working welsh terriers

[timjim 43]

is there a working strain of welsh terriers left in this country that anyone knows about?,

been searching on the net but only working strain i have found are in america

 

just wondered if thats all thats left here is show shite

Edited September 24, 2009 by timjim

[justin 2]

hello buddy...

[timjim 43]

pm sent

Edited September 24, 2009 by timjim

[timjim 43]

some info:

Introduction

Is it an Airedale puppy?

 

Is it a Wire Fox Terrier?

 

No, it's a Welsh Terrier, the Welsh version of a feisty, go-to-ground kennel dog bred to eradicate vermin from British farms. Closely resembling the Lakeland Terrier, which developed in Britain's northern Lake District for similar purpose, Welsh Terriers were housed with the hounds, ran with the pack, and climaxed the chase by going underground after otter, fox, or badger.

 

The Welsh have had purebred strains of dogs for more than 1000 years. In its native Wales, the terrier was referred to as daeargi, which means "dog." An old Welsh poem written about 1450 describes the hardy little terrier with some accuracy as " . . . a good bitch, a black red-bellied terrier bitch, to throttle the brown pole-cat," a dog that undoubtedly was the progenitor of the present day Welsh Terrier.

 

Some historians think that all terriers are modifications and improvements of a single breed recorded as the "Old English Black and Tan." Early pictures show the Black and Tan as a medium-to-small dog, usually wire-coated, with small ears and a sharp, alert expression. The Black and Tan no longer exists, probably because breeders and fanciers found variations of it were more suitable or desirable than the original.

 

Entire families of closely related terrier breeds gradually evolved through carefully repeated breeding of a few dogs that proved superior in hunting particular game and possessed the ability to transmit their traits to their offspring. Breeders used only the soundest, most promising dogs from each litter for future matings. Dogs that did not measure up seldom were allowed to survive: it was a harsh life for dog and man, and there was no place in it for the weak or the useless. The huntsman practiced line breeding and inbreeding well in advance of published theories of genetics.

 

The hunter's idea of a perfect terrier is evident in his final choice. He wanted a small dog, for what use is one that gets caught in the hole or eats as much food as it catches? It had to be a dog of good bone and muscle, with strong jaws and teeth.

 

The Welshman also wanted his dog to have strength and stamina with a calm disposition so he could trust it as a companion and guardian of the children or kennel it safely with other dogs. For its own protection, it had to have a rugged constitution and a weather-resistant coat. How the dog looked was less important than how useful and sturdy it was. From the beginning, the Welsh was a balanced, compact dog with no exaggeration of size or features.

[timjim 43]

some old pics i found on the net of working type:

 

 

 

Edited September 24, 2009 by timjim

[Aitor 140]

Do you have working welsh terrier?

[Aitor 140]

There is a lot of working welsh terrier in the Czech Republic and Poland

[The Breeder 156]

G. M worked a few cross them with his lakelands

[timjim 43]

Do you have working welsh terrier?

 

no mate, would like to find out what i can about the working type, thats all i have seen in the flesh is the show shite

[timjim 43]

There is a lot of working welsh terrier in the Czech Republic and Poland

 

any pics, videos ?

[Stabs 2]

There is a lot of working welsh terrier in the Czech Republic and Poland

 

any pics, videos ?

 

type "terier walijski mysliwskie" into google images

[timjim 43]

There is a lot of working welsh terrier in the Czech Republic and Poland

 

any pics, videos ?

 

type "terier walijski mysliwskie" into google images

[Big Dog222 0]

I worked with one a friend had over 30 years ago. He looked class and was 200% on a fox. Sadly he was the only one and although he sired many other bread, there were no other Welsh.

 

I hope you find some and take the breed fwd.

[timjim 43]

I hope you find some and take the breed fwd.

 

easier said than done, cheers anyway

[bolty 45]

I hope you find some and take the breed fwd.

 

easier said than done, cheers anyway

i used to go out with a nieghbor of mine some forty or more years ago and he had a very good welsh terrier dog called nip he could hunt a fox on top or in the stones or shift him remember getting stuck in the blissards of 63 with the dog freezing cold i was 8 years old he was a good old dog but aint seen a working one since got a old book here with some real good sorts in it best of luck .