Philip O'Brien joined his father's Irish Terriers kennel in the early eighties, he soon took the lead and bred some influential Irish Terriers individuals on behalf of the Edbrios kennel in Ireland. In the nineties, he left for the USA where he cooperated with a well known proffesional handler and gained more knowledge in the Terrier world. Philip started his career of judging 25 years ago and since then, he has judged Terriers across all Europe. In the last two decades, Philip and his wife Jaroslava have been focused on Kerry Blue Terriers and have gained world fame with many champions worldwide including World, European, Montgomory and Cruft's winners.