Irish Terrier

[hawkanddog 0]

We are after another dog and the wife has sort of agreed to an Irish Terrier.

 

Anyone, owned and worked one?

 

What are your thoughts on the breed...

[david2363 42]

I knew a lad years ago who "worked" one, and it was a great dog hunting in cover.

There is one which gets walked on my local park and its a feckin bad barsteward with other dogs and a bit of

a handfull for its owner.

[hawkanddog 0]

Thanks for that, anyone else have any experience with them?

[Guest oldskool]

i worked with a fella that used to breed them... kc reg and all that crap, he told me his were wary of strangers and he sold alot of them to digging men. i'm only goin on his word but he said they were game as anything... there is a lad on here with an irish terrier, i cant remember who it was but he was planning on breeding a litter of lurchers with his..

 

 

 

edited... had a look there mate, its jpt... he might be worth a pm :thumbs-up:

[billybunter 72]

I knew a lad years ago who "worked" one, and it was a great dog hunting in cover.

There is one which gets walked on my local park and its a feckin bad barsteward with other dogs and a bit of

a handfull for its owner.

 

totally agree with you david

a lad bought one on a fox drive a couple of years ago

hunted cover well so long as it was on its own had to put

it back in the motor fecking thing attacked anything that moved

a right b*****d all together

all the best bb

[Guest oldskool]

might be more down to poor training rather than a bad dog???

[jacob 28]

might be more down to poor training rather than a bad dog???

red devils they used to call em theyre more youre one man one dog ,the ones that are properly bred anyway ,game as hell and dont like other dogs, im sure that going way back in irish history they used to match em, when times were hard to earn a bit of extra money.

[hawkanddog 0]

Thanks for the info.

 

Been to look at a litter today, but hey there asking 500 quid a pup, seems an awful lot dosh.

 

There quite leggy, bitch is about 18 inches and never been worked.

[jpt 284]

i hav got one mate and he is a smart dog. he is 20 at the shoulders and a solid build all round. you could not get one to go to ground though because they are to big. he is a bit of twat with other terriers though. my mate has got a beddy and they fight everytime and its him who starts it. top dogs like but not really working dogs if you know what i mean. mine has had rabbit and one rat but thats it upto now. JPT

[Guest Frank]

Their a good dross with a greyhound.

 

The 3/4 hound 1/4 Irish terrier are deadly on hare/fox.

 

If, you get the right cross that is.

 

Frank.

[jpt 284]

have you seen any frank?

 

i was thinking about breeding the next time i want a pup but i would also need a greyhound. anyway i think they would make a sound lurcher because my irish terrier has got loads of stamina and he has one hell of a fire burning in his belly! you would get the coat aswell and like you say for the bigger stuff they would excell i'm sure.

 

JPT

[irishhunter 0]

i know a cuple of boys who has a 1/2 greyhound 1/2 irish terrier and 3/4 greyhound 1/4 irish terrier and there class on foxes,lovely looking dogs aswell, the 3/4 bred do hares no sweat.

[hawkanddog 0]

Thanks for the info lads.

 

All things considered think we are going to look at borders.....