Fell Terriers?

[Flatcoatluver]

Little confused on the whole situation. We got a fell terrier in at work, or that is what she told me. What a cute and cool dog she is. Every where I look online comes up as a patterdale terrier, so now I am a little confuse. Is a fell terrier a patterdale terrier? Can all of those terrier people help me out here?

[vinjashira]

Perhaps this article can help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterdale_Terrier

If a black terrier is rough coated, rather than smooth, it may be called a Patterdale terrier, but it is more commonly called a "fell terrier" while a rough-coated black and tan terrier may be called a "fell terrier," a "Patterdale terrier," a "working Lakeland terrier," or a "black and tan terrier" In the world of non-Kennel Club working terriers, the only real proctor is the quarry itself

[Husky_mom]

LOl.... just what I was gonna post.......

seems like another uninformed dog owner....... one that thought THAT was the breed.......

it sounded weird to me too as I´ve never heard of it, but with so many "new" breeds and some other rares I thought about looking it up

[IRescue452]

I've heard of it. "Fell terrier" is more of a regional name for the breeds. According to my dog breeds dictionaries, a Patterdale terrier is a type of fell terrier. And they've been around since the 1700's so lets not call them designer breeds, just rare enough for people to exploit for money.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

My Tobey is a Patterdale!

http://www.patterdaleterrier.co.uk/

[Husky_mom]

just rare enough for people to exploit for money.

just my thoughts.....

[Pawsitive Thinking]

And they've been around since the 1700's so lets not call them designer breeds, just rare enough for people to exploit for money.

I resent that! Tobey only cost us £150....and we got him from a working farm

The Patterdale terrier some times referred to as the black fell terrier was first recognized as a breed on the 1st January 1995 by the United Kennel club (see kennel clubs link for further information) , the breed has been tailored as working fell dogs for over 100 years as a working dog in the north of England and south of Scotland, but manly in the lake district areas and Yorkshire where weather conditions and land conditions are harsh. The Patterdale terrier was primarily breed as a working dog for remote regions, where horses and larger hunting dogs struggled to get to. The Patterdale's agility and ability to lay completely flat with the hind legs outward, and front legs out forward, with a small chest made it the perfect dog for retrieving rodents, rabbits and foxes from small holes in the ground. Patterdale's have a endless supply of energy, and make excellent companions. They are working terriers, but if you are looking for a terrier for home, if reared from puppy they will adapt to being a house dog very well. We have read articles saying this is not the case, but we have two Patterdale's, we know other people with Patterdale's and they are not working dogs they are pets and lot's of fun to have around.

[IRescue452]

Well, a working dog certainly isn't what I meant by a dog that's exploited for money. I meant breeders who sell breeds as "rare" so they can make more.