Well I agree with the whole of that, imo there are two types you will always have big ones, small ones, round ribbed ones, flat ribbed ones etc.etc. Saying that, i believe as an earth dog you have to be more critical in the way the dog is built to enable it to work below ground....due to it’s height the dog needs to be narrow, you need flat ribs, chest not too deep but deep enough for the lungs etc to function correctly, perfect shoulders, long back to give flexibility, strong jaw, large teeth these are just a few points that the Bedlington as an earth dog imo needs, but they are not necessa