I volunteer at the shelter which has this dog. Last week I tentatively
identified her as an Irish Terrier, based on the wire haired light
golden brown coat, and the obvious fact that she was not an Irish
Wolfhound. At that time I didn't have a good idea of her size and
weight. After comparing her with the smaller of my two dogs, I now think
she is about 23 inches at the withers and about 35 lbs. Which is too
large for a standard conforming Irish Terrier, particularly given that
she is an adolescent and should put on muscle. She is also unusually
calm for an adolescent terrier. Actually unusually calm for almost any
adolescent dog. Could Nicki be a purebred that is not standard
conforming, or is there a very calm breed larger than an Irish Terrier,
whose coat is non-dominant to a wire hair golden coat?