Consett Lakeland

[Netmaker 904]

What was the name of the black dog was it charlie

[fatlad 250]

If you like the dog's you pay your money and take your chance ive got 2 off churchy both work, quiet in kennel and not hyper when not working I would never show a dog but ian puts lots of work into his dogs stripping coats on them when my dogs coat is messy I often pop round for a coffee knowing he will end up doing her coat lol 

[big sid 1,118]

just thought i.d put my tuppence worth in, my digging buddie had two from churchy both not bad looking both worked if you call 10 min  before they surfaced, tbags was more show than work and yes i do know him having said this i only ever saw a few of his that were supposed to be workers him and mr cleaned up the shows in the early nineties.

[lurchers 2,595]

18 minutes ago, fatlad said:

If you like the dog's you pay your money and take your chance ive got 2 off churchy both work, quiet in kennel and not hyper when not working I would never show a dog but ian puts lots of work into his dogs stripping coats on them when my dogs coat is messy I often pop round for a coffee knowing he will end up doing her coat lol 

On about taking advantage Ian hates looking at a scruffy dog when it needs stripping.I don’t blame ya mate cos sometimes it’s a pain in the jenk.

[lurchers 2,595]

21 minutes ago, Netmaker said:

What was the name of the black dog was it charlie

No but I will find out for you 

[dogmandont 9,312]

If any of these lookers that were cleaning up at the shows decided one winters day that working wasn't for them what would become of it???? 

Honest replies only please. 

[Netmaker 904]

mine flipped one morning and decided to get in to one with his mother she killed him and I put her down as she was to far gone to do any other I was out and came home to a blood bath they had been kenneled together from the day he was born so thought nothing of kennelling them together

[lurchers 2,595]

1 hour ago, Netmaker said:

What was the name of the black dog was it charlie

No mate I’ve just spoke to the lad who bred him and he was called Jim 

[lurchers 2,595]

49 minutes ago, dogmandont said:

If any of these lookers that were cleaning up at the shows decided one winters day that working wasn't for them what would become of it???? 

Honest replies only please. 

I know the ones I’ve said and showed a pic of worked from after breeding season until the start of the season as I believe they call it breeding season for a reason on all game.

[morton 5,367]

On 03/06/2020 at 21:14, Lurcher89 said:

The so called top names that everyone bangs on about.... Middleton Ward Church Wild and all the rest. Always hear those names and more. My point was they all showed dogs so why can't anyone else. Like i said nowt wrong with keeping workers that look good

The early shows where more about mates and workers,that soon turned into fashionable rosette winners and the working factor took a slide that its never really recovered from.The names you mentioned id not have visited their later kennels to find a grafter,something pretty perhaps.

[Bosun11 537]

Absolutley feck all wrong with putting a working terrier into a working terrier show.

Shows may not be every terriermans cup of tee but ALL that i know of that keep a line are proud of their dogs look and form.

As i said, as long as terriers are first and formost bred to graft, nowt wrong with summer showing.... 

[eastcoast 3,725]

Playing Devil's Advocate sort of here, nothing wrong with putting a terrier into a show but sometimes people took it serious and wanted to win . Maybe shrouded their judgement in dogs that were bred from or bought in ? And once a successful show winning line is established other people want to join the party and are willing to pay the membership fee. Having said that I see terrier pups for sale now on internet sites for money that at one time would be potential Great Yorkshire show winners that would not win a waggiest tale class. 

[morton 5,367]

Just now, eastcoast said:

Playing Devil's Advocate sort of here, nothing wrong with putting a terrier into a show but sometimes people took it serious and wanted to win . Maybe shrouded their judgement in dogs that were bred from or bought in ? And once a successful show winning line is established other people want to join the party and are willing to pay the membership fee. Having said that I see terrier pups for sale now on internet sites for money that at one time would be potential Great Yorkshire show winners that would not win a waggiest tale class. 

Do you remember the Harrogate show when the pavilion was full of terrierfolk and the majority of the blood in the ring was work bred orientated,it was not that long ago.Again i owned a lakey that won a massive pup class in that ring,i ended up with him a little later.The shows and rosettes became the devils advocate.

[eastcoast 3,725]

I never went to that show Morton. Sounds like I should have done. Happy days.

[jossa 963]

Some blood from ward etc in these. I'm from near consett, like said above mousey etc have always kept tidy looking terriers but they have all put a shift in too.

Edited June 8, 2020 by jossa