Things Could Only Get Better

[lankeela]

after the clutch went on my van yesterday (see motoring section for reference lol) and I am stuck at home with all the dogs till middle of next week. Friends are down at Bath Championship Dog Show and a dog I bred last year has just won the Challenge Certificate and got Best of Breed so I am thrilled to bits. His name is Fettle (Lankeela You Go Boss at Foveaux) and he is only sixteen months old so has a very bright future in front of him. Chuffed or what!

[Tilly2]

Oh! Well done. Do you have a photo?

[lankeela]

Not sure if this will come out and its not the best - will try to get a better one: https://www.lancashireheelers.nl/pedigree/modules/animal/pedigree.php?pedid=12116

[Tilly2]

Lovely! Thank you. Stocky little thing isn't he?

[anneasquith]

What type of dog is that L ?

[Tilly2]

I love the Marmalade one!

[barry1010]

Marvelous.

[Tilly2]

Anne, do keep up. :-)

[barry1010]

Anne, it is a Lancashire Heeler

[anneasquith]

So it is :-) thanks barry .

[retrocop]

Many Congratulations Lankeela. I’ m happy for you as well. Hope there’s more to come.

[lankeela]

The 'Marmalade' one is from Finland - I sent her grandfather out there quite a few years ago to a friend of mine and he has been a top stud dog for them and she came back as a replacement - she is ten now. She is a liver and tan, as is her grandson and there are not many of that colour, most of them are black and tan.

[Tilly2]

Are they bred as working dogs?

[lankeela]

Yes cattle dogs originally and some still work. They are only a maximum of 12 inches tall yet will hold off a herd of recalcitrant bullocks! They are also good ratters so make a good general purpose farm dog but will do anything asked of them. Excellent guard dogs too - be it the postman or a gnat farting three miles away they will alert you to it!

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Lankeela.