bedlingtons

LawrenceM · bedlingtons

anyone keeping/breeding working bedlingtons in Ireland ?

E.mc

Only beddy I've seen here was owned from a guy from around Portadown, it would'nt go to ground just worked with the hounds, have'nt a clue who he was just met them 1 day they were doing cover we were out for a dig.

LawrenceM

i've had some good'uns in the past Eamonn, mating the wee bitch in the picture to dessie mackin's lakeland dog rex ( middleton bred) and put a pup out of that back over the mother, small dogs that went to ground no probs. there was a fella in clogherhead that had dogs of stuart staley that had a very good reputation as earth dogs. i've had patterdales in the past but for some reason i just like the bedlingtons, though i have to admit their coats can be a pain in the arse.

kevin_donegal

well lawrence,
I have a young one as you know.
Shes big but spanable-hasnt seen much of anything yet, shes gone to ground in bigger earths.
Good nose on her.
heres a video i took of her during retriever training when she was very young:

http://donegalimage.com/archive/muckish-with-strange-light

and some photos:

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LawrenceM

she looks well Kevin, even the larger ones have have very narrow fronts and can get into some places you wouldn't expect.

kevin_donegal

aye, she has deceivingly narrow chest.