A new dream dog

Introducing, the Glen of Imaal Terrier. Ireland has historically bred the Kerry Blue Terrier, the Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, and this much less known terrier. Like its two cousins, it was bred as a ratter and killer of small vermin, but, interestingly, it was also bred to be a spit turning dog. It worked indoors all day turning the spit with its wee little legs so that the meat would be nicely roasted at the end of the day.

This is really a big dog, on very short legs. What follows is a list of why this is possibly the perfect dog for me:

1) It is quiet, very, very quiet all day (since it was bred to work inside)
2) When there is trouble, the dog does bark, and it is a very deep gruff bark of a big dog - making it an excellent guard dog
3) No shedding
4) No known health issues - it's very sturdy!
5) It is so calm, it borders on couch potatodom, so it won't tear through my house and garden. It will take a walk, but, that's about it.
6) It's excellent with children and cats- although, it will likely kill any small pets like gerbils, taking them for vermin. We don't have any. They've also been known to kill small, yappy dogs, just to make the noise stop. That cracks me up!

And now, the pictures!!!!!