I think it depends on how people use a shovel, if you dig it in too deep and the the ground won't budge but you're still putting pressure on it then it's logical that it's going to snap imo.
Very true! I don't know what it's like everywhere else in the UK, but up here I've noticed a lot of people now have Patterdales as pet dogs. Hopefully they won't end up as the Border, Russell, Lakelands etc have gone...
Ring them and they will take it back and fix it. My mate has had a similar problem and reckons that they said you have to turn them and off every few days otherwise the battery dies.
Been looking for a decent set of bib and braces for season coming for digging, has anyone got any recomendations on any, seen a pair of deerhunter ones that look good but if someone can recommend better it would be a great help, thanks.