I-Patterdale Terrier yaveliswa e-UK phakathi kwe-20 yenkulungwane yokukhusela imfuyo kunye nokuzingela. Ukhokho wayo yi-black fall terrier. Zihlobene ngokusondeleyo kwaye zifana kangangokuba abanye abantu abangafundanga bayababhida, baxube amagama kunye neempawu.
IPatterdale Terrier ngumzingeli wokwenyani, inja enomoya odlamkileyo kunye neempawu zokusebenza ezinomtsalane. Ngeminyaka yoo-1960, yayigqalwa njengenye yezona ntlobo zibalaseleyo zokubamba izilwanyana ezigrunjiweyo kumhlaba omagqagala kuMntla weNgilani.