Black & Tan Irish Terriers
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Stonewall Farm
| (417)683-5876 rhonda@stonewallfarm.net |
This page is devoted to our Black & Tan Irish Terriers. I believe that this
color pattern is a throwback to another time in the history of the Irish
terrier. We have been raising Irish for a little while and are acquainted
with several other people that have been involved with these dogs for
sometime as well. Prior to seeing this group from this specific bloodline I
had not come across any that looked quite like this.
It started when our son brought a new girl into our breeding program.
She had some dark hair, maybe more than average but she was still
very red. We crossed her with Jackson, a dog that we have had at least
100 puppies from and waited for the expected result. She gave birth to
2 pups, very typical, about what you would expect and then the third one
came and what was this! She was not just very dark, but mostly black.
She ended up with 5 puppies and only one black and tan. I figured this
was just one of those unexplainable things, probably never happen
again. The next time she had eight pups and three of them were black &
tan. I began to do a bit of research on Irish terrier history. Most of the
articles I found went something like these.
color pattern is a throwback to another time in the history of the Irish
terrier. We have been raising Irish for a little while and are acquainted
with several other people that have been involved with these dogs for
sometime as well. Prior to seeing this group from this specific bloodline I
had not come across any that looked quite like this.
It started when our son brought a new girl into our breeding program.
She had some dark hair, maybe more than average but she was still
very red. We crossed her with Jackson, a dog that we have had at least
100 puppies from and waited for the expected result. She gave birth to
2 pups, very typical, about what you would expect and then the third one
came and what was this! She was not just very dark, but mostly black.
She ended up with 5 puppies and only one black and tan. I figured this
was just one of those unexplainable things, probably never happen
again. The next time she had eight pups and three of them were black &
tan. I began to do a bit of research on Irish terrier history. Most of the
articles I found went something like these.
| This is our first litter of pups with a "BT" in it. |
“ BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : Ireland has produced four
Terrier breeds, all of which are markedly different from terriers on
the continent and in England. The dog now officially called Irish
Terrier is possibly the oldest of the Irish terrier breeds but records
are so scarce that it would be difficult to prove this conclusively.
Before the 1880s the colour of the Irish Terrier had not been
settled. Apart from red they were sometimes black and tan and
sometimes brindle. At the end of the 19th century efforts were
made to breed out the black and tan and the brindles so that by
the 20th century all Irish Terriers showed the red coat. The red
coated Irish Terrier soon made its appearance on show benches
in England and in the United States where it was enthusiastically
received. The Irish Terrier’s reputation was enhanced during the
First World War when they were used as messenger dogs in the
terrifying noise and confusion of trench warfare, thus proving both
their intelligence and their fearlessness. The first breed club was
set up in Dublin on March 31st 1879 and the Irish Terrier was the
first member of the terrier group to be recognised by the English
Kennel Club in the late 19th century as a native Irish Breed.”
“Daredevil, Water Wizard, hunter of rat, and rouser of lion, the true
fighting Irish Terrier has no equal for size or glory. His lineage is
long as well with a bloodline stretching two thousand years and an
ancestor-a wire-haired black and tan curmudgeon known as the
Old English Terrier. Although this worthy is now extinct, his blood
still bristles and burns in the lion-hearted Irish Terrier.”
Terrier breeds, all of which are markedly different from terriers on
the continent and in England. The dog now officially called Irish
Terrier is possibly the oldest of the Irish terrier breeds but records
are so scarce that it would be difficult to prove this conclusively.
Before the 1880s the colour of the Irish Terrier had not been
settled. Apart from red they were sometimes black and tan and
sometimes brindle. At the end of the 19th century efforts were
made to breed out the black and tan and the brindles so that by
the 20th century all Irish Terriers showed the red coat. The red
coated Irish Terrier soon made its appearance on show benches
in England and in the United States where it was enthusiastically
received. The Irish Terrier’s reputation was enhanced during the
First World War when they were used as messenger dogs in the
terrifying noise and confusion of trench warfare, thus proving both
their intelligence and their fearlessness. The first breed club was
set up in Dublin on March 31st 1879 and the Irish Terrier was the
first member of the terrier group to be recognised by the English
Kennel Club in the late 19th century as a native Irish Breed.”
“Daredevil, Water Wizard, hunter of rat, and rouser of lion, the true
fighting Irish Terrier has no equal for size or glory. His lineage is
long as well with a bloodline stretching two thousand years and an
ancestor-a wire-haired black and tan curmudgeon known as the
Old English Terrier. Although this worthy is now extinct, his blood
still bristles and burns in the lion-hearted Irish Terrier.”
These are the female pups from
our first litter with a "BT" in it.
our first litter with a "BT" in it.
| "KONA" our original BT Irish |
| Fallon is the dam of the "BT" pups. |
| Dublin will be our "Black" sire. |
I will be the first to admit that I’m not sure what is going on with this
black & tan color coming from my red Irish. I think we may have
happened on to two Irish carrying this recessive color gene. The
main thing is we love the color and the dogs that have it. We are
going to try to breed this into some of our Irish and see if we can
get “Black & Tans” more often. We have kept a male and a female
from the latest litter and we will see what happens. We may never
see this color again, or in a few years we may be able to have
“black & tans” on a regular basis. You are invited to watch our web-
site for updates on our progress. I will post pictures of our BT’s
from time to time, and let you know of any new arrivals. If any of you
have seen any Irish like this or have an insight into this situation
please let us know. We always welcome constructive input.
black & tan color coming from my red Irish. I think we may have
happened on to two Irish carrying this recessive color gene. The
main thing is we love the color and the dogs that have it. We are
going to try to breed this into some of our Irish and see if we can
get “Black & Tans” more often. We have kept a male and a female
from the latest litter and we will see what happens. We may never
see this color again, or in a few years we may be able to have
“black & tans” on a regular basis. You are invited to watch our web-
site for updates on our progress. I will post pictures of our BT’s
from time to time, and let you know of any new arrivals. If any of you
have seen any Irish like this or have an insight into this situation
please let us know. We always welcome constructive input.
| Update: We have two B & T boys, check with us for availability |