Patton Terrier

The Patton Terrier is a hybrid breed. His parent breeds are the Patterdale Terrier and the Boston Terrier. He is a fairly rare hybrid breed, so, in order to learn about the origins of the Patton Terrier, it is important to study the parent breeds. The Boston Terrier is truly an American Gentleman. He was born and bred in America, Boston in particular. Generally, it is accepted that sometime in the late 1800s, the first Boston Terrier was born. While this has not been totally verified, we do know that a dog named Judge is the direct ancestor of the Boston Terrier. Judge was roughly thirty-two pounds, a dark brindle color with a white blaze on his face and a square-shaped head. Judge was bred to a white dog weighing no more than twenty pounds. Kate, or Burnett's Gyp, whelped only one puppy, who was named Well's Eph. Eph was widely bred, but especially to a female named Tobin's Kate, who had a distinctly short head and weighed no more than twenty pounds. It is thought that Eph and Kate's offspring was then bred with a French Bulldog. At one time the Boston was referred to the Boston Bull Terrier, and in 1889, the American Bull Terrier Club was founded. In 1893, the American Kennel Club recognized the breed. The Patterdale Terrier hails from England. In fact, this breed is rare outside of Britain. He was brought to the United States in 1978. It is believed that the Patterdale hails from the Lake District of Yorkshire in Great Britain. The name "Patterdale" comes from one of the small villages in the Lake District of Great Britain. He was bred to be a rabbit hunter in addition to flushing out prey such as foxes. He is also quite the ratter. In American, the Patterdale is said to hunt anything with fur. This includes the groundhog, fox, raccoons, and badgers. While he may be one of the smallest of his fellow hunting dogs, the Patterdale has no fear. He will go after prey twice his size.