im trying to get a well bred chocolate patterdale

[Guest dig deep]

There is a couple down the road from me that are pumping out litters.......£200 a pop, take your pick.

great aint it............no culls down there

[Guest pete77]

Why chocolate ??? as long as he does the job i don't care about the colour .......I would rather look for good

working stock from devoted digging fellas ..........

JMHO

MAX

 

allready got 4 black digging dogs a bit of new blood wont do any harm so i thought mite put a bit of choc in p.s. we dont sell pups we give them to working homes . if your going to keep somthing a long time you may as well like it

[elisderyn 496]

Surely some new blood from something black & working will do then..........???..............The fuckers could be pink for all I care as long as they work............Just sounds like cosmetic appeal is being put before working ability when your asking for a specific colour above anything else..???................People have done this with strains of lakey by introducing "welsh terrier" blood for cosmetic reasons & to get a "type".......... That ended in tears..........

[thurso jack 3]

whats wrong with wanting a certain colour? first and formost it should be working stock but, if he had asked for a smoothe coated pup rather than a rough coated one, would there be the outcry? i dont think so, just different prefferances?

[lambro1966 0]

Surely some new blood from something black & working will do then..........???..............The fuckers could be pink for all I care as long as they work............Just sounds like cosmetic appeal is being put before working ability when your asking for a specific colour above anything else..???................People have done this with strains of lakey by introducing "welsh terrier" blood for cosmetic reasons & to get a "type".......... That ended in tears..........

 

[elisderyn 496]

In answer to Thurso...................Fair enough if someone offered me1 off 2 digging terriers......1 Pink & 1 Black then I'd take the Black............But if the Pink one was the true worker & the black one just "looked" nice then.......I dont have to go on really do I.......... :whistle: .................. This shite about "type" "stamp" & "colour" has a PROVEN history of being to the detriment of working ability when introduced to "smarten" up a line.............In short its bollocks............I know someone who has a true working line of terriers , (They happen to be Chocs which is Ironic).....but they can sometimes throw dogs with bad mouths.......As it does'nt look nice should he try to introduce something to tidy it up , No chance....If it aint broke....dont fix it.......... ............ This Choc craze at the moment is about the coin ........ simple imo.......

As to your reference about rough or smooth terriers............Having a rough coated terrier when used for serious work these days can be a sensible choice......As I have said before in another post re: wheatens...It can hide a multitude of sins.....so thats fair enough..................I know for a fact that certain lads are specifically breeding chocs as they "Are worth a few quid..!!!!".........shocking.........

Edited May 8, 2007 by elisderyn

[thurso jack 3]

Cant argue with what you say elis, working line first but if someone has like your mates dogs working choc ones this lad is bound to be more interested in them rather working black ones. what hes looking for isnt impossible to find as you have stated and if hes willing to wait, then he can get what hes after

[elisderyn 496]

Fair enough thurso...............I think you know where Im coming from though.........

[thurso jack 3]

i sure do, but to me if you want a certain type of dog you have to be prepared to wait for it, yes someties you may get lucky but personally i wouldnt mind waiting a few years for the right dog and i would certainly look at few before i made the decision on one.

 

but priorities have to be made worker then colour.

[THE POACHER 13]

good reply elis i dont think colour or type is important let it be white black choc or red as long as it can be put in and dug to all that counts the quarry underground doesnt care what colour it is

[elisderyn 496]

Cheers Poacher.........The working ability is whats important.............To state in an add that your after a choc dog as a main priority , in my opinion , is getting a line in for all the wrong reasons......

[BRYKAY 2]

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PINK PATT THEN?? COULD BE A LOOPHOLE

IN THE MARKET HERE!!!

[Guest ratty]

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PINK PATT THEN?? COULD BE A LOOPHOLE

IN THE MARKET HERE!!!

yes i hav a pink one

[TOPPER 1,809]

I THINK HE MEANT A REAL ONE NOT ONE WITH A BAD CASE OF MANGE

[Guest ratty]

I THINK HE MEANT A REAL ONE NOT ONE WITH A BAD CASE OF MANGE

what do a real one look like then