The Irish Terrier, also referred to as the Irish Red Terrier, is an Irish breed. It was originally created as a working dog and guard dog. During World War I this breed was used to deliver important messages to and from the trenches. It was during this chapter in their history that they developed the reputation for being courageous and intelligent.
The Irish Terrier stands between 18 and 19 inches tall and weighs between 25 and 27 pounds. Their hair is short and wiry and it comes in shades of red, wheaten and yellow. Patches of white are also common for this breed. This is a great breed for families with kids, however, they generally shouldn’t be paired with other pets. Some of the health problems associated with this breed include: corns on their feet, urinary problems, kidney stones, and bladder stones.
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i am 16 and have lived with three irish terriers at a time! they love being in their pack although i would suggest they a more of a pair kind of breed? they are happy to be kept as a single dog although their charicter is MUCH lovlier when:
*they have been trained, which we found easy as they are highly intelligent!
* have grown up with lots of atention and different expiriences, even taking them in the car to grab some thing from the shop - they want to know where your going!).
are kept on a leed!! our first dog hapily took down a rotweiler that growled from across the parking lot so i suggest they are kept on a leash in public and let off if you have and walking or running paths round you house oyu can take them to. (the rottie was fine)
*play games with them and teach them tricks, they will love it! - our irish terriers can all play hide and seek and they absolutely adore it! my mother taught one of them to fetch the news paper in return for a biscuit and we have three cats none of which are chased.
* they love children as long as they are treated right and the things you can teach them are endless.
but they need a lot of stimulation and attention, despite what other sites may say i suggest never to crate your dog unnecessarily, it is unbelievably boaring and quite distressed and offended our dogs. leaving them in a small room (preferably with a window and chew toy) is fine.
hope you find the right dog!