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Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier Owners and Breeders Association |
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| STANDARD OF
POINTS OF THE IRISH GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER (Formerly known as the Glen of Imaal Terrier) Approved by the Irish Kennel Club Ltd.
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| GENERAL APPEARANCE: | Medium
sized with medium length of coat, great strength with the impression of maximum
substance for the size of the dog. Body longer than high and low to the
ground. |
| CHARACTERISTICS: | Active, agile and silent when working. Native of county Wicklow and named after the Glen of Imaal. |
| TEMPERAMENT: | Game and spirited with great courage when called upon, otherwise gentle and docile. |
| HEAD AND SKULL: | Of good width, of fair length a foreface of power. Nose black. A pronounced stop, tapering to the nose. |
| EYES: | Brown,
medium size, round, well set apart. Light
eyes should be penalized. |
| EARS: | Small,
rose or half pricked when alert, thrown back in repose. Full drop or prick
undesirable. |
| MOUTH: | Jaws
strong, teeth sound, regular, strong, good size, scissor bite. |
| NECK: | Very muscular and of moderate length. |
| FOREQUARTERS | Shoulders broad, muscular and well laid back. Forelegs short, bowed and well boned. |
| BODY: | Deep and long, and longer than high. Topline level. Strong loin, ribs well sprung. Chest wide and strong. |
| HINDQUARTERS: | Strong and well muscled, with good thighs and good bend of stifle. Hocks turned neither in nor out. |
| FEET: | Compacted
and strong with rounded pads. Front feet to turn out slightly from
pasterns. |
| TAIL: | Docked, strong at root, well set and carried gaily. (Pups tails docked to half-length). |
| GAIT/MOVEMENT: | Free not hackneyed. Covers the ground effortlessly with good drive behind. |
| COAT: | Medium length, of harsh texture with a soft undercoat. Coat may be tidied to present neat outline. |
| COLOUR: | Blue
brindle but not toning to black. Wheaten - from light wheaten colour to a
golden reddish shade. |
| PUPPIES: | Puppies
usually born true to type. In colour wheaten, reddish, blue. Masks
are usually an inky blue; there may be a streak of blue down the back, on tail
and ears. The darker markings will clear with maturity. |
| WEIGHT/SIZE: | 14
inches (35.5 cm) at the shoulder is the maximum height for dogs. Weight 35
lbs. (16 kg), bitches accordingly less. |
| ____________________ FAULTS: Black and Tan highly objectionable. Too short in body. Straight front. Narrow foreface unacceptable. |
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A STATEMENT
ON BEHALF OF THE IRISH GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER OWNERS AND BREEDERS ASSOCIATION Blue/brindle
has Blue hair with tan hairs through the coat.
When a blue brindle is stripped out the underhair will darken to an inky
blue and will lighten as the hair grows. Wheaten
when stripped out darkens to a deep red and lightens out. Dilutions may occur when mating blue/brindle to Wheaten, blue
(slate-blue) and silver blue may occur and on occasions light wheaten.
Black and tan is not the old description of the breed – i.e. slate and
tan (the colour of slates in the rain). Also
described as brindled. There will
be no changes in the colour clause in the standard it will remain as
Blue/brindle and Wheaten. The F.C.I.
accepts the Irish Standard of Points worldwide. For the Executive Committee, |
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