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Pretty adult male Glen of Imaal Terrier
The Glen of Imaal Terrier is a breed of dog of the terrier category and one of four Irish terrier breeds. It is sometimes called the Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier or the Wicklow Terrier. It originates in the Glen of Imaal in County Wicklow, Ireland. The breed was recognized first by the Irish Kennel Club in 1934 and most recently by the American Kennel Club in 2004.
A Glen of Imaal Terrier puppy
The breed came into existence during the reign of Elizabeth I, who hired French and Hessian mercenaries to put down civil unrest in Ireland. After the conflict, many of these soldiers settled in the Wicklow area. They brought with them their low-slung hounds, which they bred with the local terrier stock, developing the Glen of Imaal Terrier as a general working dog used for herding and eradicating vermin such as foxes and badger and otter.
Male and female Glen of Imaal Terriers
When hunting Glens work mute to ground as they are a strong dog not a sounding terrier. Some descriptions of the breed claim that it was used as a turnspit dog to turn spits of meat over a fire for cooking. The Glen of Imaal Terrier is not a common breed.
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