standard of perfection

[Ace Boone coon 648]

I know the answer to this but I wanna ask for a good reason.  Is there a standard of profection on the patterdale? If so what is it?

[chesney 5,444]

Like any earth dog go ta ground and stay till dug to.

[dillydog 8,463]

It's different for every single one of us, what floats your boat may not float mine. Even the work style is objective,  some like them hard, some don't,  as long as you're happy with the dog you keep I wouldn't give two fucks what anyone else thought, stamp or work style. 

[dogmandont 9,802]

42 minutes ago, Ace Boone coon said:

I know the answer to this but I wanna ask for a good reason.  Is there a standard of profection on the patterdale? If so what is it?

No such thing fella.

[Rat face 1,655]

29 minutes ago, dillydog said:

It's different for every single one of us, what floats your boat may not float mine. Even the work style is objective,  some like them hard, some don't,  as long as you're happy with the dog you keep I wouldn't give two fucks what anyone else thought, stamp or work style. 

Couldn't have said it better myself dilly 

[bull mcabe 595]

An insatiable desire to work and to stay till the bitter end no matter how hard it gets.

[Ace Boone coon 648]

Thanks guy's,  I feel the same way.  At work yesterday some lady was telling me there is a Standard of perfection.  I told her I don't know what she was talking about.  Then she said that it has to do with the size the color and so forth.  I said no there isn't.  Then she came in today with a UKC standard and I read it and I laughed and said that it was bullshit. I thought she was gon a kick my ass!  Lmao I told her that they are a working dog and if it works it meets the standard and if it doesn't work it doesn't meet the standard.  Man I thought she was gonna kill me,  Lol I had to tell her to come down it wasn't worth fighting over.. But thanks for the replies guy's.

[jiggy 3,209]

One that doesn't eat or shit would be perfect for me.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Taking pride in what you feed your dogs and keeping them in good condition is all part of it, it adds to the satisfaction when you get a good finished product at the end that does the job. 

I think that's what sets us apart from fishermen or shooters, there's more to it than just the hunting aspect.

[rob284 1,682]

13 inch and 13 pound.

[howdeeposxxt 1,448]

Jasus me missus would love that 

[eastcoast 4,115]

23 hours ago, Ace Boone coon said:

I know the answer to this but I wanna ask for a good reason.  Is there a standard of profection on the patterdale? If so what is it?

I thought that you were looking for a rise when I 1st read this but you have explained yourself later on in the thread. Of course there can be no standard of perfection for any type of dog outside of a show ring or an artificial trial situation. Owners and more importantly breeders of working dogs will all have their own standards. Some similar, some contradictory to others. Some unique. The moment that a written standard of physical type is adhered to and influences breeding in preference to the qualities that were sought in the development of the breed/type is the moment the breed/type becomes a shallow facsimile of what it should be. Of no more value than a show quality leek or carrot. A value that can be measured and attained in £££s or $$$s of course, but worthless all the same.

[Glyn..... 5,208]

small enough to get 

big enough to stay 

[Apache... 2,588]

It's a veteran of 10 yrs old, never ever failed, one hole every time, very rarely chewed and produces the same. 

[Apache... 2,588]

You brawl you fall, you bay you stay.