- Name: Lucky
- Owner: coltsldy
- Breed: Irish Terrier Mix
- Shots: all
- Spay/Neutured: Yes
- Age: 7 Months
- Description:
- Rescued from local pound. A handful!!!
Irish Terrier
Next Breed: Irish Water Spaniel
Previous Breed: Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier
The Irish Terrier, also known as the Irish red terrier, is a courageous dog in the fields of hunting, tracking, police work and military work. This breed is also an excellent watchdog, show dog and a household companion.
History
According to Pokorny the English name "Greyhound" does not mean "gray dog/hound", but simply "fair dog". Subsequent words have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *g'her- 'shine, twinkle': English gray, Old High German gris 'grey, old', Old Icelandic griss 'piglet, pig', Old Icelandic gryja 'to dawn', gryjandi 'morning twilight', Old Irish grian 'sun', Old Church Slavonic zorja 'morning twilight, brightness'. The common sense of these words is 'to shine; bright'.
Appearance and Size
The Irish Terrier has a long flat head, small dark eyes and V-shaped ears that fall forward. The tail is docked and carried erect. With a medium-sized body, this terrier is a well-balanced, muscular dog. The face is framed with long whiskers, a bearded mustache and a black nose. The Irish Terrier has a coarse, hard, wiry topcoat with a soft, fine undercoat. The hair coat comes in red, red-wheaten or yellow. The Irish Terrier stands 18 to 19 inches from the shoulder and weighs 25 to 27 pounds.
Personality
The Irish Terrier is extremely intelligent with an even temperament, but has a fighting spirit, similar to many other members of the terrier group.
Wikipedia and GNU
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Videos of Irish Terriers
The 2007 Irish Terrier Club of America National Specialty
The ITCA National is traditionally held at the Montgomery County KC's All Terrier Dog Show in early October. Specialty Judge this year was Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine.
Irish Terrier birthday slideshow
This is a slideshow I put together to mark my dog Póg's 2nd birthday. He's a very adorable Irish terrrier. His name is gaelic and is an abbreviation of Peadar (Peter) and óg (means little, junior) put together the words mean kiss. Irish terriers are a lovely intelligent breed but like most terriers, do need strong leadership. They are wonderful family pets, great with children and good guard dogs. They were traditionally described as 'The rich man's companion and the poor man's sentinel'. This guy is a re
Puppy and Senior Dog Diet & Feeding my Dogs!
Disclaimer! So don't leave uneaten food out, lessen food amount if dog doesn't finish it, if your dog is eating food to fast, take it to the vet as it may be sick, clean water should ALWAYS be available, and always have a consistent feeding, walking or bathroom time. Mine are: Walk after every meal, which are given at 7:45 am and pm. Exception to the occasional garden bathroom breaks :) Thanks for watching! I hope that this was very informative! FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER! www.twitter.com
Irish Terriers Hike - Columbia Gorge in Winter
A quiet river walk along the Columbia Gorge River during December in Oregon. Murphy is the Red Male and Powder is the Wheaton Female, both are pure bred Irish Terriers. Notice how these dogs communicate with a great deal of body language - it's important to understand this to better interact with them. These are great dogs and are very smart with lots of energy to expend on hikes or mouse hunting in the tall grass. No allergies to humans and they don't shed hair like other dog breeds.
2007 Swissy puppy rules Irish Terrier
Frankie the Irish Terrier doesn't stand a chance against the swissy puppies.
Irish terrier & Welsh terrier - Keep Away
Jaz, our 8 year old Welsh terrier shows Fynn, our 5 month old Irish terrier how to play keep away.
Irish wolf hound Vs. Jack Russell terrier! Dogs play fighting!!
hight, weight and strenght vs. speed agility and brains!
2009 Swissies and Irish Terrier Meet again
Their first meeting was two years ago when Mr. Big and Maverick were puppies. That video is one on the list. Here they are two years later - the boys have grown
Irish Terrier Miss Brady Muldoon
My 5 year old Irish Terrier she is visiting today for awhile. since I am in a cast she has been staying with a friend. www.youravon.com/LRobb
Irish Terrier and Pug Play
Our Irish Terrier Rocket enjoyed a game of tug-of-war with visiting pug Mugsy. The little black dog is the one growling to show the red dog that he's the tough guy here.
GoPro Hero 2 Super Slow Motion (120 fps) Dog Jumping (Irish Terrier)
My dog Mick the Irish Terrier playing with a ball in the back yard. Filmed with a GoPro Hero 2 (WVGA 120 fps) I slowed the video by 1200%. To learn how I created the super slow motion check out my tutorial here: www.youtube.com
Sh Ch/Am Grand Ch Fleet St Fenway Fan - Irish Terrier - Barker and Malzoni
Sh Ch/Am Grand Ch Fleet St Fenway Fan - Irish Terrier - Barker and Malzoni
