Some Information Regarding the Kerry Blue Terrier Pet Dog
The Blue Kerry terrier pet dog is one of the most mysterious breeds of terriers.
This is because of the
fact that even though the breed has been known by the Irish for at leas 150 years, nobody...
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Some Information Regarding the Kerry Blue Terrier Pet Dog
The Blue Kerry terrier pet dog is one of the most mysterious breeds of terriers.
This is because of the
fact that even though the breed has been known by the Irish for at leas 150 years, nobody really knows
where they came from or how they were first bred.
Various legends are told in order to explain the appearance of the Kerry blue terrier breed.
Some say
that the peasants bred them for hunting purposes since noblemen monopolized the use of wolfhounds.
Thus, noblemen hunted with their wolfhounds while peasants poached with their Kerries.
Another legend speaks of a wrecked Russian ship that contained a blue dog.
This dog swam into Irish
shores and there, mated with the local terrier population.
This, of course, started the genetic pool of
blue Kerry terriers.
Whatever the case, the blue Kerry terrier sure has a colorful history.
It started as a working dog, helping
hunters bring in prey.
It would also be trained as a p
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