Lakeland Terrier Did You Know?

• One of two dogs to win both Westminster in New York and Crufts in London was a Lakeland Terrier named Champion Stingray of Derryabah (1967).
• The Lakeland Terrier breed was developed to protect sheep from fox.
• 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 breed has been known by a variety of names including Patterdale, Fell, Cumberland and Westmoreland terrier.
• The birthplace of the Lakeland Terrier is Cumberland County in England.
• The Lakeland Terrier was accepted for registration in the AKC stud book in 1934.