Pace's Padraig of Eidenbock aka Paddy

Paddy at age 13 in the spring. We lost him almost a year later.

Born in Feb of 2005, Paddy, aka the son of Eidenbock Commander and Chief GW from Helen Eidenbock, arrived in Dallas as a wee pup of 4 months . He was a rascal as he arrived, always challenging us and the world around us. He was PURE PADDY … PURE TERRIER. His Aunt aka Annie 1 , which we rescued (by blood) was a four year old from Helen as well. Annie did not let up on him as a small puppy, she was the ruler of the house …and remained so as he grew to be her ‘counter male A’. We had purchased Paddy to be a show dog. We had Kerry Blues mostly over the years. He was asked to leave Puppy Training at Petsmart and we should have known then, he was a fighter.

Paddy was NOT a show dog. He was handsome as a male Kerry could be, but he weighed in at 65 pounds and was about 5 inches taller than all the other Kerry Blues. At age 2 they told us there was no hope for him to be shown for any reason. This was probably something wise because he was a ‘fighter’ and eager for confrontation with any other animal in the animal kingdom… feral cats, raccoons, snakes, other dogs and cats, squirrels and bob cats…. oh and the elusive fox. The Raccoon looked pretty shocked wrapped around Paddys head like a beard hanging down. He never came in the yard ever again.

We were encouraged to put him down as aggressive as he was with other animals. But he never had issues with children or adults. By age two, we loved him too much to even consider it, and although it put us open for problems if he ever escaped our yard (which did happen)… we were just slightly behind him running or in a vehicle. We kept him close and safe all of his life. And we loved him passionately. He was loyal, loving, intelligent and incredibly funny at times. He was our protector always. When unannounced people came to the door, he stood up growling and barking looking over 6 ft tall through the glass.

He smiled all the time as you can see by the photo above… and he loved us back as fiercely as we loved him. Helen Eiden thank you for our oversized Kerry with the huge heart. He was a ‘see-er’ as I walked morning and night with him, together we would watch the sun rise and the sun set every night. He was my best friend. He is missed sorely. He was my first dog, and a wonderful Kerry Blue.

Miss you Paddy Dog. And so do all the grandchildren and so does your Mama (Laurie) and your human brothers and sisters, Stacey, Morgan and Justin.

Terry Pace