FAMILY-DOG            Size about  41 cm (16 inches)               8-10 kg (18-23 ibs)

 

Bedlington Terriers are different from other Terriers . They have a specially look and much softer temper. They are : a great family-dog , friendly , affectionate, soft , spirited , happy , intelligent , full of courage, not shy or nervous and they love to play. They love to lie in the sofa, as much as they love to run around outdoors. They are easy to train/raise and some like to use them in agility and obedience.

 

The coat is soft , thick and have a tendency to twist, particularly on head and legs. They do not loose hair, but they have to be trimmed about every 6-12 week to keep their specially look. They do not smell much dog, and some allergic people can tolerate them. The colour is : blue, liver, sandy or blue and liver with tan.

 

 

The breed is healthy and they often live to they are 12-14 years old. But there are one disease:  koppertoxicosis. To day all breeders test the dogs before they use them  in breeding , they can take a DNA- test, which tells if the dog are free, seek or carrier. In this way we can avoid breeding seek dogs. 

 KOPPERTOXICOSIS

 

 

     

 

     

 

HISTORY

 

Origin : Great Britain

Bedlington was first known as Rothbury-Terrier. It is possibility they were mixed up with Bull Terrier. This breed had a sharp temper and was used into dog-fight-show. Already in 1667 it was written about two different kinds of terriers, one with short legs and shaggy coat and the other  with long legs and soft coat. The workers in England could not afford to have so many dogs , they wonted one dog they could use in many different ways.  A dog they could use to hunt foxes, hare and badgers. Which also could keep mice and rats away from their house. It also had to have courage. They started to mix some different Terriers.The first dog actually called a Bedlington, was born in the town Bedlington, in 1825. He was named Young Piper and was owned of Mr Joseph Ainsley. Ainsley mixed two of his own dogs and they became the origin parents for to-days Bedlington.  

          

 

  

The first breed description was written in 1870. In the beginning they had short legs and was dark coloured. Later they were mixed up with whippet, and they became, as we know them to day.

  

 

 

 THE STANDARD

 

GENERAL APPEARANCE:

A graceful, lithe, muscular dog, with no signs of either weakness or coarseness. Whole head pear, or wedge-shaped, and the expression in repose, mild and gentle. GAIT: Capable of galloping at high speed

and have appearance of being able to do so. Action very distinctive, rather mincing, light and springy in slow paces and slight roll when in full stride.

 

SIZE : Height about 41 cm ( 16 inches)  Weight 8- 10 kg ( 18-23 ibs)

 

BODY : Muscular and markedly flexible. Body slightly greater in length than height.
Back : has natural arch over loin. Loin : Arched loin with curved topline immediately above loins.
Chest : Deep and fairly broad. Flat ribbed, deep through brisket which reaches to elbow.
Underline: Arched loin creating a definite tuck-up of underline. Tail : Moderate length, thick at root, tapering to a point and gracefully curved. Set on low, never carried over back.Hair : Very distinctive. Thick and linty standing, well out from shin, but not wiry. A distinct tendency to twist, particularly on the head , face and leg.

 

HEAD AND NECK

Head Covered with profuse silky top-knot which should be nearly white.

Skull : Narrow, but deep and rounded. Stop : There must be no stop : the line from occiput to nose-end straight and unbroken. Nose : Nostrils large and well defined. Blues and blue and tans must have black noses, liver and sandy must have brown noses Lips : Closes fitting, without flew.
Jaw/Teeth : Jaw long and tapering. Teeth large and strong. Scissor bite i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaw. Eyes : Small, bright and deep set. Ideal eye has appearance of being triangular. Blues have a dark eye; blue and tans have lighter eye with amber light, livers and sandy a light hazel eye. Well filled up beneath eyes. Ears : Moderately size, filbert-shaped, set on low, and hanging flat to cheek. Thin and velvety in texture; covered with short fine hair with fringe of whitish silky hair at tip.

Neck : Long and tapering, deep base with no tendency to throatiness. Spring well up from shoulders, and head carried rather high.

FOREQUARTERS:

Forelegs straight, wider apart at chest than at feet. Shoulders: Flat and sloping. Pasterns: Long and slightly sloping without weakness.

 

HINDQUATERS: Muscular and moderate length. Hindlegs have appearance of being longer them forelegs. Hocks: Strong and well let down, turning neither in nor out.

 

FEET: Long hare feet with thick and well closed-up pads.