Lakeland terrier??

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bendog
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Lakeland terrier??

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I'm curious about whether you lot think Pops is a pure Lakeland or not?
I have my doubts. Most Lakeland pups I've seen on Google seem to be really curly!
Boyfriends mum saw the litter advertised online and bought Pop from a farm in Wales for £100 *i.e. suspiciously cheap for a pedigree*

I know both parents were working terriers, used for rabbit catching mostly I think, and that Pops sister was docked to be kept for working as well. I found this info about tail docking laws:
In Wales the following can be docked.... Terriers of the following breeds: Jack Russell Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, but not combinations of breeds


The breeder claimed to have pedigree papers for Pop, but boyfriends mum didn't see them, or get given them to take home.
We don't even know her date of birth, except that he said she was exactly 11 weeks old when they brought her home.

And Sasha is a Welsh terrier, and they are very similar looking breeds, but Sash was quite curly as a pup
Image - This is Sash when she was young, but not sure of her age on this pic.

And Poppy isn't really curly yet (at around 7-8 months) just a bit wavy:
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So yeah? Pure Lakeland, or a mix? If so - a mix of what?
Do the curls appear as they get older?
Doesn't matter either way really, just interested.
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Nettle
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Re: Lakeland terrier??

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May I see a profile face photo? And a body profile if possible.

Working Lakies are much smaller than show lakies, and at 8 months she won't have her adult coat yet.
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Re: Lakeland terrier??

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She's pretty tall actually. About as tall as Ben, but not quite as big as Sash (so roughly 13") and still growing as far as I can tell.

Some more pics if this helps:
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Body:
Image (not normal stance - she's about to try and take off after a bird)

Normal stance but blurry
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Re: Lakeland terrier??

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Looks lakie to me :) You could argue a touch of something else- maybe Border - but a lot of lakies look like that at her age.

What a pretty dog she is!
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Re: Lakeland terrier??

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Thanks :D

I'm personally not a big fan of the "curly" terriers, so neither a Welsh or Lakie would have been my first choice. But everyone else seems to love them!
And I can't deny she's a little cutie sometimes.
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She sure is a cutie, Bendog! :D
My avatar is Piper, my sweet Pembroke Corgi. b. 5/11/11
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