FELL OR PATTERDALE?

[damashaman 1]

I know an old terrierman who has this wierd quirk. I showed him my two black terriers, and when he saw the bitch he said "that's got patterdale in it" I thought WTF is he going on about?

He says this a lot, and it really has baffled me. I thought they were one and the same thing???

 

My dog is a taller rough type (N Stevens, Parks /Wheeler) and my bitch is a small smooth big headed type. (Nuttall/ Brightmore mix)

Can anyone help as this has done me head right in Ta

[Waz 4,292]

FELL OR PATTERDALE?, What is the difference?

 

Bout 100 quid.

[damashaman 1]

Thats ded funny lads but no help thanks for that

[Guest pip]

They only need titles for show classes,all fells or coloured terriers to me.

[top terrierman 90]

dont really know dont think anyone can anwer that one .guess when some people see a leggy enough type dog with a broken coat they thing fell.when they see smoth coated bully headed black dog they thing patterdale

[rob.i 26]

The fell terrier is a name given to almost any dog originating in cumbria or northern england patterdale ,border amongst others according to wikipedia

[rob.i 26]

strangely enough the black and tan lakies look very similar to the welsh terrier

[keg 1]

its the same question as how do no a lurcher from a tumbler

[damashaman 1]

Very true. And katie so, so correct!!

 

I think that some people refer to bully strong stuff as patterdale and the leggy slender gear as Fells.

They are the same damn thing to me though, thanks folks.

[uru 341]

Very true. And katie so, so correct!!

 

I think that some people refer to bully strong stuff as patterdale and the leggy slender gear as Fells.

They are the same damn thing to me though, thanks folks.

Damashaman,

I often wonder the same.I was told by a fellow that they are all "Fells",but the name Patterdale stuck,due to a good many coming from the area "Patterdale".Also,that Nuttall's terriers had become almost a type unto themselves,being known for their bully head,smooth coat(mostly)etc. and being neither properly classified as Fells or Patterdales.(I don't know,so if this is not correct,sorry)

craig

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Don't a lot of people talk of " Black Fell Terriers " ?

[dog fox 16]

http://www.patterdaleterrier.websnadno.cz/...e__History.html

HAVE A READ OF THIS ,SHOULD CLEAR THINGS UP A BIT

[dogga 1]

interesting read that dog fox .did get a bit confused trying to translate it into english though ........til i saw the second bit!!!!

[Guest whitser]

i call a patt a dark-black colored but with short smooth coat. a fell is dark-black with a broken wire hair coat.

[runforyourlife 361]

There is no difference whats so ever. They were bred in cumbria for flushing the fox out of the crags, and gullies on the cumbrian fells(hence fell terrier). The hunts men called for them when one of the charlies went to ground, especially around patterdale(hence patterdale terrier) a ver rocky and holey area of cumbria.