kathyd

My husband has severe pet allergies. We had bedlington terriers for 18 years and he did well with them. The last one died a year ago and we've been on a waiting list all that time for a puppy.

The breeder I've been in contact with was hoping to have puppies last fall but the breeding fell through when the male wasn't available. He has 2 breeding females and neither of them has come into season since then.

We got Murphy because I was wondering if we were ever going to find a bedlington and I'm miserable without a dog. She's worked out great and we're so glad that we got her.

Of course, we always have in our minds that we're getting a bedlington, too, since we still have a deposit with that breeder.

Then last week I found out that there is a litter of bedlingtons here in our province, different breeder. It's the only Canadian litter listed on the Bedlington Terrier of America web site and they're located a ferry ride away from me. Coincidentally, I was going to be going over to the mainland anyway this past Friday, so we arranged to meet the breeder and the puppies while I was over there.

We all clicked. The mom and grandmother loved me. The breeder was surprised because momma has been pretty protective of her puppies but she was very cuddly with me and my friend. The puppies were only 3 1/2 weeks old so we couldn't hold them, but we did spend some time with them and he showed them to us individually so we could get a good look.

I was really comfortable with the breeder and his approach and he thinks ours will be a great home for one of his dogs. This is his first litter in 3 years and that's true for most bedlington breeders, so if you find someone you trust, I think you have to seize the opportunity.

We won't know for a few weeks which puppy we'll be getting. I want a blue female and the females are currently spoken for pending DNA testing. It's possible that one will come available as a result of that. Bedlingtons are prone to copper toxicosis. There's no chance that any of these puppies could be affected, but it is possible that some will be carriers. That doesn't matter at all for a pet, but some of them are potential breeding stock, so that could affect those decisions.

If we get a male, that's fine, too. Although female is a preference, what's really important to us is temperament and fit with Murphy. We want to make sure the new dog is submissive as Murphy has dominant tendencies

Here are some pictures of the babies:

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Pamela

how cute - I never knew they came in other colors - only have seen white! can't wait to see him grow!

kathyd

Actually, they don't come in white ! The black ones will clear out to what they call blue which is a light grey. The dark brown (liver) will clear to a pale sandy colour and the one who looks two-tone is a sandy and tan. He'll end up being an even lighter sandy colour. Because sandy and tan are so close in shade, he won't really look two-toned when he's grown but he'll have ligher legs, belly and top knot.

Here are pictures of the 2 common colours: blue and liver. The blue dog (the momma to these puppies) would have been born jet black. The liver one is my last bedlington, Ziggy. He was the colour of a chocolate lab when I first met him.

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gwtwmum2

How exciting! I'm so glad for you. I thought they came in white too - so I must've seen a blue? The show in Kentucky this year had quite a few of them (more than I had seen at any other show).
Keep us posted! Will you get your puppy at 8 weeks or do they wait until they are older?

kathyd

Blue is the most common colour, so that's probably what you saw. If they were sandy, then they're a very pale colour, so they might be mistaken for white. Some people used to call Ziggy (the liver) white and I always wondered if they thought I let him go around dirty all the time!

The breeder prefers to keep them until they're 9 - 10 weeks old, so we have about 6 more weeks before we can bring one home. We'll be travelling to see them once or twice more before then if all goes well.

maddiek

Wow...learn something new every day. I too thought they were only white. And didn't know that their color changed.

WonderPup

Wow, thats so exciting, how wonderful for you!! I've never seen them in any color other than white, thanx for the pics, thats amazing LoL. Hope you get the girl you have your heart on, but I'm sure you'll be thrilled with whichever puppy comes your way. What a neat breed Congrats

Sivaro

Congratulations

roxy25

Congrats Bedlingtons are great dogs ! and they are so soft !!

SECRETO

Congrats!

Ive heared they are cool little dogs.