Genuine Chocolate Patterdale

[TOPPER 1,809]

don't matter what colour they are its what they do that makes the dog and yes ive choc s here and have shot enough of them in the past as no up to scatch

[nogadog 15]

Just a colour dosent make them any better or worse , couldnt care if they was pink as long as they do the job their bred for

[woottonsheart 214]

I no regardless of the colour as long as they work but im just sayin in general a lot are advertised as nuttall/wheeler and tbh neither bloke has any choc/liver/gold dogs around them.. thats all my question was so would i be right in sayin its just for them to sell quicker ?

[the goat 642]

I could take care if they were blue silver or even bald. Anything bar white ?

[neil cooney 10,415]

That colour will be the ruin of the patterdale breed

That colour has been around for a long time and it hasn't ruined the type yet.

If you mean it will be ruined by the money men ?

They've also been around for a long time and they haven't ruined the type yet either. As long as there's fools with wads there'll be money men.

Edited June 14, 2015 by neil cooney

[black stuff 129]

What do they taste like? CHOCOLATE

[morton 5,367]

That colour will be the ruin of the patterdale breed

It was ruined when the ego,s utilised the name to extract dollar from the numptys and fame chasers,was not the original Pat a black and tan Lakey?.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,608]

The Patterdale will always be safe while there's decent lads still keeping and working them, and keeping them out of the hands of the wannabes and dog dealers...

[morton 5,367]

The Patterdale will always be safe while there's decent lads still keeping and working them, and keeping them out of the hands of the wannabes and dog dealers...

It became doomed as soon as the ribbon and dollar chasers took interest in it,look at the Bedlington,the foundation of the black Fells.For every genuine grafter and breeder of a black un there will be 5 more with less honest intent,fact.

[neil cooney 10,415]

You're being kind with 5 Morton.

[foxdropper 17,092]

If theres money in them i better get a few .Top up the holiday fund a bit .Make a change from dragging deer .

At a terrier show Sunday and not one choc pat was shown .Was won by a very smart black dog that sadly will never see the dark.The fact is the more lads talk about the choc being sought after the more the show ponies want them so treat as just another worker ,or a cull as the case maybe .

[fat man 4,740]

If theres money in them i better get a few .Top up the holiday fund a bit .Make a change from dragging deer .

At a terrier show Sunday and not one choc pat was shown .Was won by a very smart black dog that sadly will never see the dark.The fact is the more lads talk about the choc being sought after the more the show ponies want them so treat as just another worker ,or a cull as the case maybe .

FD the way it looks and sounds any man could have a good holiday on a litter of chocs.I go to maybe 2 shows a year and that is exactly why i dont go to more.When you see a terrier,dont matter what colour bieng paraded about in a ring and you known full well it has never left the owners sitting room let alone graft,and worst of all is if its a working terrier show,imo there should be 2 categories 1 for the ribbon brigade and 1 for workers.Keven EM of here runs a good show,proper working terriers that have seen plenty of work,way it should be.

[fireman 10,774]

The best in show at a working terrier show should be the best entered terrier class winner,the rest are smart types..

[neil cooney 10,415]

So how do you pick workers from posers in the show ring ?

Or would I get a quicker answer if I asked "What's the meaning of life ?" LOL.

It's annoying when you see a well known showdog beating a well known working in the show ring but it's not the end of the world and see when a show gets a good reputation for attracting quality workers sooner or later the show folk will target that show as it becomes THEE show to win thus increasing the price of pups or studs and the cycle continues.

[undertaker 830]

Was talking to lad yesterday and asked him did he bred anything this year he said his bitch didnt come in season so he rang a lad that had a litter of pups off gud stock he was asked 500 euro for a pup