    the kerry blue terrier (also known as the irish blue terrier) is a breed of dog. originally bred to control "vermin" including rats, rabbits, badgers, foxes, otters and hares, over time the kerry became a general working dog used for a variety of jobs including herding cattle and sheep, and as a guard dog. today the kerry has spread around the world as a companion and working dog. despite a kerry blue winning crufts (the most important uk dog show) in 2000, it remains an "unfashionable" breed, and is distinctly uncommon; however, it not as threatened as some of the other terrier breeds such as skye terrier, sealyham terrier, and dandie dinmont terrier. ==description== ===appearance=== philip doyle with his dog "terri" at the killarney show,1916. |thumb some characteristics of the kerry blue terrier include a long head, flat skull, deep 
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