Patterdale Terriers and the UK Kennel Club

[Pignut 4]

Should the Patterdale Terrier be recognised by the UK Kennel Club?

 

What do you think?

 

Considering this breed has so many variations for the specific hunting work required over many years, what happens if the UK Kennel Club get their hands on this breed and require a Breed Standard?

 

Is this right? Also, considering what has happened to many of the recognised breeds, such as the ataxic GSD, what could happen to the Patterdale gene pool?

 

Cheers

Pignut

Edited April 30, 2009 by Pignut

[moosedog 2]

oh my fecking good god i hope not they will truly feck the bread up

[Pignut 4]

I would draw your attention to this:-

 

http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/patt...le-terrier.html

 

Scary stuff if you ask me.

[OldNog 432]

nothing god has ever come of a dog thats been recognised by the kennel Club. They are a disgrace and need disbanding!!

Edited April 30, 2009 by OldNog

[diggerman 0]

Easiest way to destroy a breed is get it recognised with KC bunch of TW-TS

[andyratman 0]

nothing god has ever come of a dog thats been recognised by the kennel Club. They are a disgrace and need disbanding!!

just look at what they have done to the border terrier,the sealyham,the fox terrier even the yorkshire terrier to mention a few,they have bred out working ability and gameness in the name of fashion and beauty,I dont think they should be allowed to f**k up any more working terrier lines.

[darrell jnr 16]

fucks sake whatever happens we shouldnt let the kc anywere near the breed...lookat the damage thats been done already to other breeds...would hate to see patterdales go same way...darrell.

[Guest fence_hopper]

hunters lke are selves have invented these breeds over decades but the b@tsrerd antis and kennel club don't mind that, there wouldn't be such breeds if there was no such thing as hunting. it'll end up like the beddy

[dev 226]

by and large the patterdale/fell is the main terrier left now for proper digging, the lakeland,border,beddlington,fox terrier, glen etc etc have all fallen to the hands of the KC. there are some working strains left but they are dying out as far as i can see. the patterdale/fell is bred for earthwork not the show ring and long may it stay like that

[Guest Chip]

i couldnt give a **** really it wont be hurting me or mine,

id like to see the back of the kc as much as the next but can some one tell me how the kennel club will screw up these black dogs?????i mean our dogs?.

collectively if we had half the integrety we spout regarding working dogs sorting mates out ,,free pups etc etc there shouldnt be a problem for us.

Edited April 30, 2009 by Chip

[Guest MickyB]

I voted NO, obviously, as i would hate to see yet another great working breed turned into something its not!

 

BUT........

 

As if true terriermen would ever compromise THEIR own working stock and start breeding to a standard which has nothing at all to do with working ability!!! What im trying to say is that the KC can only do so much... at the end of the day its down to each responsible terrierman to keep his/her terrier as they see fit and breed for working ability not looks...

[Guest hunterside]

most deffinantly no, they f**k up most breeds all they do is think about money i bred borders of a bit sent a form in coz my afix is in mine and my misses name she didnt sign it they sent it back and charge me 10 quid for doing so money grabbing b*****ds not bothered about who breeding what so long they get paid.

[Cold Ethyl 63]

The kc are the worst thing to happen to any breed imo

[Gooner 143]

Leave well alone.

[lavrockhall 2]

Its typical of these pet owners ,they get hold of working breeds and think they are unique to them and feck any body else.The Patterdale will go the way of the Lakeland .kc and working type for its on the way just now. lavrock