The original name of this breed of dog was the Rothbury Terrier after a town, like Bedlington, in Northumberland. The Rothbury Terriers were bred by gypsies in the Rothbury Forest near the border with Scotland.
Other names Rothbury Terrier
Rodbery Terrier
Country United Kingdom
Breed Group: Terrier
Weight: 17-23 lbs
Height: Male 16.5; Female: 15.5 inches
Color(s): blue, sandy, and liver, each with or without tan points. Bedlington pups are born dark, ...
Her exact origin is obscure, but in the late 18th century a strain of game terriers was developed that became known as Rothbury terriers.
The Bedlington Terrier was originally named the Rothbury Terrier, after the district of Rothbury on the English border. Gypsy nailmakers in Rothbury prized the breed as a hunter of various game including foxes, hares and badgers.
However, it is believed that during the late 18th century a strain of terrier was developed for hunting game called the Rothbury terrier or the Northumberland fox terrier.
Originally called the Rothbury Terrier after the district of Rothbury on the English border, gypsy nail makers held the breed in high esteem because of its ability to hunt various animals like rabbits, foxes, and badgers.
It was derived from a breed of terriers known as the Rothbury Terriers at the time when they were first discovered. In 1825 a man named Joseph Ainsley decided to breed two Rothbury Terriers and alas, the Bedlington dog was created.
Joseph Ainsley of Bedlington Town interbred two Rothbury Terriers in 1825 and named the offspring the Bedlington Terrier.
Originally named “Rothbury Terrier', the Bedlington Terrier is a native of the Rothbury found in the English border.
The earliest known ancestor of all modern Bedlington Terriers was the Rothbury Terrier named Old Flint, who was born in 1782 and belonged to the squire Trevelyan.
For a time, they were known as Rothbury terriers, but eventually the name Bedlington stuck. The first dog to actually be called a Bedlington Terrier, in 1825, was Ainsley's Piper, owned by Joseph Ainsley of Bedlington.
Originally known as the Rothbury terrier, this breed likely descended from the Otterhound, Dandie Dinmont terrier, and whippet
Initially used as a vermin, badger and rat hunter
The National Bedlington Terrier Club of England was established in 1877 ...
AKC Group: Sporting Group
The Rothbury Terrier was originally used for seeking out and killing mice, rats, and badgers. They were later used to catch rabbits.
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It was the year 1825 аnd Joseph, living in the town of Bedlington, had bred a couple of his own Rothbury Terriers, naming the offspring the Bedlington Terrier.
Country of Origin: Bedlington England - the northern mining area; in 1830's were called Rothbury Terrier. Favorite of miners for badgering and ratting. Tinkers and gypsies kept them first in Yorkshire, England.
'has head of a lamb with the heart of a lion', Rothbury Terrier
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Great Britain, possibly from the Whippet, Otterhound and Dandie Dinmont ...
Historical notes: The original name of the Bedlington Terrier breed was the Rothbury Terrier. Rothbury is a town, like Bedlington, in Northumberland, England.
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Bedlington Terrier
The Bedlington Terrier is also known as: Rothbury Terrier
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Group classification: Terrier ...
Alternate names it was known by are 'The Rothbury Terrier' and 'The Gypsy Dog', (due to its assistance with poaching.) Although now rarely called into the field, The Bedlington was an excellent hunter due to its acute sense of smell and hearing, ...
The Bedlington Terrier takes it name from the mining shire of that name, in the County of Northumberland, England. Purely a Northumbrian production, he first came to be known as the Rothbury Terrier, having originated in the Hannys hills, ...
 See also: Bedlington Terrier, Whippet, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Greyhound, Otterhound
  
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