Njenganoma yiluphi olunye uhlobo lwezinja, i-Patterdale Terriers inokufaneleka kanye nobubi bayo, kokubili ukuzingela kanye nokujwayelekile. Kuyafaneleka ukubaphatha ngokucophelela futhi batadishe kusengaphambili uma uzothola isilwane esifuywayo esingajwayelekile ukuze kamuva inja ilethe injabulo nokwaneliseka kuphela.
Yiqiniso, ama-Patterdale terriers ngokuyinhloko anesithakazelo kubazingeli, ngakho-ke atholakala ngenjongo yokuzingela, abe abasizi abangakhathali nabanenjongo kule ndaba enzima.