For the irish lad's! Rabbits and Badger's, historical content!!!

[bushranger 19]

The Irish Trials where thought up as a gameness test for the strong Terriers by the Irish Kennel club beginning in 1922, most if not all of them then were Kerry Blue Terrier people, up to then the best gameness test was a dog fight, one on one, but that was deemed cruel so they thought up the Teastas mor as a human and LEGAL way of testing gameness on badger,. back then the wheaten was not even a registered breed, but some of the best Kerry People had wheatens too, as the breed share similar origins.

Latter on the trimming debate started by the English and the dexterity involved in trimming for beauty, was to much for many,in 1937 the breed soft coated wheaten was registered as a pure breed,. you can see were some of the blue coats that you get in some wheaten litters today still come from.

The question; where the trials less cruel as a test than dog fighting?

[spazzy paddy 127]

Look at the crowd of folk's, looked a real social gathering oh how the time's have changed

yes hedz its like the badger digs of old they would all turn out men woman and children with a pick nic it was a social event and even the clergy was nown to turn up and watch. from time to time.

[choo-choo 41]

alrite tom hope your keeping well pal and taking it easy on the whiskey lol... i see the cops were even there watching the dogs work lol.. some cracking looking wheatons there aswell ATB tommy.c

are you old friends with tom , tommy :hmm:

[fat man 4,741]

Liam empty your inbox buddy,there is a chap trying to send you a pm.