Working Irish Terriers

[Guest Countryboyo]

Some pics of KC Irish terriers in work: http://irterrier.hu/gal/munka/

Quite some of the hungarian stock go to working homes.

 

 

ATB,

 

 

Anna

 

They look very much show type Irish Terriers. Does anyone have pictures of the "Old School" Type ?

[Guest hunterside]

wonder if they would go better over the whippet than the bedlington

It would be a good cross,it would be perfect for a whippet,now that you say it.

I didnt know what i had until it died Would i be wright in saying that,

that is where the lakeland origanated from?

 

i wonder if any one on here knows any one who breeds that cross

feck me you dont want another 1 dude wait till i breed this whippet if you can wait about 3 years lol.

[kash 1]

wonder if they would go better over the whippet than the bedlington

It would be a good cross,it would be perfect for a whippet,now that you say it.

I didnt know what i had until it died Would i be wright in saying that,

that is where the lakeland origanated from?

 

i wonder if any one on here knows any one who breeds that cross

feck me you dont want another 1 dude wait till i breed this whippet if you can wait about 3 years lol.

 

[Guest Countryboyo]

There another terrier that have gone like many others to the kc , with few exceptions bein the odd one or two around. Iv never worked one only ever seen a dog that SUPPOSEDLY had it in him but hed prefer to fight all day long with dogs then go near quarry. I know lads that used work them years ago said they used start hard and stay hard and from a young age bein very gamey dogs. There gone the same way as the sealyham .

 

They are supposed to be bad with other dogs alright and a few have said that when they are in lurchers they are often slow to enter fox...

[neil cooney 10,416]

Like all the Irish breeds of terrier the Irish was just a rough and tumble, gamey (I didn't say game) type of terrier. A bit of vermin control by ways of hunting badgers and otters and keeping the fox away from the hens as well as a guard and farm dog was what the poor Irish peasant wanted in a single dog instead of keeping a few. Fiery specimens were probably used for a bit of light hearted dog fighting against other local dogs.

But as for being specialist hunting dogs. Never. Like all Irish breeds they were Jack of all trades, but master of none.

The Wheaten only became a type with a role when he fell in to the hands of dogmen who bred and culled for a specific task.

The Glens, the Irish and the Kerry Blue all rough curs of myth and legend.

[jimmys shop 182]

The reason the wheaten became more popular with working dogmen than the others,was because he was better at the specific task you talk of.

[Guest Countryboyo]

Like all the Irish breeds of terrier the Irish was just a rough and tumble, gamey (I didn't say game) type of terrier. A bit of vermin control by ways of hunting badgers and otters and keeping the fox away from the hens as well as a guard and farm dog was what the poor Irish peasant wanted in a single dog instead of keeping a few. Fiery specimens were probably used for a bit of light hearted dog fighting against other local dogs.

But as for being specialist hunting dogs. Never. Like all Irish breeds they were Jack of all trades, but master of none.

The Wheaten only became a type with a role when he fell in to the hands of dogmen who bred and culled for a specific task.

The Glens, the Irish and the Kerry Blue all rough curs of myth and legend.

 

Thanks for that neil clears it up a bit.

[delonpara 8]

CB, saw some a few weeks back at a hound/hunt show in europe. Used exclusively on wild boar.

 

 

Cheers for that GD Was never seen a strain quiet like that. cracking looking dogs they are. great to see people still keeping the working strain going.

 

WHAT BREED IS THESE DOGS ?

Edited August 11, 2009 by delonpara

[Guest Countryboyo]

CB, saw some a few weeks back at a hound/hunt show in europe. Used exclusively on wild boar.

 

 

Cheers for that GD Was never seen a strain quiet like that. cracking looking dogs they are. great to see people still keeping the working strain going.

 

WHAT BREED IS THESE DOGS ?

 

A strain of wooly coated Irish Terriers it seems

[jpt 285]

I have an Irish Terrier bred from kc stuff and he is keen out in the field. He has caught rabbits and does try to catch squirrel but they are to quick for him. He has seen foxes out and about but he has not got the pace to catch them and he is way to big to get into an earth. He has a tendency to want to scrap with other dogs which can be a bloody pain especially when they are much bigger and he has no chance! Once they have had a pop thats it every other dog he sees he wants ago with. He is a really loyal friendly dog towards me and other humans and for a pet you couldn't ask for more in a dog but if you want a working dog get a lurcher, I did! Cheers, Jon

Edited August 16, 2009 by jpt

[Guest highkingboru]

I have an Irish Terrier bred from kc stuff and he is keen out in the field. He has caught rabbits and does try to catch squirrel but they are to quick for him. He has seen foxes out and about but he has not got the pace to catch them and he is way to big to get into an earth. He has a tendency to want to scrap with other dogs which can be a bloody pain especially when they are much bigger and he has no chance! Once they have had a pop thats it every other dog he sees he wants ago with. He is a really loyal friendly dog towards me and other humans and for a pet you couldn't ask for more in a dog but if you want a working dog get a lurcher, I did! Cheers, Jon

 

Do you take the dog rabbiting often? I would like to see a photo if you had one?? If It consistantly hunts up on rabbits and catches the odd one then a dog like that over a whippet or grey might breed decent working stock.

Edited August 20, 2009 by highkingboru