Nothing but rain lately so I've been reading a book
BRITISH DOGS :THEIR VARIETIES, HISTORY, CHARACTERISTICS, BREEDING,MANAGEMENT, AND EXHIBITION. 1879
well it was straight to this chapter......
GROUP III. VERMIN DESTROYERS ? THE TERRIERS.
well there was a few things i found interesting...........
The following are weights and measurements of several good specimens of the breed :
Mr. R. L. Batty's Matt. Age, 7 years 5 months ;weight, 211b. ; height at shoulder, 14 5/8"
Mr. R.L. Batty's Young Topsy. Age, 4 years 11 months;weight, 211b. ; height at shoulder, 14 3/8"
Mr. John Parker's Tyneside II. Age, 2 years 9 months ; weight, 221b. ;height at shoulder, 14 1/2"
Pickett's Tyneside. height at shoulder, 14 3/4"
well they must have had different measures back in the 1800's
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Billy,
ReplyDeleteI think our biggest problem is that we live in a world that has come to believe that BIGGER or FASTER is always better. This is a shame for our breed, since the added height is a detriment to going to ground, as the Bedlington was originally bred to do. All of this ends up being the fault of the breeders. I cannot blame it on anyone else. Not the judges who put up the tall dogs, not the Parent Club's, who do not properly educate the judges. It falls on us breeders, who have been at this for a while and who are supposed to love and protect this breed. But, we have become apathetic and as long as this goes on and people keep winning with big dogs, the worse it will get. Unless we get up in arms and start educating the newer people, the judges, etc. we will lose our breed as we know it and the dogs wil;l lose the ability to do the job that they were originally bred to do. SHAME ON US!