Height:        male: 18-19.5 in.; female: 17.5-19 in.

Weight:       male: 33-40 lbs.; female: less

Life Span:  12-15 yrs.

The Kerry Blue Terrier is gentle, lovable and intelligent.  Outgoing and friendly towards their family; they are known to give big slurpy kisses!  An all-around working and utility terrier.  They are proficient in herding sheep and cattle.  They have rich, long hair on their face and a curly grey coat.  Puppies are born black and their coats begin to change sometime between nine and twenty-four months to red, brown or gray; then to Kerry blue.