Dogs

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN England.

MOST SUITED AS This Terrier was once used for a number of purposes, including hunting badgers and destroying vermin. Today it is mainly a family pet.

SIZE
The shoulder-height may be no greater than 35.5cm (14in). In spite of its short height this is a robust dog.

COAT
The Glen of Imaal Terrier has a medium-length, hard and coarse-haired outer coat, and a soft dense under-layer. The colours range from dark grey (considered blue) with highlights, through brindle, to wheaten.

CARE REQUIRED
If your Glen of Imaal Terrier is a pet, hand-plucking its coat about twice a year will be suf­ficient grooming; coats of show dogs require more attention. Clip excess hair between the pads of its feet and also remove it from the ear passages.

CHARACTER
This breed is equable, affectionate, brave, and very demanding of themselves, loyal, intelligent but late developers; they can be stubborn, are playful, lively, and boisterous. They are usually calm indoors and they rarely bark.

TRAINING
The training of this breed need not be difficult. They are keen to learn, but they can be domi­nant and stubborn. Remain consistent at all times in your approach and intermix play with training routines.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Glen of Imaal Terriers get on well with children. Some of the dogs of this breed can be rather dominant towards other dogs, but provided they have had positive experiences of cats and other household animals when growing up, they can happily mix with them.
Visitors you wish to see will be cheerfully wel­comed, while unwelcome ones will get a less friendly reception. They will bark if they detect danger.

EXERCISE
This breed will adapt its exercise needs to the family situation.