📊Group | 📌 |
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📊Size | Small📌 |
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📊Utilization | Like all other terriers, this small, tough breed had to hunt badgers and foxes, and to keep the rat population to a minimum. Now he is a gentle and docile family dog |
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✨Appearance | Medium sized with medium-length coat, great strength with the impression of maximum substance for the size of the dog. |
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🌐Country of origin | Ireland |
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⌛Lifespan, years | 12 - 15 |
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📏Height | 30 cm - 36 cm |
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⚖Weight | 14 kg - 16 kg |
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🌡Temperament | Active, agile, and silent when working. Game and spirited with great courage when called upon; otherwise gentle and docile. |
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📜History | Origin: Ireland. The Irish Glen of Imaal is an old breed that was not really appreciated by gentlemen sportsmen before the middle of the 19th century. It is confined to the bleak area of the Glen of Imaal. Farmers in this area needed a dog capable of working hard in harsh terrain. |
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