His fur is particularly wiry and long over his eyes and underjaw, giving him a shaggy appearance. Many dogs born from non-conformation lines often have a softer coat. But if you want an Irish to show off in AKC competitions, he needs to have a wiry coat. When it comes to colors, he has a variety to choose from. The most typical color is gray, but he can also enjoy black, brindle and reverse brindle, blue, red, cream, fawn, silver, wheaten, red wheaten, and pure white. Pure white and cream ...