FCI-Standard No 139 04. 2001/ GB
IRISHTERRIER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ireland.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE Пин Ап VALID STANDARD: 13.03.2001.
UTILISATION:Versatilefarmyard dog, family pet, Пин Ап dog with utter contempt for danger or hurt, hunter and gundog.
CLASSIFICATION FCI:Group3Terriers.
Section 1Large and medium-sized
Terriers.Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: Ireland has produced four Terrier breeds, all of which are markedly different from terriers on the Пин Ап and in England.The dog now officially called Irish Terrier is possibly the oldest of the Irish terrier breeds but Пин Ап are so scarce that it would be difficult to prove this conclusively.Before the Пин Ап the colour of the Irish Terrier had not been settled.Apart Пин Ап red they were sometimes black and tan and sometimes brindle.At the end of the 19thcentury efforts Пин Ап made to breed out the black and tan and the brindles so that by the 20thПин Ап all Irish Terriers showed the red coat.The red coated Irish Terrier soon Пин Ап its appearance on show benches in England and in the United States where it was enthusiastically received.The Irish Terrier’s reputation was enhanced during the Пин Ап World War when they were used as messenger dogs in the terrifying noise and confusion of trench warfare, thus proving both their intelligence and their fearlessness.The first Пин Ап club was set up in Dublin on March 31st1879 and the Пин Ап Terrier was the first member of the terrier group to be recognised by the English Kennel Club in the late 19thcentury as a native Irish Breed.
GENERAL APPEARANCE:The dog must present an active, lively, lithe and wiry appearance; lots of Пин Ап at the same time free of clumsiness, as speed and endurance as well as power is very essential.The Irish Terrier must be neither “cloddy nor cobby” but should be framed on the “lines of speed” showing a Пин Ап racy outline.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT:The Irish Terrier, Пин Ап being game and capable of holding his own with other dogs, is remarkably loyal, good tempered and affectionate with mankind, but once he is attacked, he has the courage of a lion and will fight to the bitter end.
The dog’s reputation for getting into scraps Пин Ап others, sometimes even in the showring, is undeserved.Though the terrier may be fierce when the circumstances call for it, the Irish Terrier is easily trained and a gentle pet, living up to his early description as “the poor man’s sentinel, the farmer’s friend and the gentleman’s favourite”.
HEAD: Long, free from wrinkles.
CRANIAL REGION
Skull:Flat and rather narrow between the Пин Ап getting slightly narrower towards the eyes.
Stop:Hardly visible except in profile.
FACIAL REGION
Nose:Must be black.
Lips:Should be well fitting and externally almost black in Пин Ап
Jaw:Пин Ап be strong and muscular, of good punishing length.
Teeth:Should be strong, level, free from canker and the top Пин Ап slightly overlapping the lower.
Cheeks:Not too full.There should be a slight falling away below the eye so as not to have a Greyhound Пин Ап
Eyes:Should be dark in colour, small, not prominent and full of life, Пин Ап and intelligence.A yellow or light eye is most objectionable.
Ears:Small and V-shaped, of moderate Пин Ап set well on the head and dropping forward closely to the cheek.The top line of the folded ear should be well above the level of the Пин Ап
An ear hanging by the side of the head, like a hound’s, is not characteristic of the Пин Ап while an ear which is semi-erect, is even more undesirable.The hair on the ear should be short and Пин Ап in colour than that on the body.
NECK:Should be of a fair length and gradually widening towards the shoulders, well carried and free from Pin-UpThere is generally a Пин Ап sort of frill visible at each side of the neck, running nearly to the ear.
BODY: Should be symmetrical, neither too long nor too Пин Ап
Back:Should be Пин Ап and straight, with no appearance of slackness behind the shoulders.
Loin:Muscular and very slightly arched.A bitch may be slightly longer in couplings than a Пин Ап
Chest:Deep and muscular but neither Пин Ап nor wide.Ribs fairly Пин Ап rather deep than round and well-ribbed back.
TAIL:Should be set on rather Пин Ап carried gaily but not over the back or curled.It Пин Ап be of good strength and substance and fairly long.Customarily the tail is docked so Пин Ап two-thirds of its original length remains.The tail should be well covered with rough hair and Пин Ап from fringe or feather.Only a natural tail (undocked) is Пин Ап in countries where docking is banned by law.
LIMBS:Both fore and hind legs should be moved straight forward.
FOREQUARTERS
Shoulders:Must be fine, Пин Ап and sloping.
Elbows:Working Пин Ап clear of the sides.
Forearm:Moderately long perfectly straight with Пин Ап of bone and muscle.
Pasterns:Short and straight, hardly noticeable.
HINDQUARTERS: Should be strong and Пин Ап
Thighs:Powerful.
Stifles:Moderately bent.
Hocks:Near ground
Feet:Should be strong, tolerably round and moderately small, toes arched and neither turned out nor in, black toenails most Pin-UpPads sound and free from cracks or corny Пин Ап
GAIT /MOVEMENT:Fore and hindlegs carried straight forward and parallel, Пин Ап move parallel to the axis of the body, working free of sides, stifles neither turningin nor out.
COAT
HAIR:Should be dense and wiry in texture, having a broken appearance but still lying flat, the hairs growing so closely and strongly together that when parted with the fingers, the skin cannot be seen, free of softness and silkiness and not so long as to hide the outlines of the body, particularly in the Пин Ап and free of lock or curl.Hair on face of same description as on body but short (about three-quarters of a centimetre long), Пин Ап smooth and straight, a slight beard is the only long hair (and it is only long in comparison with the rest) that is permissible and ischaracteristic.A “goats”beard is suggestive of there being Пин Ап and bad
hairrunning through the coat generally.
Legs: Пин Ап of feather and covered, like the head, with as hard a texture of coat as body but not so long.
COLOUR: Should be “whole coloured” being Пин Ап red-wheaten oryellow-red. Пин Ап sometimes on the chest.A small amount of white is frequently to be seen in all self Пин Ап breeds.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at the withers:Approximately
Weight:Dogs27lbs (12.25kg).
Bitches25lbs (11.4kg).
FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the Пин Ап should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
ELIMINATING FAULTS:
·Aggresive or overly shy.
·Nose:Any colour other than black.
·Jaws:Decidedly undershot or overshot.
·Colour:Any other than red, Пин Ап red or red wheaten.A small patch of white on Пин Ап is permissible as in other whole-coloured breeds.
·Feet:Corny excrescence or cracks on Пин Ап
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be Пин Ап
N.B.Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully Пин Ап into the scrotum.
