ST. PATRICK’S DAY TRIVIA – WHICH SIX PET BREEDS ORIGINATED IN IRELAND?

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here are six pet breeds from Ireland.  Some are better known than others.  All are Irish through and through.  Happy Saint Patrick's Day! KERRY BLUE TERRIER HISTORY Although no one knows when this breed was first created, Kerry Blue Terriers were highly prized in rural Ireland as early as the 1700s, and perhaps much earlier.  Bred as vermin catchers, they helped keep mice and rats from consuming the grain of the farmer's who prized them.  Multi-talented, Kerry Blues can also retrieve game and herd sheep and cattle.   They are, today, occasionally used as police dogs. First recognized as a distinct breed in 1924, although it was shown in 1922 at the Westminster Dog Show, a Kerry Blue Terrier Club was founded in the United States in 1926.  This breed is quite uncommon today. PERSONALITY Kerry Blue’s have the typical terrier tenacity.  They are not known for friendliness with other dogs, and, unless socialized at an early age, do best as an only pet.  You will find, however, that the Kerry is often child friendly.  Terriers…