Kerry Blue Terriers Available for Adoption

If you are interested in adopting one of the Kerries listed below, or perhaps another Kerry in the future, please:

Each year, the Kerry Foundation handles dozens of Kerries that need new homes, and not all of them are listed here. Sometimes we assist breeders and owners with rehoming their Kerries, and those dogs may or may not appear on these pages. Please fill out the Adoption Questionnaire so that we are aware of your interest in owning our breed.

Because expenses on rescuing even a young, healthy dog can exceed $500 in veterinary tests and treatment, donations to our Rescue program are always needed and gratefully received.

Belle, 7-year old female

Belle is a 7 yr. old spayed female Kerry Blue. She is a healthy, loving girl with only one problem – she is prey driven by smaller dogs. Belle needs more structure and control than she was able to receive in her home with too many people arriving and leaving. She escaped out the door and bit the neighbour’s dog. Her new home will need to be dog-savvy and organized so that there is no opportunity for small dog aggression, and it will be necessary for the new adopter to do obedience training to secure a bond with her.

Belle needs exercise and to live in an adult home with a large fenced yard and no cats or small dogs. She has a clear health record, is intelligent and well trained. Belle is loving and sweet with her owners – are you the right person to receive her affection forever?

Belle is of champion pedigree and CKC registered. Ownership can be transferred to the adopter.

Subject: [KBL] Belle Update
Date: April 30, 2010 1:42:10 PM PDT
To: KERRYBLUES-L@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM
Reply-To: lgrisley@SHAW.CA

Belle has been in foster care for months now and we have a very good feel for the family that would be perfect for her.

An active lifestyle: this girl may be 7 yrs. old but she has energy to burn! She is happy and friendly and would love to live a life of daily activities.

People: Belle loves everyone, but please - only older children. Belle doesn't not like to be left alone all day, but part time is fine.

Other pets: Belle is friendly with the other Kerries in her foster home. She will be fine with an opposite sex dog upon proper introduction. No cats or small furry pets; her Kerry prey drive is evident - though she may keep the squirrels out of your yard!

Health: Belle is spayed ,healthy and housetrained. She will benefit from obedience classes with her new owner to create a working bond. This is a requirement of all our rescue placements. She is a lovely purebred, silver with black points, happy go lucky Kerry girl.

If you are interested in adopting Belle, please submit a completed adoption questionnaire to Linda Grisley, Canadian Rescue Director at lgrisley@shaw.ca

Millie, 5 year old female in Georgia

Millie was an owner-turn in at a South Carolina shelter, because the owner "had too many dogs."

Millie is petit at 22 lbs. but eating ravishly at he foster home. She is house broken, well trained to walk on a leash. She is good with other dogs, both male and female.

Millie is doing very well, a few weeks into foster care in the southeast. She continues to prove herself a darling, loving, eager to please little kerry, and once we understand alittle more about the health issues that probably caused her to end up in rescue (she had a particularly virulent fungal infection in her paws upon arrival and she was just plain too skinny), she will be a jewel of a companion.

Though on the diminutive side, Millie is all kerry and is very happy to join in the fray when her kennel-mates announce company or announce dinner, etc. She is patient and sweet for her daily medicinal treatments for her paws, and would desperately love her own person(s) with whom to be a velcro kerry indoors -- but especially in her present kennel environment, she has plenty of pent-up energy to burn off , and she would love a large securely fenced yard and an owner who will enjoy taking her for walks, to run errands, to the dog park to show off her spunky kerry moves, etc. Because Millie so desperately craves attention, she will do best in a home where someone is home most of the day, and can include her in their activities - there may be some history of separation anxiety, which could be managed by her finding the right forever home. Millie walks nicely on a leash. She is untested with cats and young children, but would probably love a pack of little kids to swarm over. Millie is going to the local veterinary teaching hospital shortly to make sure we have addressed her health issues, but potential adopters should be aware that based on her prior history, Millie may always be at risk of a return infection in her paws and may have the occasional mysterious malady. Frankly, though, we believe Millie will be very healthy given proper routine care.

For whatever reason, her former owner felt unable to be the right person for Millie, and turned her in to a shelter rather than contacting the Foundation. We are fortunate that volunteers were able to pull Millie from the shelter and move her into a caring foster environment. Accordingly, we are hoping to find a very committed new home that sees Millie's delicate constitution as an opportunity to make a real difference in the life of a kerry, rather than as a burden.

As with any kerry placed by the Foundation, professional training to make sure Millie and her new family get off on the right track will be mandatory.

If you live within driving distance from Atlanta, please consider being Millie’s forever family. Please fill out a Adoption Request Form, and contact Rescue Coordinator Sharon Arkoff at sharonwrites@HOTMAIL.COM today.

Invincible Izzy, a 6 year old female

Rescue Coordinator: Jo Harder
joseeks@sio.midco.net

Izzy is a darling, affectionate, healthy kerry, around six years old, currently being fostered in the midwest. Izzy was picked up as a stray, turned in to a veterinarian's, and Foundation volunteers were lucky to find a former kerry owner/breeder able to make a run across state lines and rescue what turned out to be a thin, tapewormy little girl who probably had spent some part of the harsh midwestern winter out on the streets fending for herself, judging from her weight, her paws and her coat. Izzy has now been under evaluation and good care for several weeks, and soon will be ready to be adopted. Izzy's foster mom is extremely proud of how far Izzy has come in just a few weeks!

Before Rescue

After Grooming

Izzy may have been a backyard-only dog or in some other environment of social isolation. When called, she is not entirely clear on what her name is (or maybe that's just our breed's "selective hearing" kicking in), and at first she didn't seem to know that yards were for going potty. However, she is grasping these concepts with typical kerry intelligence, just as she has grasped the concept of sitting on the couch with her foster mom watching TV in the evenings. Another personality trait that is very kerry and very Izzy -- she is a talker! Her foster mom says that Izzy has a full vocabulary of little wuffs and mumbles that she uses to convey her opinions. Izzy follows her foster mom from room to room, and is very loving. In her foster home, evenings are "Izzy time" and Izzy and her foster mom will sit in a recliner, and Izzy will tip her head back to look into her foster mom's eyes, sigh, and fall into a blissful, relieved sleep. Her foster mom feels that Izzy will bond tightly with her new people, now that Izzy knows that people care about her and are paying attention to her. She is eager to understand what's expected of her, though she will always have the streak of kerry independence that has kept her spirit intact despite what seems to have been a neglected childhood. As with so many kerries, Izzy has a normal terrier prey drive when it comes to squirrels on "her" property, and she makes it clear to passers-by that this is her yard and she is not letting anyone go by unannounced.

Because Izzy probably never had quite enough to eat in her former life, and almost certainly no toys to play with, she is wary of her canine housemates coming near her food or toys, and has let them know this via "the stare." Izzy would best be able to relax and flourish in a home with no other dogs, or a home with a very nonconfrontational male who could forgive Izzy for being protective of the food she now finds in front of her. She is untested with cats or young children. A large securely fenced yard, supplemented with walks/hikes/trips to the dog park would be much appreciated. Also, because Izzy so enjoys the comforts of a well-appointed living room, she must go to a home that welcomes dogs on the furniture. Izzy has spent enough time sleeping on the ground or the streets; it's bark-o-lounger time for her now. Currently Izzy is crated for some of the day to protect good relations with her canine housemates (there have been no fights; Izzy gets along with other dogs as long as food is respected) and to protect the carpeting at night, as Izzy is still learning about potty training. Izzy is fine in her crate, but having had so few opportunities to be part of a family, she would look forward to spending the day as close to the laps of her new owners as possible. Izzy would be happiest in a home where someone was home for most of the day and had time to provide the affection and training and adventures that she has missed out on so far. Izzy's new owners should be patient and understanding of the fact that many aspects of being a house dog are unfamiliar to Izzy, and they should be willing to help her, gently, with potty-training. They should be able to cope with her barking to announce company; Izzy does not bark excessively, but she takes her role as announcer seriously and her new owners should not consider this a flaw.

As with all rescue kerries adopted through the Foundation, professional training to help Izzy and her new human(s) get off on the right track will be mandatory.

Pictures and video to follow soon!

Please fill out an Adoption Request Form, and contact Rescue Coordinator Jo Harder joseeks@sio.midco.net today.

Please consider becoming a Kerry Angel for Izzy, by donating a small amount to our rescue fund.

Report from Izzy's foster mom:

Izzy is learning about potty-training very nicely, and is just a sweetheart of a kerry girl. Also a princess, as she does not like to go out when it is raining. When it's not raining on her parade, Izzy loves to hide out under the birdbath, where she thinks no one can see her.


Susan Petronio	Deborah Saunders	Kim Applegate

The 3 Musketeers – Manitoba Style!

Fostered in Manitoba, Canada
Rescue Coordinator: Linda Lee, linda@proactive.mb.ca

On August 28th, we took 3 purebred 12 week old Kerry puppies from rural Manitoba into rescue (2 females and 1 male). It saddened their owner to see his puppies go. However, his life circumstances had changed dramatically, so he was not in a situation where he could find the right homes for his beautiful pups.

These puppies are from championship lines. They have lovely temperaments, very people oriented! They love toys and cuddling with humans. Like most Kerries they follow you wherever you go. They settled down for bed with minimal fuss, sleeping in a crate together for 8 hours. Having come from a household with 3 adult Kerries, they are not intimidated by, but are still generally respectful of our 3 adult dogs. Their tails have not been docked and they are not yet house-trained or crate trained. The girls are going for their first vet appointment on August 31st.

The male (“Red Boy” now Jaxon) has gone to his new foster-to-adopt home in Winnipeg. The females are not named as yet; for the moment, one is “Purple Girl” and the other is “Green Girl.” One of the females is going to an approved home in Ontario later this week. The second girl may be available, although she is going to a short term foster placement in Manitoba this weekend.

Potential adopters should be Kerry (or terrier) experienced, with a fenced yard. Puppy classes are a must. Rescue dogs must be spayed or neutered once they reach the appropriate age. For these puppies, preference is given to adopters within driving distance or one direct flight away.

If you are interested, please complete an Adoption Request Form. For further information on the puppies, contact Linda Lee, Rescue Coordinator for Manitoba, at linda@proactive.mb.ca.

If you don't find a Kerry for you on this page, don't despair. Fill out the Fill out the Adoption Questionnaire and mail it to your local Rescue Coordinator. You will be contacted if a suitable match for your home becomes available.

You may also want to check the available puppies and the Kerry breeders in your area. A good article on adopting an older Kerry Blue is required reading. Whatever you do, don't get a puppy from a pet store.

This page is available for ALL Kerry rescue organizations. If your rescue organization wishes to posts a rescue Kerry on these pages, please click here.

Other Adult Dogs being placed by breeders directly.

Previously placed Kerries: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Kerry Blue Terriers Available for Adoption

Available Kerries

Kerries Placed

Belle, 7-year old female

Millie, 5 year old female in Georgia

Invincible Izzy, a 6 year old female

The 3 Musketeers – Manitoba Style!

Other Adult Dogs being placed by breeders directly.

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