The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
IRISH TERRIER NOW
. CAN HOLD HIS OWN
Breed Has Reached Point
Which Makes Good Spcci-
mems Splendid SHOW Dogs.
QUALITY Is IMPROVING


There is no 1oub, ,h,, 1rish ,.,riers
ara of r.nsidrr.hlo ,n,,,,;,, nc a,
shown I'm .,ld Irisb ,,,nu.rrints ,rd n.
IL a clearly established r,c, ,h,, these
dogs have been ken, in Ireland Tor many
generations The Irish t,rricr uas h,od
originally for purelv snoring nurposes,
being by instinct a ycrpin killer Al
that time thcx uore nh colors and ,vnas
ne looks Al ma, m,,iIr 30 long ne ,h,y
were dead game
with the ,dy,p, of dog shows n fsw
IL. forminp Tho irish T,rrinr t,Iuh md
farming d, ,,,,l,r, h, uhich hra.da,.
oin.ns u s'"h""Iu ny "hic' nreeuai0
ori0 ~ IDEAL al winch TO aim. That ms
I'm any cunp,uy is shawn he his freo,,cnt
s,ccc.. Ia ,ario,, len. ,rha,a I'll,
.uvtess N"f'oty tI'ssess. where i,'s,
terriers otten are piaCeu over plcksd
specimens of the other breeds in the
show. There also has heen "a marked
i,,nroyen,.n Il, IN. nu,ii,, -, Ir,.l, ,a,.
y" !. p''"', " u's 'el.
Ilers seen ui idte years IN iact IL now
might BE- termed rubbish. The large
oyerurown animals with brve cars liyh,
.nH" ",tn ~ ~ 'sn.
ryU' sho'' 'ni'N Nhulls' "au zone anu
feet are not often met with. and instead
one sees "A log more pleasing to the sight
and more ,rpro,chiuv tho standard in
-. 80 ~ sa W
these essentials Greater @,tention also
IN Vilu 10 lnc ltNtuVt o. cat, WnlCn mas
become hard and wlry and profusc with
ont sba riness and The soft ,in,y hair
.ho,,, ~ ho,a A., ,a, 90 ,,,,,h /, .,i
'oout ,"' neau u not 70 nluVh eNI-
dencc. roughn"ss with density and free-
dom from that Objectionable wave or
curl being now more prevalent.
H.. .,h,,aa -, III. ,,a. 10 o,,
WI W Wv! ""o 10 u
neIns a.'aIneu' WIN ne r.sul' 'na' loI,-'
The Irish terrier standard ~ adopted
no ,ha Irish, ,ssr,ior ri,,h a. Incrir. Il.
- s'N '''' VI "''"" 10
10 'o'o"s'
row between sars, getting slightly narrower
toward the eye. free from wrinkle; stop
hardly visible. Cxc,pt In pron,c, The law
mus, be strong and muscular. hut not too
full in the check. and q a good punishins
gro, homnI ,nnc,r,pcc liar on face Of
same description ns on body. hut short
,.iuon, =, n,,,i.r ~ an Inrh long, in an.
..y.nr. ,imnst s,unn,h and s,r,tyh, a
siight beard Il. The only longish hair t,nd
Il Is long only In comparison with The
h.r,.,.ri.,Ic ~ "
Teeth should be s,rons and level
10 Nj -, tigft - a tuii .arriar's
I'M, we'll t,tinv. showing through The hair
,hoir Lls,k lining
Noss ,-\Iust hn black.
Hys. dark hazel color small not
nrnni,cn, ,uI mi ~ lire nr, aud in.
teIn.eur,
E.ri small aud y .ba,al a, modcrate
.birkness So, .eli ON thc hc,d and Iron.
ming ,nrv,r,I ,l,..ly 10 he heck The ear
,rust be ire, of firing. and Tho hair thereon
.hnr,cr Ind l,rknr In ,oIor tb,n ,hs
hndy. No cropped Irish terrier born since
March l. ia, 'r,n ,ompnte Tor any nrizes
v,.rel bv Tho ,lnb
rr,Jn.li, wiLeni,g utnv,,r III. s5nutIcrs
we'll carried and froc Of ,hroatiness, There
4. r,nar,iIy ""' ,h, ,or, 80 ,rii, yiIhie
a. eo,'h III ~. - rn,, nnn,iv
20 ,hc rarrcr ~, ~ o,r ~ ~
shoulIors aud ch~.st-Shovlier must he
"a To- '''' 49, 80 ''-h ~
~. ,h.' - ,,r n.cri,r h,, rni.h"r
.,,, nnr ~ ia ""' " ~
E.rk and ioip-RoJv m,le-,.e,y lang
hack should h. ,tronn and straight with no
,nne .rance of .l,,knc.s bcbind The sho,iiI.rs
,hc join broad and nowcrful and .Iightiy
arcbc,i. ribs Ia,rly spr,nr' ra; ber ,ieen ,hai,
round and well rihicd hack
Mind Ouarters-Should be strong and
muscular. the thighs powerful. hooks near
stern",;aneraliv locked: should he free
~ fringe or feather. bu; well covered with
rough hair Sc; on pretty high. carried
sayIy. hut no, over the back or curlcd.
Zee; and Lrgs-Fc.t SHOULD be strong.
,o'erably round and moderately small: toes
arched and neither turned GU, nor in. black
ateiy Iong. Well SET from the shoulders.
perfectly straight with plenty Of bone and
- Tho siJas n,"icrr. . imr." nj n rsi,r.
hardly no.iceahlc. Roth fore and Mind
leg. should rr moved straight forward
when ,ravel!lng. the STILES not turned out
ward. The l.gs fro. Of raath"r and covered
ne The henI vim ~ h.rI 81 ,.>tnr, 81
coat ns body. lit moi 81, long
Cont-H,rJ and viry fro. Of stiffness or
s,kinas. nat, -, inrf "a. ~ hijn ,bc nu,.
lines of IN. body n,rirnI,rly i'm Tho hind
ntnnrtsrs. str,irHt AM al ma sh., gcInnss
and free ~ Iuck or curl.
Color should be- whole colored. the
mos rrcfrrthI, h,Ing brIrht red rel
vha.,.n ,r :, uov. rcl1 WhI,. snnIc,in,es
aploars ON chest and feet. IL is more m.
iec- ion. bic nu the Later th,n on III, cb.s,
rs "A sprck of white on ,,,cs. is r.euucntly
10 h., snrn I'm ali srlf.rolored hr.,ds
Sizu and Symm,fry-Tbc mos, desIra lie
weight In show condition is ,or a dog
- pounds and for a bitch 90 pounds. The
dog must urpNpuf an agftN,- lively lime
and why appearance. lots Of suhstance. al
-hc sam. Time free or ciumsin.ss a g snsrI
and endurance as We'll as mower are very
essential. They must be neither ''cloddy
nor colby" but sliou.d be framed on the