Bedlingtons!!!

[miss_klara]

My beagle died in February and since then my family has really been missing having a dog around... We're not jumping straight back in and getting a puppy any time soon, I think we're looking at August, when we get back from our family holiday....

One dog that we've been looking into is the Bedlington Terrier. My friend JD has one, and we think it's such a beautiful dog. His dog is really friendly and loves attention, and it looks like a sheep! So cute! However, JD said that Bedlingtons are usually not so friendly because they were originally bred as a hunting dog.

Does anyone know anything more? My Mum is seriously looking into these dogs, contacting breeders and stuff, so any tips or advice swould be appreciated! Thanks

 

[Sabina41]

Please adopt!!!! Millions of dogs are euthanized in shelters every year and thousands more are sitting there longing for homes!

Personally I don't know much about Bedlington's, but if I'm not mistaken they're the silly looking ones that get groomed to look like sheep with a big poof of hair on top of their heads....in which case are you prepared for the grooming this breed will require? Yes, hunting/herding dogs can be more work than some other breed. They have hundreds of years of doing a job bred into them. They have a drive to DO something and sometimes that's why they don't make good housepets (anxiety, destructive chewing, etc.).

If you are truly interested in this breed, then do some rescue searching. I guarantee that there are Bedlington's or Bedlingtin mixes in a rescue or shelter and if this is the breed you want, you should be willing to give an abandoned one a home, rather than getting a puppy. You'll be saving a life, saving money and saving headaches.