KERRY BLUE AND IRISH TERRIERS

[adeyhawk1970 0]

Can anyone tell me if kerry blues or irish terriers are still worked in ireland?I know both are to big for most earth work but are they used foe anything?

[Terrier man 38]

Nope and nope....

[adeyhawk1970 0]

Well that answered my question

[hang & bang 114]

ruined bye show

[patterdale(shot) 0]

ruined bye show

alot of people where i live use the irish terrier and i know of a man who has a retired kerryblue they use them for drawing the game

[Guest SHOT]

ruined bye show

this isnt directed at you alone but anyone of the same mind...

how can showing ruin a breed??

i personally dont like the idea of showing any dog,its never grabbed me and ive never been to a show but for me the blame lies with the lads that own the blood in the first place before it fell into wrong hands,bad judment.. not knowing who there giving pups to(not bothered as long as the moneys in) or not knowing who there buying from.

if everyone was true to what they spout and keep working/sharing dogs amongst there own.

as distastefull as it is it shouldnt matter to folk that work dogs that theres another species out there that breed for money and show.

[Guest ooty]

ruined bye show

this isnt directed at you alone but anyone of the same mind...

how can showing ruin a breed??

i personally dont like the idea of showing any dog,its never grabbed me and ive never been to a show but for me the blame lies with the lads that own the blood in the first place before it fell into wrong hands,bad judment.. not knowing who there giving pups to(not bothered as long as the moneys in) or not knowing who there buying from.

if everyone was true to what they spout and keep working/sharing dogs amongst there own.

as distastefull as it is it shouldnt matter to folk that work dogs that theres another species out there that breed for money and show.

its not the showing that ruinns breeds its the people that get hold of the breed and start breeding for looks instead of working instinct,iv even seen boarder terriers with noses so short they look more like pugs these days.

[Guest SHOT]

its not the showing that ruinns breeds its the people that get hold of the breed and start breeding for looks instead of working instinct,iv even seen boarder terriers with noses so short they look more like pugs these days.

the way i see it ooty is if you have good dogs and you breed from them you hand one or two pups over to some doughnut he breeds f**k out of them and shows the arses off them etc etc its your own fault ooty

[hang & bang 114]

look what show has done to the staffs little pigs

 

 

show pepole dont breed worker to worker thy bread four look need i say more ye get the pitcher show has ruined the kerry blue....

 

take one from a show ring and try it in a stop end at end off dig ye probly get 30secs before it jacks

 

working stock near gone wit kerry blues a fine working dog in its day i remember hearing storys of me oulders about been rolled into pits back in the day and doing more then holding there own

[Guest SHOT]

i agree in part hang n bang the show people will render what THEY keep useless as far as work goes but how can THEY have any bearing on what we keep in OUR yards???

[Guest SPIFF]

look what show has done to the staffs little pigs

 

 

show pepole dont breed worker to worker thy bread four look need i say more ye get the pitcher show has ruined the kerry blue....

 

take one from a show ring and try it in a stop end at end off dig ye probly get 30secs before it jacks

 

working stock near gone wit kerry blues a fine working dog in its day i remember hearing storys of me oulders about been rolled into pits back in the day and doing more then holding there own

Gassy and Gameless buggers how long since they where used for work ?Lads where digging westies when the KB was working.Like getting their own way from what i heard by those who tried them but made excellant high jumpers when the pressure was on.My mate had a goodish one about 40 years ago but was nothing in comparison to a proper dog.

[Guest whitser]

i would sat theres an odd one around still doing a bit. working cover or as a draw dog. the irish terrier is still used to breed lurchers. but as a rule you wont find one.

[adeyhawk1970 0]

I saw some pictures of an irish terrier in the US that had been used to catch and kill coyotes that had been trapped on a drag line.Now i no airedales are used for this but the airedale is a lot bigger than the irish terrier.

[tango 221]

I KNOW A COUPLE OF LADS THAT HAVE A BLUE OR TWO STILL AT IT BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN AN IRISH TERRIER IN THE FIELD IN ABOUT 10 YEARS,THESE KERRYS ARE REAL NASTY B*****DS THOUGH AND WOULD TAKE YOUR HAND OFF AS QUICK AS LOOK AT YA