Dragon Heart Woods

Ditto 

Ditto is a little dog everyone loves!

Ditto is a great companion, a very easy dog to have around, she just quietly blends in. Ditto loves attention and shadows you while you do your chores. She’s a great supervisor and if a mouse, rat or squirrel gets in the way,she dispatches it quickly. Ditto is a much quieter hunter than our other dogs and she has much more patience. I’ve seen her, on numerous times, stay near a rodent hole long after the other dogs give up, very quietly watching and waiting, when the rodent pops up to see if the coast is clear...Ditto gets her prize!

Ditto is very laid back and easy going, much like Owen. When Ditto was expecting her first litter (Owen was the father) we joked that we’d have to remind the puppies to breathe, Ditto and Owen = really calm, quiet puppies! 

The Ditto/Owen puppies have proved very popular, they are a great cross! In many ways Ditto and Owen are very similar. They are both about 18lbs, Ditto is slightly taller, by about a 1/2 inch, they are both super easy going, very calm and highly intelligent. They are both very fast and athletic. If you’re looking for a sturdy hiking/activities partner that likes to cuddle too, this is the perfect match!

Ditto is out of Rufus’s first litter, Ditto’s moms name was Coco. Coco was a Jack Russell and Patterdale Terrier cross. Heavier on the Jack Russell.

The Patterdale Jack Russell cross is generally considered a designer hybrid, think Labradoodle, Cockapoos, Puggle etc... coined Patterjack, this cross is popular in the United Kingdom and not very well known here in the United States.  Ditto is 7/8 English Jack Russell. Originally, Ditto was meant for Mike’s mom as a companion.  However, as time went on, Ditto proved what a wonderful, remarkable little dog she was.  The decision to breed Ditto was easy, everyone who meets her wants to take her home. 

In the UK outcrossing is fairly common with the Jack Russells, the desire is to keep the breed keen hunters and great family/farm dogs. Inbreeding is the downfall of many dog breeds, this is one of the biggest reasons traditional Jack Russell breeders want to keep the breed “unrecognized”, a scrappy little terrier that’s a wonderful family pet and a terrifying rodent hunter.

The "Patterdale Terrier" is more of a "type" rather than a "breed", being the result of a culmination of working terrier breeds indigenous to the United Kingdom. The dogs were bred for the hunting and dispatch of the red fox in the rocky fells around the Lake District where a traditional digging dog was not always of great use. They were also used for badger control for many years. The Patterdale made its way to the United States, where it is used for groundhog, raccoon, fox and nutria with great success.

Today, the highly adaptable Patterdale Terrier excels worldwide not just at hunting a wide array of quarry, but in a number of canine sports, such as dog agility and terrier racing.