| The Lakeland
Terrier has origins back to the early 1800īs in beautiful rocky landscape
of the Lake District in the northwestern part of England near the
Scottish border. The Lakeland Terrier was bred to be a working dog and is one of the oldest of the working Terriers also known as the Patterdale Terrier , Fell Terrier or Colored Working Terrier. The breed is derived like the Welsh Terrier from the now extinct Old English Black and Tan Terrier. Other breeds including Wire Fox Terrier, Border Terrier , Bedlington Terriers and the early Dandie Dinmonts are believed to have contributed to the breed's development. The Lakeland Terrier was not bred to rattling as many other terriers, but as a hunting exterminator of foxes and other vermin that preyed on the farmer's sheep . He was able to ground for big animals as badger , fell foxes and otter. He kills his quarry rather than locating it for the hunter. To do this work You need a hardy and workmanlike dog. The breed was named in 1912 and officially recognized by the British Kennel Club 17 March 1931 and in the United States in 1934.
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