An haifi Patterdale Terrier a Burtaniya a tsakiyar karni na 20 don kare dabbobi da farauta. Kakansa baƙar fata ne. Suna da kusanci da kamanceceniya har wasu masu son rikitar da su, suna hada sunaye da halaye.
The Patterdale Terrier mafarauci ne na gaskiya, kare mai rayayyun yanayi da kyawawan halaye na aiki. A cikin 1960s, an dauke shi ɗayan mafi kyawun nau'ikan kamawar dabbobi a cikin ƙasa mara kyau na Arewacin Ingila.