Question about Patterdales

[Autumnbriar 0]

I am looking for history for how the name patterdales was coined...... I know Plummer is the one who commonly coined the term "FELLS".... please correct me if I am wrong

Edited April 30, 2007 by Autumnbriar

[PBurns 9]

Joe Bowman named the dog and also created the foundation stock of the breed.

 

See >> http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2006/...patterdale.html

 

and

 

>> http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2006/...patterdale.html

 

The term Fell Terrier is older than Plummer by some distance, but has never been very descriptive as it referes to a place and, as a consequence encompasses a lot of variety.

 

 

P.

[Autumnbriar 0]

thanks Patrick!.... have you checked out wikipedia lately?

 

Much needs to be added to several pages of working terriers.... you are for more informed than I and a much better writer!

Edited April 30, 2007 by Autumnbriar

[Stabs 3]

My great-uncle Frank with one of my great-grandads dogs in the early 1940's...

 

 

 

In the first edition of the Observers Book Dogs, the term "Patterdale" was listed as another name for the Lakeland...same as Reedwater Terrier was another name for the Border. I think the objection for the name Patterdale was due to most of the dogs of that area were Lakeland types and not the smooth blacks. Don't get hung up on names.

[Simoman 110]

Don't get hung up on names.

 

Think it used to drive Plummer mad............

[Simoman 110]

Did'nt take much to do that .

 

Let terrier rat with lurchers

Run a bobbery pack

Have tatoos

Have earings

Called a patterdale a patterdale