“Bella, our beloved Baba was my first dog. When she arrived as a tiny puppy, I had no idea how much joy, comfort and companionship she would bring to us Read more
April 2016 Newsletter
April 2016 Dear Irish Terrier Friends, We ran out of space in the last letter and failed to talk about Crufts – and now it seems less relevant as time Read more
Animal War Memorial London
Some years ago I heard of a plan to build a Memorial in London to honour and remember the animals who served, suffered and died with the British and Commonwealth Read more
March 2016 Newsletter
Dear Irish Terrier Friends, Putting away my 2015 diary last week I noticed that it was the precise date of my calamitous, sideways lunge into that freezing pond on the Read more
February Newsletter
Dear Irish Terrier Friends, Liberty Belle is to have her portrait painted by Arabella Dorman. She is a very distinguished portrait painter and an increasingly acclaimed ‘war artist’. You probably Read more
January 2016 Newsletter
January 2016 Dear Irish Terrier Friends, It is January 1st – New Year’s Day and my one ‘good’ resolution is that I must not be late with the letters! No…I Read more
Christmas Greetings
Christmas Greetings from Lucy and Liberty Belle. Dear Irish Terrier Friends. I promise a proper letter soon! …… have been under a mountain of calendars and only now beginning to Read more
CAN IRISH TERRIERS BE SUCCESSFUL IN AGILITY……YOU BET
Tollo arrived in 2005, my ‘thinker’ and so his story starts. At the age of 1 he was appearing in a dog display team, jumping through fire, and also being Read more
September and October 2015
Dear Irish Terrier Friends, The sea wall and the edges of the salt marshes are swathed in masses of blue-purple sea asters…I can’t imagine how they survive in this brackish Read more
Racy All Rounders
An article was published in The Shooting Times on 17 July 2013, featuring an interview with Irish Terrier breeder, Tim Allen. Click on the picture to download the “Racy All Read more