I-Patterdale Terrier yakhuliswa e-UK maphakathi nekhulu lama-20 ukuze kuvikelwe imfuyo nokuzingela. Idlozi lalo liyi-black fall terrier. Zihlobene kakhulu futhi zifana kangangokuthi ezinye izimfundamakhwela ziyabadida, zixube amagama nezici.
I-Patterdale Terrier ingumzingeli wangempela, inja enomoya ophilayo nezimfanelo zokusebenza ezihlaba umxhwele. Ngawo-1960, yayibhekwa njengenye yezinhlobo ezinhle kakhulu zokubamba izilwane ezihlala emigodini ezindaweni ezimazombezombe zaseNyakatho neNgilandi.