The little terrier

I have been looking and looking for this little piece of plastic for a looong time.
Torben had him for sale, but I had promised one of my friends not to bid against him, - imagine my excietment when shortly after one more was on Ebay

The Classics terrier 360
Here together with the poodle 359 :

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The terrier is called a foxterrier, but I think it is a Bedlington

Being from the 60`s, they are rather hard to find.
Perhaps there are many out there, but not included in Gascher`s book the happy owners may not know what they are.
They have not mark, so they can`t be identifyed that way, aren`t you happy, Roger ?

I got the poodle as an extra together with some Bully-dogs

They have both been more or less re-made in the minis-series :
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Now I think I have all the Schleich dogs also. Thanks to Harriet I have the Classic prehistoric, and thanks to Sue and Lesley all the horses !

Oh, happy day

Oh congratulations Susanne! So cute and wonderful, I'm happy you've completed all these series

He's brilliant Susanne!!!! Congrats!

I can only imagine seeing all of your collection at one time. I think it would be rather mind blowing.

-Kristie

Thankyou gals
It is hard to remember how it was in the time "Before-The-Forum" with only my dogs to share the joy of getting a figuere that I had sought so long

How happy i am to know you (and Roger, Roger, I never forget you again )

Kristie, WOW, yes, couldn`t it be fun if you came here, and we could take all the figueres out of the boxes ?
But of course it is nothing compared to Torben, Christophe, Amy etc , but I love every single one of them

SUSANNE wrote:

But of course it is nothing compared to Torben, Christophe, Amy etc , but I love every single one of them

I have a feeling you are being modest and that your collection is more impressive than we will ever know! :)

-Kristie

Thanks, Kristie
Not that modest

Congrats Susanne

Congrats Susanne! You should show us pics of your entire collection now, it grows so fast!


EDITED: Ok, I´ve just seen your post about your collection: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] :)

Thankyou Robert and Sylvia

Sylvia, I have a few more than those on the shelf.
I know my site is in Danish, but you can see some of my collection here :

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Danish is really very easy , - Schleich = Schleich, Papo= Papo and so on

Very cute :)

He looks like a Foxterrier to me :) he's got the beard on his muzzle.
The Bedlington has more of a lamb like appearance and would have shaven ears if cut correctly. Also has a more rounded head.

SUSANNE wrote:

Danish is really very easy , - Schleich = Schleich, Papo= Papo and so on

Det er lett å snakke dansk også - bare stapp munnen full og snakk norsk.

(For the Scandinavian-challenged: Spoken Danish is really easy too - just speak Norwegian with your mouth full. )
Love your site, and that terrier is adorable!

Thank you Rio and Sumo

You are probably right, Rio, I have never seen a bedlington that had not been groomed and clipped to look almost like a poodle
And when they say it is a foxterrier, it probably is a white foxterrier

Yes, Sumo, Danish pronunciation has been very much influenced by German, but the words are almost the same as Norwegian.
In my opinion Norwegian is a beautyful language, soft and melodious. Only some of the local dialects are very strange and impossible to understand. I once knew some people from Sognefjord, - we had to speak English together

If it's any consolation, so do most Norwegians - that particular dialect is probably our most incomprehensible.
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In the Tintin books what kind of a dog was Snowy? I think she was a Fox terrier wasn't she?

HKHollinstone wrote:

In the Tintin books what kind of a dog was Snowy? I think she was a Fox terrier wasn't she?

Good point

I Danish we call him Terri !
So perhaps foxterriers could be white then, - perhaps before they became showdogs

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Lovely addition, and in excellent condition, especially for a 60's figurine... When I was a young lad growing up in Kansas City, we lived next door to a couple with a white Bedlington. It was quite large, and I remember that it always seemed to come into our back yard to leave its droppings! No such problem with your terrier...

Thanks for the link, Sumo, they seem to have been lighter in the old days. And much less stocky, I love the dog on that picture.

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Lovely addition, and in excellent condition, especially for a 60's figurine... When I was a young lad growing up in Kansas City, we lived next door to a couple with a white Bedlington. It was quite large, and I remember that it always seemed to come into our back yard to leave its droppings! No such problem with your terrier...

Thanks,Phil
No, my new little foxie is very well trained, he has not made any droppings at all

Great additions Susanne!
I had this model when i was a kid, and was living in Germany, it got lost in the years...
But it is a fox-terrier, only made after the standards of the 1960's and 1970's.
A Bedlington is much more different from this model IMHO...

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