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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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CHAPTER
XXXV
THE
BEDLINGTON
TERRIER
This
gamest
of
all
the
terriers
has
been
known
as
a
distinct
and
thoroughly
British
breed
for
over
a
century,
which
is,
I
think,
a
fairly
ancient
lineage.
There
are
various
theories
as
to
its
original
parentage,
but
the
one
which
holds
that
he
was
the
result
of
a
cross
between
the
Otterhound
and
the
Dandie
Dinmont
suggests
itself
to
me
as
the
most
probable
one.
His
characteristics
strongly
resemble
in
many
points
both
these
breeds,
and
there
can
be
but
little
doubt
of
his
near
relationship
at
some
time
or
other
to
the
Dandie.
The
earliest
authentic
record
we
have
of
the
Bedlington
was
a
dog
named
Old
Flint,
who
belonged
to
Squire
Trevelyan,
and
was
whelped
in
1782.
The
pedigree
of
Mr.
William
Clark's
Scamp,
a
dog
well
known
about
1792,
is
traced
back
to
Old
Flint,
and
the
descendants
of
Scamp
were
traced
in
direct
line
from
1792
to
1873.
A
mason
named
Joseph
Aynsley
has
the
credit
for
giving
the
name
of
"Bedlington"
to
this
terrier
in
1825.
It
was
previously
known
as
the
Rothbury
Terrier,
or
the
Northern
Counties
Fox-terrier.
Mr.
Thomas
J.
Pickett,
of
Newcastle-on-Tyne,
was
perhaps
the
earliest
supporter
of
the
breed
on
a
large
scale,
and
his
Tynedale
and
Tyneside
in
especial
have
left
their
names
in
the
history
of
the
Bedlington.
The
present
day
Bedlington,
like
a
good
many
other
terriers,
has
become
taller
and
heavier
than
the
old
day
specimens.
This
no
doubt
is
due
to
breeding
for
show
points.
He
is
a
lathy
dog,
but
not
shelly,
inclined
to
be
flatsided,
somewhat
light
in
bone
for
his
size,
very
lively
in
character,
and
has
plenty
of
courage.
If
anything,
indeed,
his
pluck
is
too
insistent.
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