it is an endangered breed.

History

The Kerry Blue is first documented in 1847, when it was described as bluish slate in colour, marked with darker blotches and patches, and often with black about the legs and muzzle. These dogs were supposedly more common in Kerry, but were also seen elsewhere.

With the development of dog shows in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the breed became standardised and "tidied up" for the show

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