Patterdale X

[Jen smith 0]

Hi.iv a patterdale x 2 years old from rescue .he needs to be worked as that's all he wants to do.Hes a lovely boy but 3hrs walk a day is not enough for him.can anyone help please

[peterhunter86 8,627]

Do you let him off the lead if not maybe you somewhere safe and let him off and let him chase a ball or play with another dog or follow you on a bike

[Chicken_man 1,651]

Find someone to go hunting with, rabbiting, rat etc.

Atb

[neil cooney 10,416]

And that is why people should think carefully before breeding. 3 hours a day in this weather would knacker most dogs and your's is still a handful ?

Sad that a breed such as this ends up as someones reject.

Fair play to you for taking him on but working terriers need an outlet that a stroll in the park usually wont satisfy and tales like your's often end with a sad story, a dead terrier and a big bill.

Anyone putting such breeds into pet homes IMO is a disgrace.

[Zilverhaze 1,627]

at least jen has gone the right route and is trying to get the dog doing what ther bread for sumone local to her of here minght be able to help her out

[neil cooney 10,416]

I agree Zilverhaze, it's not Jen etc. that the problem.

[BGD 6,436]

When you say 3 hours walk do you mean 3 hours pottering round the park on lead, 3 hours pounding pavement at a jogging pace or 3 hours looning about off the lead?

 

It might not be the amount of exercise he's getting so much as the quality. You need to stimulate his mind as well his body, take him to new areas finding interesting smells to sniff and trails to follow etc or playing games with him that make him use the old grey matter.

[neems 2,406]

look into springpoles and flirtpoles 15 mins after a walk will tire him out,give him bones to eat through the day,maybe a kong filled with peanut butter.

but make sure you only exercise him when it's cool in the evening or morning.

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

agree with above posts dogs bred for a purpose need exercise different thn a traditional family pet but not just physically they need mental stimulation as well and at least your are on here trying give the dog a better life

[shotgun tim 27]

iv a litter of patterdales now, there only going to working homes