As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this week, let’s turn the spotlight on the Kerry blue terrier, an enthusiastic and loyal Irish breed that I had the pleasure of owning and exhibiting for many years.

I attended my first dog show 25 years ago, hoping to find a basset hound breeder with a litter of bouncing, floppy-eared pups for sale. Not knowing the first thing about these fun-filled events, I ...