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LAKELAND TERRIERS
FOREVER DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLE, “FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION”, I.E., BREEDING LAKELAND TERRIERS CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY DOING THE JOB FOR WHICH THE BREED WAS DEVELOPED.**
BREEDERS OF THE LAST 6 AND OWNERS OF THE LAST 8 OF 12 CONSECUTIVE GENERATIONS OF ALL BREED BEST IN SHOW LAKELANDS.
• BREEDERS BY WRITTEN CONTRACT OF THE TOP WINNING LAKELAND IN THE HISTORY OF THE BREED.
• BREEDERS/OWNERS OF 31 ALL BREED BEST IN SHOW WINNERS AND 18+ USLTC SPECIALTY BEST IN SHOW WINNERS.
• USLTC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
• AKC TERRIER BREEDER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
• AKC PLATINUM BREEDER OF MERIT.
• KENNEL REVIEW AND IAMS BREEDER OF THE YEAR.
• FIRST PERSON IN AKC HISTORY, WHO WAS NOT AN APPROVED JUDGE, TO JUDGE A PARENT CLUB’S NATIONAL SPECIALTY.
• **THE LAKELAND TERRIER BREED WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE PURPOSE OF KILLING THE LARGE MOUNTAIN FOXES IN THE LAKE DISTRICT OF ENGLAND THAT WERE KILLING THE FARMERS’ SHEEP AND POULTRY. THEIR JOB WAS UNIQUE, REQUIRING GOING MANY MILES
(OFTEN 20-30 MILES) ON FOOT ALL DAY IN RUGGED, ROCKY MOUNTAINOUS TERRITORY IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN HE FOX TOOK REFUGE IN A ROCK DEN (BORRAN), IT WAS THE LAKELAND’S JOB WAS TO FOLLOW THE FOX INTO THE DEN AND KILL IT. OR AT LEAST FLUSH IT OUT.
CAPTAIN JEAN L. HEATH, USN (RET.)
MY EVERLASTING GRATITUDE TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE, WITHOUT WHOM NONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ACCOMPLISHMENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED: TOM CASTLES, BREEDER AND FIRST HANDLER OF MY FIRST LAKELAND, JO-JO; CLAY COADY, HANDLER & VITALLY IMPORTANT BREEDING SUGGESTIONS, 1973-1999; DR. WILLIAM H. COSBY, JR., CO-OWNER/BREEDER; RENATA MOORE, (DECEASED) CO-BREEDER;
SUSAN ATHERTON, CO-BREEDER/OWNER; BILL & TAFFE MCFADDEN, HANDLERS 1999-2015.
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