How many working terrier are registred to the Kennel Club ?

[tinytiger 822]

16 minutes ago, chesney said:

I think mr.multiple  personalities should just start his own thread even his own site and really have a good chat with himself and his multiple usernames and eventually he might even emerge with just the one and stick to it.

He   might end up falling out with himself 

[neil cooney 10,415]

2 hours ago, tinytiger said:

A  breed with a  fair small gene pool, I'd say they'd do well with a cross of working wheaten, the odd "purebred " glen  comes out with long legs.(a breed that peddlers really got  their claws into -a friend of  mine breeds  them--he'd some dublin fella ringing him up giving out about selling glen pups for less than  700 euro )

And then they wonder why the Glen was considered a breed in danger a few years ago !!!!!!!

Of all the Irish breeds IMO they were the most practical in conformation for work in the country and it's a pity they are now rare. IMO a 50 lb wheaten is to much dog for the job they do whereas a 30 - 35 lb Glen was much more sporting but that's just my opinion.

 

Seeing a picture there of a working West Highland White reminded me of a terrier I did a LOT of digging to in the late 80s ,early 90s. She was a Cairn / Wheaten cross over a Jack Russell and she looked like a wheaten coloured Cairn terrier and believe me, we dug a lot of quarry with her. She was around 12 lbs in weight.

[gnipper 5,945]

2 hours ago, Blaise said:

Never heard such a practise.
How could you judge puppies ?

I've not heard of pups being put down but isn't there something in Germany where the parents have to pass a working test before the pups can be registered?