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The Irish Terrier (Irish: Brocaire Rua) is a dog breed from Ireland, one of many breeds of terrier. The Irish Terrier is considered one of the oldest terrier breeds. The Dublin dog show in 1873 was the first to provide a separate class for Irish Terriers. By the 1880s, Irish Terriers were the fourth most popular breed in Great Britain and ...
[citation needed] Today, the Glen of Imaal Terrier is still one of the rarest breeds of dog [1] (in the US, living registered animals number in the hundreds) and the least-known Irish terrier breed. It is considered a vulnerable native breed by the UK's Kennel Club, which tracks breeds in which fewer than 300 puppies are registered each year.
The Kerry Blue Terrier (also known as the Irish Blue Terrier) (Irish: An Brocaire Gorm) is a breed of dog. [1] Originally bred to control vermin including rats, rabbits, badgers, ferrets, foxes, otters, hares, deer, and even wolves, over time the Kerry became a general working dog used for a variety of jobs including herding cattle and sheep.
The Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier received the nickname "Poor Man’s Wolfhound" because people in Ireland were prohibited from owning hunting dogs such as Irish Wolfhounds or Beagles. So, folks bred the Wheaten Terrier as a versatile farm and guard dog instead. [7] Wheaten Terriers used to be docked to avoid taxes and were often kept to a ...
"The Tibetian Terrier, closely related to Lhasa Apso, belongs to the Utility group, despite its name. It was brought to the UK by a surgeon working on the Indian/Tibetan border in the early 1920s ...
According to @cbsnews, the Jones' English bull terrier Ozzy climbed out of a second-story bedroom window and attempted to jump down to his family. Had her younger daughter not seen the dog and ...
The Fighting Irish’s 10-game winning streak since losing to Northern Illinois in September is the best stretch of coach Marcus Freeman’s tenure. The only game during this span decided by fewer ...
Terrier (from Latin terra, 'earth') is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. [1] [2] [3] A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. [4] There are five different groups of terrier, with each group having different shapes and sizes.