Working Bedlingtons 2005

[spoof 9]

useful size lawrence....my dogs want to dig in as well,absulutly no good.....ah well back to school,any ideas?

[Mossberg12 114]

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Edited February 19, 2015 by Mossberg12

[lawrence 657]

fair size of a top hat that Mickey, sounds like she coming on well, fair play mate.

[Mossberg12 114]

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Edited February 19, 2015 by Mossberg12

[Bigshrimp 5]

Haven't been able to get through the 121 pages....but did make a dent!

 

Excellent pictures! The working beddy looks so different to the show types.

 

 

 

What chest size would a digging beddy measure? Would they be 14" or under around the chest?? My understanding is our earths are a bit tighter than in Europe so this is always a big consideration or the dog will always be getting stuck.

[turnerboi 27]

are there many working bedlingtons about nowa days only seem to use blackdogs round my way now odd enthusiasts have russells just intrested and would like to know how many terrierman get a dig to a bedlington

[matulkoh 66]

[twotone 6]

I set out yesterday at 0750 for a last look around the shoot .On arrival took a large detour round the lambing fields as their time was just about here to head of the valley. As we walked it through charlie made a dash for a stone dyke but after being "winged" was retrieved by one of the running dogs. We continued after what was a good start in pleasant conditions up through with nothing else found. Over the top of hill and as we head back towards the car to the next section we check a few holes. He gave some attention to one but no residents so moved on to a hole that he bolted one from a few weeks ago. In the boy goes and after a few minutes he starts having a decent conversation with the current occupier, probably something about how unsporting they were a few weeks past. After a bit charlie thinks he's heard enough and moves to the exit, as he appears Charlie sees the scene and thinks he wants to hear more on what he has to say, so back in to resume the discussion. After what seemed an age he really is not liking this young beddies point of view so is intent on leaving, as he tries to leave he finds that he cannot get out, something to do with having 20lb ish of bedlington attached to his shirt tail. Charlie was humanely dispatched in the correct manner in accordance with the hunting act.

Edited March 14, 2010 by twotone

[crackpot 29]

I set out yesterday at 0750 for a last look around the shoot .On arrival took a large detour round the lambing fields as their time was just about here to head of the valley. As we walked it through charlie made a dash for a stone dyke but after being "winged" was retrieved by one of the running dogs. We continued after what was a good start in pleasant conditions up through with nothing else found. Over the top of hill and as we head back towards the car to the next section we check a few holes. He gave some attention to one but no residents so moved on to a hole that he bolted one from a few weeks ago. In the boy goes and after a few minutes he starts having a decent conversation with the current occupier, probably something about how unsporting they were a few weeks past. After a bit charlie thinks he's heard enough and moves to the exit, as he appears Charlie sees the scene and thinks he wants to hear more on what he has to say, so back in to resume the discussion. After what seemed an age he really is not liking this young beddies point of view so is intent on leaving, as he tries to leave he finds that he cannot get out, something to do with having 20lb ish of bedlington attached to his shirt tail. Charlie was humanely dispatched in the correct manner in accordance with the hunting act.

good post,nice result.atb

[david2363 42]

I set out yesterday at 0750 for a last look around the shoot .On arrival took a large detour round the lambing fields as their time was just about here to head of the valley. As we walked it through charlie made a dash for a stone dyke but after being "winged" was retrieved by one of the running dogs. We continued after what was a good start in pleasant conditions up through with nothing else found. Over the top of hill and as we head back towards the car to the next section we check a few holes. He gave some attention to one but no residents so moved on to a hole that he bolted one from a few weeks ago. In the boy goes and after a few minutes he starts having a decent conversation with the current occupier, probably something about how unsporting they were a few weeks past. After a bit charlie thinks he's heard enough and moves to the exit, as he appears Charlie sees the scene and thinks he wants to hear more on what he has to say, so back in to resume the discussion. After what seemed an age he really is not liking this young beddies point of view so is intent on leaving, as he tries to leave he finds that he cannot get out, something to do with having 20lb ish of bedlington attached to his shirt tail. Charlie was humanely dispatched in the correct manner in accordance with the hunting act.

Well done TT and Floyd.

He'll have that in the memory bank all summer.

[david2363 42]

I set out yesterday at 0750 for a last look around the shoot .On arrival took a large detour round the lambing fields as their time was just about here to head of the valley. As we walked it through charlie made a dash for a stone dyke but after being "winged" was retrieved by one of the running dogs. We continued after what was a good start in pleasant conditions up through with nothing else found. Over the top of hill and as we head back towards the car to the next section we check a few holes. He gave some attention to one but no residents so moved on to a hole that he bolted one from a few weeks ago. In the boy goes and after a few minutes he starts having a decent conversation with the current occupier, probably something about how unsporting they were a few weeks past. After a bit charlie thinks he's heard enough and moves to the exit, as he appears Charlie sees the scene and thinks he wants to hear more on what he has to say, so back in to resume the discussion. After what seemed an age he really is not liking this young beddies point of view so is intent on leaving, as he tries to leave he finds that he cannot get out, something to do with having 20lb ish of bedlington attached to his shirt tail. Charlie was humanely dispatched in the correct manner in accordance with the hunting act.

 

Well done TT and Floyd

He'll have that in the memory bank all summer.

[swanseajack 227]

Go get um floyd !! Well done fella !!

[Guest storm70]

no many about now i won the rotherby gamefair wa this we bitch had her for 13 years dug plenty she was in last months edrd bread a few litters nothing turned out as good bar a halfxbeddy whippet thats 15inch was disapointed wa that show good to see thers still working bedlingtons boys top stuff

[swanseajack 227]

Right then!!

 

Working Bedlingtons !!

 

I started this topic in 2005 in the hope to find some top class working bedlingtons that will go to ground and do some 'proper work'.. It's been emotional..

 

Over the last few years I have met, chatted to via email, pm's, phone calls etc some genuine lads that have the bedlington (as a worker)at the forefront of their breeding plans, real working bedlingtons that can do a day's graft... to these I take my hat off, you know who you are...

 

Me personally have failed in my attempt to breed and keep anything that I would class a good digging dog, tbh most of what I have kept has been shyte, breeding to close and producing inferior dogs with no substance and no backbone, with my latest efforts producing a bitch that not only was undersized and mishapen, had a fluxating patella, was evil in as much that it wanted to kill anything including litter of pups and other terriers, her litter brother that I also kept was afraid of his own shadow and of holes in the ground...

 

Milly had to be retired back up in Wales due to circumstances beyond my control, long story best not discussed on an open forum, anyway she's with a fellow bedlington enthusiast and maybe, just maybe he will have better luck in finding a suitable dog that MAYBE might throw some workers...

 

so the long and the short of it, I don't have a bedlington terrier here at the moment, it's been a long time since I was able to say that, I know for a litter in the making out of a sound bitch, bred to a dog that apparently 'works' maybe one of the lads on here can inform me how good the dog is ?? I've seen the bitch work so I know that side of it...

 

Anyway I digress, to all of you with Bedlingtons out there good luck in your plans, perhaps some of you would like to post on here what your expectations and plans are ??

 

try not to keep it all a secret and post it on the WBF site, post some snippets on here... for us all to see..

 

SJ

[fitchet 788]

good honest postthere mate . . .