Working Bedlingtons 2005

[ranger777 13]

just wondering is it harder 2 locate the darker coloured bedlington, the bitch i had was very dark in colour almost black!!!!!!!!!

[Bryan 1,362]

144 pages, but is there a single dog or bitch on this thread being dug to regularly?

[BROCK DOG 126]

I no this might sound a stupid question but as i havent owned a bedlington do there coats take alot of looking after compared to other terrier is so what sort of things do you lads do different with your beddys thanks jak

[Rory4 267]

Bryan they are out there.

 

Brock dog I clip mine 3/4 times a year, if you wait to wash when you get them home and they have been in clay it ain't coming out easy unless there coats real short

[BROCK DOG 126]

Thankyou for reply rory so do you brush the coat out or does it tend to be fine with just clipping out

[TOPPER 1,809]

i clip mine 1-2 times a year as rory says when there thick with clay its a pain in the arse just stick them in the power shower for a good soak then blast it out as for brushing may do if its been in sandy stuff but otherwise dont bother

 

 

bryan theres some good bedys out there dug to regular

[BROCK DOG 126]

Thanks topper realy appreciate reply

[BROCK DOG 126]

Well here is a pup i have just gotten for my 2 young boys thats will be there pet and catch the odd rabbit and do bits of bushing. She is breed out of rabbiting dogs

I will be looking for a pup of my own from digging dogs later on in the year

 

 

[morton 5,368]

Why source a pup from rodent hunting dogs?,its the ruination of a terrier breeding from second rate jukels,source a dog bred from genuine stock and then hunt it on bunny,s if that's your choice,at least the dog as the breeding behind it if a litter is planned further down the line,there often is.The Bedlington as suffered more than most as the result of breeding for ribbons and rodent hunting,because that's all the majority are ever capable of.

[BROCK DOG 126]

Hi morton as i have stated the pup is for my 2 young lads as a pet and to do bits with wasent after a dog breed from digging dogs that would be more chane of it dropping to ground or if you dont mean digging dogs what do you mean by genuin stock thanks jack

[morton 5,368]

You state you want a working Bedlington bred from digging stock,then get the usual Beddy pup bred from rodent munchers,until you source a digging Beddy later??.Working Bedlingtons that work as well below as on top are uncommon,they become more uncommon with every generation of dross that's bred and then enters the gene pool,sourcing from rodent chewers is the ruination of the breed and adds nothing to the furtherment of the working Beddy.If you had sourced a genuine terrier and then wanted to work it on bunny,s,fair play,at least the dog would have had the future potential to aid the breed,if needed.You don,t need to dig to a terrier for it to be a grafter,many a bolting/bayer finds more work than its digging cousin.A genuine Beddy would have been just as suited to the kids,as it would have been for rabbiting,as it would have been for entering below.I hope the pup works out for you and the kids mucker,i do wish you had sourced and utilised a worker,good luck.

[Cleanspade 3,324]

good post and would'nt be out of place in any working terrier breed thread. good luck with your beddies

[nasher1 258]

How do you know that his pup will grow into something that only takes rodents, that's working on the assumption that if you put two earth dogs together all their offspring will be earth dogs we all know that's not guaranteed, I agree that using proper working parents will give you a better chance (just my opinion). But don't write off a pup before it's given a chance. Nice looking pup by the way I'm sure you and your kids are gonna have a lot of fun with it

[BROCK DOG 126]

Thanks nasher

[morton 5,368]

I don,t know a terrierman that would take a chance on a pup bred from non workers,with no work in the lineage,i know a few that would take a pup from a known working line,even if the dog bred from was not utilised to its full potential.Bedlingtons,on the whole,are bred from show lines,these dogs are not worth wasted time and effort in the hope that they will make whats not in them,apart from a little rodent chasing.The Beddy suffers more than most from a limited gene pool of grafters,breeding from non working lines,giving them limited work,if any,then breeding and letting another litter of dross enter the Beddy gene pool,is what as caused the Beddy decline as a recognised and well regarded grafter.All I am saying is,if you want a Bedlington source a proper un,then do with it as you please,owners perogative,any resultant progeny that then enter a more testing kennel will throw far less grafting wastage.Breeding from second and 3rd rate terriers is frowned upon with Lakey,s,Fells etc.,yet the accepted prejudice that the Beddy lives under is that with this breed its ok,it is,nt and until the KC got their hands on the dog,it never was.

Edited May 3, 2014 by morton