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Doddsline Duffy Best Dog CC at
National Working & Pastoral Breeds Champ Show
Sat 17th July
2010 Judge
Mr Ellis Hulme
 
Blackpool Champ Show
27th June 2010 Doddsline Duffy Best Dog CC Judge Mrs Pat Chadwick
congrats to
Duffy 
 
Doddsline
Duffy Dog CC
at Border
Union  Champ
Show 19th
June 2010
Judge Mrs
Patsy Hollings
Well done
Duffy
 
Doddsline
Duffy 3rd in
Lancashire
Heeler Club
best overall
dog / bitch
for 2009
beaten by
two lovely
bitches.
 
Doddsline
Duffy Dog CC
& BOB at
Driffield Champ Show
Thurs 1st Oct
2009 Judge
Mrs Freda
Marshall
 
Doddsline
Duffy Dog CC
at Birmingham
City Champ
Show 4th Sept
2009 Judge
Mr Derek Smith
 
Doddsline
Duffy Res Dog
CC at Welsh
KC Champ
Show 22nd
August 2009
Judge
Mr Vic Salt
 
Doddsline
Duffy Best Dog CC & BOB
at National Working & Pastoral Champ Show
18th July 2009
Judge Mr Barry Allison
  
Doddsline
Duffy Best Dog at Leeds
Champ Show
26th July 2009 Judge Mrs Lesley Danson
   
Crufts 2009
Doddsline Duffy
2nd Open Dog
Judge Miss
Sarah Whybrow
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The Lancashire Heeler a Pastoral Dog

heinban L ancashire H eelers
 

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   The Lancashire Heeler is a native breed of the United Kingdom   
    originating in the county of Lancashire hence the name, he is the
    smallest dog in the Pastoral Group, this group comprises of dogs
    who were used to herd cattle and sheep since the early days of  
    mans close association with dogs. 
    Not only have they been used to herd sheep, cattle and other
    cloven hoofed animals, dogs were used to guard their owners
    from predators.  All over the world dogs can be seen working
    with other animals, from the hottest climates of Africa and 
    Australia to the very cold temperatures of the Arctic Circle, dogs  
    are used to herd and guard other animals.  There is a vast terrain
    difference where the herding dogs are used, from arid deserts to
    lowland plains to bleak snow capped mountains.  Most dogs have
    a natural instinct to chase anything which runs and to protect
    their territory and other pack members from attack. We have
    capitalised on these natural instincts and trained many dog
    breeds to be natural herders, the Lancashire Heeler being one
    of these.  As time moved on this development was advantageous
    to both man and dog. The dog's skills of herding and guarding
    were valuable to man, the dogs benefitted by being looked
    after and well fed.
    When man began to settle into larger communities, settlements, 
    villages, they surrounded the villages etc with herds of animals,
    which was the start of a form of a farming system, the herds of
    different animals provided the settlers with food, drinks and 
    clothing  These herds had to be protected from predators, they 
    were kept in close proximity to the village, these herds were 
    highly valued by the communities as also were the dogs who
    were used to guard both flocks and homes.  The dogs helped to
    keep the flock in close proximitiy to the community.
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The different climates resulted in many different types of dogs
being bred to suit both roles as herder and guardians of a flock or  
herds. Along with sheep dogs, cattle dogs, heelers, many different  types of dogs were bred which resulted in the Pastoral Group we  have today.  In extreme wet conditions dogs with protective coats were required.  In mountainous Europe came the Pyrenean Mountain dog, in Britain we had the Collie and Old English Sheep dog which were suited to our conditions, also Border Collies who have an excellent reputation as sheep herders, these dogs can be found in many countries working on the farms.  Samoyed have been herding Reindeer for centuries in colder countries.  Heelers got their name from nipping at the cattle's heels, without breaking the skin, as they drove the cattle to market or were rounding up the herd.  The Welsh Corgi is another Heeler.
 
The Rottweiler was used in Southern Germany as a cattle dog but 
has since gone on to be a guard dog with great success and now
resides in the Working Group.  Shetland Sheepdogs, the Comondor, 
the Australian Cattle dog and the Australian Shepherd dog are also
in the Pastoral Group because of their herding abilities.  The herding
dogs ability to be highly trained stems from their natural
intelligence, willingness and desire to succeed.  The complex amount of work they are given is undertaken or performed with little instruction.
 
The Lancashire Heeler being the smallest dog in the Pastoral Group 
is often thought of as a 'lap dog' nothing could be further from the
truth, true there are the smaller types, fiesty, robust skimming over the top of the grass and seemingly turning in midair, dominant,
determined, intelligent, proud to be on show here in the twenty
first century, from their humble beginnings, as was pointed out,
from the Lancashire farms, roaming the streets of our old cotton
towns and villages in Lancashire.  Long may they survive and go
from strength to strength in the coming years as one of our popular
native breeds.
The Lancashire Heeler, he loves you more than he loves himself.
 
                                                                Copyright:    Audrey Bancroft

 
  
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in Limit Bitch
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