Philip O'Brien joined his father's Irish Terriers in the early eighties, soon took the lead and bred some influential Irish Terriers under the Edbrios prefix. In the nineties he went to the USA where he worked for a well known proffesional handler and learnt more skills in the Terrier world. Philip's first judging appointment in Ireland was 25 years ago and since then he has judged Terriers across all Europe. In the last two decades he and his wife Jaroslava have been focused on Kerry Blue Terriers that have gained world fame with many champions worldwide incl. World, European, Montgomory and Cruft's winners.
