Talk:Bedlington Terrier
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[edit] Photo
I added a photo of a very lamblike Bedlington which I took with a cel-phone. It's not a great picture, but when I get my new 8 mpix camera and that woman brings her dog back in, I'll snap a better one. Maybe someone else can get a better photo of a lamb cut bedlington.
ReignMan 18:42, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Jeri, for checking the page! This talk page is for info about the article; you can see the info for the photo by clicking on the photo to get a larger info and details about the dogs, names, etc. Same thing as clicking here: Image:BedlingtonTerriers_wb.jpg. So I used what you put here to update what was already on the photo's description page. Aren't they lovely dogs! Elf | Talk 03:03, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
[edit] NOt a Dog-fighting breed
You've got to be kidding that this breed was ever used specifically for fighting. I'm sure that almost any breed was used by someone for some inane reason for fighting at some time, but I find it very hard to believe that the purpose of this breed was ever for dog fighting. Can you cite references? Elf | Talk 01:01, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
- It was definitely used for dog fighting and I can give a citation, if needed. Please stop following me around the Wiki it is weird. LaLa 02:23, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Citations are good. Reference sections are good. Elf | Talk 02:32, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Citations missing, and then some
This article is interesting and readable, but clearly written by someone familiar with the breed aiming the piece at other readers who are familiar with dogs. There are statements casually thrown out that should have proper references (e.g., the section about dog-fighting) as well as a lot of very subjective terms or phrases that would only make sense to someone enthusiastic about this breed or dogs in general. For example, what is meant by "sparkling eyes" (they look like regular dark brown dog eyes to me), or "do-all dogs" (can they pull sleds like huskies? rescue fishermen like Newfoundland dogs? race like greyhounds?). What's a "mincing" gait and how fast is "gallop at great speed" in real terms or compared with any other dog of similar size? "Argumentative and every inch a terrier" is a lovely phrase but it doesn't actually mean anything without some explanation. How are they argumentative? Do they speak? If they were not every inch a terrier, how many inches would be Great Dane or St Bernard? Is this inch-to-breed ratio unusual for terriers? Are most other terriers undersupplied in the percentage of terrier inches they contain?
So instead of breathless adjectives, this article would benefit from line-by-line citations alongside every fact supplied. Don't add a chunk of books at the end without explaining which facts they support. Instead, use the References template and add citations in the text, so readers can verify each fact clearly themselves. For an example, see Halfbeak. Cheers, Neale Neale Monks 08:52, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
