Derry is a 5
year old Welsh
Terrier. She's
about 22 pounds, and stands about 16 inches tall.
She's muscular, quick, and pretty smart. She likes
to eat and sleep, in that order. In the morning,
she doesn't wake us up, we have to wake her up.
After the traumatic ordeal of waking up, she comes
downstairs, hops in a chair, and sleeps for another
hour. Going outside for a bathroom break is not a
priority - she's just not a morning girl. She's
gone 14 hours before asking to go outside. When
she does go outside, she loves her walks and loves to
play ball. She's not overly fond of other dogs -
some initial noise and posturing usually occurs.
Typically, she gets over the attitude quickly and stands
or sits peacefully near the other dog while the owners
chat. After speaking to other owners, it seems
this is normal behavior for many female terriers.
We got Derry in
April 2007, when she was a little more than 4 years old. We
were looking for a Welsh Terrier puppy, and went to
the breeder. We saw
three litters. Derry was the mom of the first litter,
they were born Jan 1, 2007. Derry was a great mom, she
was well behaved, not very noisy or boisterous, and
her puppies
were cute. We
really wanted one of her puppies because we figured they
would have a fair chance of ending up with a personality
similar to their mom. But they were all spoken for
already. So we asked the breeder if we could have Derry.
After some thought, he said 'yes'!
