Hiya I havent been on here for a while, been moving house etc, but i joined a while ago just to basically find out a little more about my yorkshire terrier male who is now 2. I also have a little girl who is 15 months old. My other half has put a deposit on a patterdale terrier which will be ready in 7 weeks when it will be 8 weeks old, just wanted to know as much as i can find out about these dogs and i figured this would be the best place.
How are they around children? Will it be ok with my yorkie if there braught up together? and as much more on them as anybody can tell me really.
thing is my yorkie is soo soft, he has never bitten atall, he plays with my little girl.. tug of war etc and im pretty sure he thinks hes human half the time, basically hes my baby lol. My other half wants a patterdale as 'his' dog, which is fine by me, as long as it doesnt harm my child or my dog. ive heard they are hunting dogs and very hard to train.?
sorry for going on a bit lol, any info will be much appreciated
thanks jenny

Do you know if your's comes from working parents?

My cousin has one, his mum was patterdale and his dad was patterdale x jrt. Both working dogs.. though going against my advice of not getting a terrier as it was her 1st dog.
he is very strong willed, very hyper, quite nippy, and unreliable off the lead.
Patterdales have a strong working instinct and although my cousins dog is happy with his walk, I feel he really needs more to exercise his brain.
He rebels in class, as he has so much energy and is so feisty that he just wants to shout at everyone and he nipped a husky. my cousin isn't very firm with him.

There are members who own patterdales so I'm sure they will be along with more adice shortly.

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thanks for the advice, i think his parents just go 'ratting' whatever that is lol. x

There is someone on the forum with Patterdales who I'm sure will advise you

Congratulation on your pup

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Ellie x

'Ratting' means they are working dogs.. That is what petterdales do, they are bred to catch rats.
Your partner will need to give him lost of mental stimulation to stop him being bored, or take him ratting.

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hi. i have a patterdale, millie, she is almost 11 months old. she is sweet, brilliant with other dogs, brilliant with small kids, goes off lead no problem at all. very hyper, always ready to play. she came from working parents. easy to house train.i had neighbours kids knocking on door asking if millie can play out lol...
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because of my patterdale, sons friend went and bought one too, different breeder, now his is nippy, very dominant, has such a different character completely
just shows that they all different

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I have a patterdale terrier bitch called Bess whos parents were also ratters, but i think that patties are perhaps one of the softest breeds of terrier when brought up in a home enviroment, and brought up correctly.
They are fab with children, great with other dogs, and just are lovely to have around
But of course put all the training in when they are young and socialise well with other dogs, as you would any dog.
Patterdales are a cross between usually a Border terrier and a Lakeland terrier, the border terrie being quite a soft dog, very good natured and a brilliant family pet, Lakelands are loving and good pets too, although they have a strong independent mind, but are eager to please.
Patterdales are also keen guard dogs, and tend to bark when someone is at the door, or if there is someone in the garden, which is useful at times, but can be annoying, yet this is easy to train out of them if you so wish. They love company, so being with your yorkie would be very good for it.
All in all they are brilliant dogs, and wouldn't be without my dog Bess ever!

P.S My mum isn't a very doggy person but she really wants a patterdale when me and bess move out!!

this is a picture of her


remeber to post piccies of yours when you get him/her!

The breeder said its mum is from the brian nuttal line and the father if from Tom Carr line i think he said, ive looked online though and apparently Brian is dead and Tom is getting prosecuted for hunting LOL x

oh and its a boy lol, calling him Bronson, my yorkie is called Bobby
this is HIM (yes he has a dress on LOL its off my daughters build a bear




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Brian nuttal was one of the first people to breed patterdales he literally made them along with Breay and Buck, real icons within the breed of patterdales, even thought what the patterdale was bred for has been banned now.
All three of them lines are very well known
the majority of patterdales are actually from these lines