Kerry Blue Terrier

Kerry Blue Terrier originated in the 19th century. Originated in County Kerry in southwest Ireland, with its typical of a well known blue fur. Legend was killed in 1588 in the Spanish Armada to escape, the drift to the coast of Ireland, Spain, descendants of the Department of dogs, also suggested that the Kerry Blue Terrier is a very large Irish Wolfhound blood developed varieties. Generally considered to be the Welsh Terrier, bedlington Terrier, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier mating offspring. The 18th century, in Ireland being used as fighting dogs, dogs, sheep dogs and watching dogs and so on.



【Character】



Kerry Blue Terrier personality gentle, loyal, energetic, but also stubborn personality, intelligent and naughty. However, when it will no longer feel that you love it so single-minded when it will occasionally trouble these "little emotional." Vigilance is high, even to strangers and other animals, awareness of prevention is very strong. Occasionally, attacks on those who "illegally" entering into its territory animals. Nature dictates, the Kerry Blue Terrier is something like mining, underground slight any strange sounds and smells would cause its strong curiosity, and struggling to dig. As a Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier has a unique temperament, a more appropriate environment in the quiet farming. It will grow up like a child, hoping to have a master's love alone, so jealous of its love for the entry into its territory to the other dogs would have been very exclusive, so this dog better suited to individual farmers. Kerry Blue Terrier inside that tough exterior, there lives a tender heart, if appropriate to call it an early age to train, it will be the best children's playmate and guardian. The dog likes clean, curly hair removal and do not molt. Must be kept in strict training, in order to become an excellent family dog.



【Size】



Height: 46 ~ 48cm



Weight: 15 ~ 18kg



【Head】



Longer, but without the head. Body balance ability. Cheek rules formation.



Eyes small and black, but not prominent, with sharp stems class features. Nose black, nostrils large and wide. The neat white teeth hard, was scissors-like bite. Was v-shaped ears, small, but the body with the proper ratio of medium thickness, starting at the skull folded down, hanging on the cheek.



Skull flat, with the obvious bridge of the nose, gradually narrowing the width between the ears in between the eyes.



Pre-face full, implicitly extended to the eyes below, wedge-shaped contour. Lower jaw deep, solid and robust.



【Body】



Symmetry and the length of neck moderate white head, gradually widened to the shoulder, back, short, firm and straight, no obvious depression, chest width of moderately thick. Rib uplift, You Yuanyou deep. Obviously Shoulong. Waist short and powerful. Tail Gao Qiao, the length is moderate, the vertical ground rises up, tail erect the more direct the better.



【Limbs】



Slender shoulders, back extension but just right to Shoulong, elbows and body vertical, easy movement. Whether from the front or the side straight forelegs, hind legs short, straight. Feet are linked closely together, quite round, size medium, with thick cushions, walking will not sound, toes curved, not to turn inside out does not show, on which there are black toenail.



Rear strong, muscular, sports comfortable, easy-to-squatting, metacarpal long and strong, just after the bend the knee, neither to the inside is not turning out shows, rear foot tarsal joints close to the ground, when viewed from behind, the two hind legs upright and parallel.



【Coat】



Coat soft, thick, bent. Mature, in addition to the dolphin's head, ears, tail and feet obviously slightly dark outside, the body coat color from deep blue to light blue gray gray gray or gray blue and then to blue.