back to 2 GM bred lakeys. Any amount of GM show shite being bred & peddled up Durham way courteousy of a few of the local show ponies