Patterdale Terrier Champions bred for hunting, show,
working, performance, and companions for more than twenty-five years.
Black smooth coat: coarse, overall very short, smooth
A smooth-coated dog does not have trace/guard hair on the head, face, legs, or body. The coat should be short and uniform in length.
A smooth coat does not require any grooming.
The coat should not be sparse or soft, it should provide protection from the elements.
Example of a Smooth Coat
PTCA, UKC Champion MQH Constella
Broken-coated, black Patterdale terrier: coarse, longer hair on body except for head and ears which is smooth.
May be some longer whiskering on muzzle and chin. A broken coat is very similar to a smooth coat but has longer, coarse hair on body, face, and ears are smooth with trace/ guard hair on the muzzle, chin, and feet. The broken coated Patterdale's coat is flat, hard, and dense.
A broken coat needs minimal grooming. They will generally only require a quick tidying up.
A broken coat should not be soft—it should be harsh to provide protection from the elements.
Example of a Black Broken Coat
PTCA, UKC Champion MQH Luna
Black, rough coat Patterdale terrier: coarse, longer hair overall, including face and ears.
A rough-coated Patterdale terrier has longer coarse hair all over including head, face, and ears, with excess trace/guard hair on the head, face, legs, or body.
The coat should not be soft or wooly, it should be harsh to provide maximum protection from the elements.
The coat may require occasional stripping or plucking. A properly groomed rough coat will be bristly.
The rough coat does not shed, which makes broken or rough-coated dogs a good choice for some allergy sufferers. The wiry coats of broken or rough-coated dogs also have the ability to offer great protection for dogs whose role usually consist of plummeting through harsh bracken, into burrows, and through fields in ruthless type of weather to go after vermin.
Example of a Rough Coat
PTCA, UKC Champion MQH Griz
Black: Black and any variation of black with hints of brown, red, or gold highlights
MQH Busta – Example of black coat terrier
Red: Red-colored dogs will have a black nose
Miz Bizzy – Example of red smooth coat courtesy Anglo-American Kennel
Chocolate: Chocolate-colored dogs will have a liver-colored nose. (Officially called a "red" nose)
MQH Barney – Chocolate Patterdale terrier red coat, red nose
Black and Tan: Any variation of tan with black markings such as a black mask on muzzle and typically has a black saddle on back.
Example of smooth black and tan Patterdale terrier courtesy of Bob and Marlene Burns
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