Brindle Terriers

[Accip74 7,112]

Feck me that is an ugly dog! Does it work?

Yep & yep.....

[steve66 3,086]

Had a brindle pup in the early 90s out of 2 white jrts, always thought it was a throw back to bull blood

[Onlyworkmatters 1,584]

Feck me that is an ugly dog! Does it work?

Only 1 reason to keep an ugly dog on a yard

[Accip74 7,112]

 

Feck me that is an ugly dog! Does it work?

Only 1 reason to keep an ugly dog on a yard

Surely only one reason to keep a pretty one too?

[Onlyworkmatters 1,584]

 

 

Feck me that is an ugly dog! Does it work?

Only 1 reason to keep an ugly dog on a yard

Surely only one reason to keep a pretty one too?

 

 

 

If only

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

Seen a litter off 2 black dogs that threw 2 black dogs and 2 brindle bitches

[chilli 368]

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Edited March 30, 2016 by chilli

[eastcoast 3,729]

Thank you for the interesting replies chaps. Accip74, that's one interesting looking animal. The ugliest looking thing this side of an African Hunting Dog :-) But if he does a job then I'm sure he's worth his weight in gold. I use the term " ugly " in the context that he is beautiful compared to the GSD that got placed at Crufts this year ! But I suspect he wont be the one commanding the £1000 stud fees. More fool them.

 

I wrote this topic after thinking why brindle is by no means a common colour amongst working terriers given that bull blood is probably present in most, even though it may be way, way back. Is just fashion and brindle pups were culled or is it a less dominant gene than black/red etc ? By the same token I've never seen a black and tan Stafford even though they used to exist.

 

The brindle terriers that I used to know were a very in dark colour and had really dense rough coats. It was only when they were shaved that the brindle colour became apparent. None stripping coats maybe from Bedlington blood ? I like to think that they were a primitive type of working terrier indigenous to the north of England that is now lost to us but they were probably just a fluke small stamp from recent bull outcross at the time. They weren't even good at their work. The fault of the owners not the dogs. At the time it was badger far more than fox that was dug and the little brindles did not have the correct method of working in their attitude to that work and suffered as a result. Things were different then and some terrier lads were not of the quality that seems to prevail today regarding respect for the animal hunted and importantly the brave dogs that we are privileged to own.

 

Regards

Eastcoast

[Corkman 944]

They are still about. I have a brindle bitch bred out of white cork dogs and bull crosses. Wouldn't be a pretty type, but a terrier that keeps me happy. Have a white daughter off her with brindle patches which is coming a nice bully type terrier.

 

Another man on here has broken coated brindle types bred off Red Fell X Patterdales/Bull.

 

So looks like there are still about.

 

Don't see many of the box headed broken coated black & tan or red Fell types either these days. Not were I live anyway.

[little hedz 118]

seen a couple of brindle terriers a few years ago had 1 myself every 1 i saw originated from derek wheelers dogs with some nuttall blood

[fat man 4,740]

 

I reckon most brindle coloured or terriers with brindle in there colouring have bull blood influence in there make up but in saying that i have seen and dug to a little brindle coloured bitch that was patterdale bred from what i was told by the man that owned her.

DD's Tiger?

 

Yes Smasher that was her,good little digging bitch.

[Daniel cain 42,892]

The few I've seen have all been smooth coated patts up in the leg.atb dc

[snizle06 202]

I had one from the late Thomas McCormack I believe it was a quater pit big lump of a dog. I regret not being able to repay him the favour before his untimely death.

[smasher 1,055]

 

 

I reckon most brindle coloured or terriers with brindle in there colouring have bull blood influence in there make up but in saying that i have seen and dug to a little brindle coloured bitch that was patterdale bred from what i was told by the man that owned her.

 

DD's Tiger?

Yes Smasher that was her,good little digging bitch.

She was out of a red fell bitch fatman and a black dog

[j1985 1,983]

See a rough coated red brindle up kelmarsh last Sunday, wasn't leggy but was stocky with a big head. Handsome dog