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Some of you may have seen the ads (or even seen the movie) for "Firehouse Dog". The movie features a rather uncommon breed, the Irish Terrier. I've owned an IT for 2 years now, and I'm already getting e-mails from people asking me where to get one based solely on the movie Our breeder was actually contacted a few years ago and asked to provide the dogs for the movie. He declined, because as he says that kind of intense popularity often doesn't serve the breed well, as you get people breeding specifically to profit from the popularity, and because you get people wanting to own them based only on the movie and not based on the actual "fit" of the dog into their lifestyle.
I'm trying to politely respond to these e-mails, LOL, but honestly don't you think people would know that just because a dog looks cute or has been in a movie that doesn't mean it's the dog for them? Sigh. ITs are a whole heckuva a lot of dog, despite their size. They would not be good dogs for many people because they require a lot of attention and training, as otherwise they would be quite happy to run the show. I really do hope this movie isn't that successful, LOL, and doesn't make the breed overly popular. As much as it thrills me to see "my dog" up on the big screen I fear it won't be good for the breed in general, you know?
Thanks for reading!
I'm trying to politely respond to these e-mails, LOL, but honestly don't you think people would know that just because a dog looks cute or has been in a movie that doesn't mean it's the dog for them? Sigh. ITs are a whole heckuva a lot of dog, despite their size. They would not be good dogs for many people because they require a lot of attention and training, as otherwise they would be quite happy to run the show. I really do hope this movie isn't that successful, LOL, and doesn't make the breed overly popular. As much as it thrills me to see "my dog" up on the big screen I fear it won't be good for the breed in general, you know?
Thanks for reading!