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redriverslim
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« on: December 24, 2013, 09:05:15 pm » |
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Patterdale terriers are more commonly referred to in the UK as Fell Terriers. They are bred to "go to ground" and fight face to face with a fox, badger, etc. They are burrowing, underground specialists and very game. They do not make good pets. Nothing they were bred to do in any way relates to hog hunting. They are not baydogs, they are not catchdogs. The ones Ive owned were more of a problem than anything else. They are too gamey to let run loose as a pet, so they have to be kept on a chain or in a pen, and they will often fight another dog. They are not game like a bulldog, but some will fight. They cant be trusted around livestock either. I would say you have to treat them like a game bred bulldog. Most people I ever knew who owned Patterdales, just kept them for the novelty of it and bred them and sold puppies. Not much sport for groundwork in the United States. I don't know too many guys digging out fox lairs 20 feet under the ground and using dynamite and all that stuff they do over in England and Ireland. If you want to own a tough little dog that is gritty as hell but has no real practical purpose, then try you one. Patterdales are Jagdterriers without the nose and hunt.
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