THE HISTORY OF GLENS IN IRELAND
Glen originates from the Irish County Wicklow’s Gle of Imaal.
The Glen of Imaal was inhabited by British soldiers who got a small
piece of land as a reward after they had won a war. Earning a living
was hard since the Glen of Imaal is very barren. Because of this the
soldiers dogs had to be very strong. The Glen took care of the family’s
children and it was used in hunting too. Whenever a Glen caught a quarry
it took care of the grilling as well.
Master could also have taken the Glen to a dogfight in spare time.
It was just one way to get more money for the family since the Glen
won easily. The Glen also took care of the house and yard by keeping
sabouters and thieves away.
However the most important usage of Glens was hunting. Glen has a
very interesting way to hunt foxes, badgers and alike. It follows the
quarry to its hole and starts to dig his way to the quarry. This is
why Glen has crooked front paws. When he catches the quarry, he silently
kills it and brings it to his master. Working dogs have to be strong,
their ears and eyes are small, they have good movement and they are
hardy. Only a Glen can be described so.
Because of the Irish blood a Glen is frisky gay and persistent Terrier.
Nowadays it’s mainly a companion dog but in no way should you
expect for it to be a couch potato! Glen is an active dog and loves
all kind of activities.
THE HISTORY OF GLENS IN FINLAND
Imorts and exports
Glen of Imaal Terriers history in Finland started in 1988 when FIN
CH Glen Starts Dancing Daisy (Bred by Annette Andersson, Sweden) came
to the Marfidal Kennel owned by Leena Glans.
Glens have been imported from Sweden, England, Ireland, the USA, Denmark
and Germany. Glens have been expoted to Holland, Estonia, Czech Republic,
England, Germany and the USA. The Finnish Glens are of high quality
and therefore in demand abroad.
Breeders
Many breeders have started the breeding during the parst 15 years in
Finland. As the amount of Glens is still small, even globally, depends
the breeding on the good imports.
The first breeder of Glens is Leena Glans, the owner of Kennel Marfidal.
She started her breeding in 1990.
Ansa Assinen owner of Kennel Sweetscot bred one litter of nine puppies.
She has stopped breeding of Glens but continues to breed Scottish Deerhounds
with great success.
Sirpa Seppänen's Kennel Dollaffein has bred seven puppies in two
litters.
Kennel Gleann, owned by Ann-Mari Assinen started breeding in 1996.
Kennel Zairis, owned by Eeva-Kaija Mattila, has bred one litter.
The three newest breeders in EFG are: Hyvänhuomenen kennel, Kirsi
Assinen
Mudmax kennel, Johanna Parkkisenniemi
Kirsi Joronen-Valin
Anne Ohls
Glens in Shows
Even though Glens are not so easily thought of as show dogs, the Finnish
Glens are active show goers in Finland and abroad. In Obedience there
are dogs who compete in Open class and in Winner class. In Agility we
have dogs already in Mini2. Many of our dogs have been tested for character
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