"Wheaten terriers" refers to a specific breed of dog called the Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier. They are known for their soft, wheaten-colored fur and are a type of terrier that can make great pets.
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Many find the Soft
Coated Wheaten Terrier coat to be one of the most beautiful dog coats in the world, and when it is well groomed and maintained it is silky soft and very smooth.
She found the twelve - week -
old wheaten terrier in a pet shop and was handed paperwork showing Izzie had been born in a USDA - licensed breeding facility - so she couldn't be a puppy mill dog, right?
The Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier dog breed needs a chance to run and play every day; these are active dogs who can easily get into trouble if bored.
The Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier breed needs an owner who can establish leadership without being rough or harsh.
Wheaten Terriers require brushing and combing nearly every day and sometimes as often as three times or more a day to prevent mats.
As its name suggests,
Wheaten Terriers come in an array of Wheat colors, ranging from pale beige to a golden wheat.
Unrecognized by the official Irish Kennel Club until 1937 (even though they had been going by the breed name of Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier for nearly 200 years by then), it took another 6 years until the British Kennel Club recognized the breed — and almost 40 more for the breed to become recognized by the American Kennel Club.
The mature
male Wheaten Terrier should stand 18 to 19 inches at the withers and weigh 35 to 40 pounds.
Show dogs must be groomed in a specific manner; most Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier owners keep the dog's coat short.
What's Good About»Em, What's Bad About»Em Soft - Coated
Wheaten Terrier Temperament, Personality, Behavior, Traits, and Characteristics, by Michele Welton.
While less scrappy than the terrier cousins,
wheaten terriers still are energetic and capable of much mischief.
Canine cancer patient Buddy, an 11 year old
Wheaten Terrier rests quietly on a soft pad after his radiation treatment Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.
From left, Registered Vet Tech Tammy Hawkes removes a foam pad as radiation therapist Colleen Walsh comes to help Registered Vet Tech anesthetist Beth Piojda as she carefully lifts canine patient Buddy, an 11 year old
Wheaten Terrier after his radiation treatment Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.
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Soft coated
wheaten terriers suffer from a number of chronic maladies that affect their kidneys and intestines (but the problem has also been seen in Bernese Mountain Dogs and Labrador and Golden Retrievers).
I started breeding, showing and grooming Bichons and
Wheaten Terriers back in the Early 1970 «s and received my Professional Handlers License in 1976.
1st edition, 1984 Covering the Irish Wolfhound, the Irish Red Setter, and Irish Red and White Setter, the Irish Terrier, the Kerry Blue Terrier, the
Softcoated Wheaten Terrier, the Glen of Imaal Terrier and the Irish Water Spaniel.
It is believed to have descended from the black and tan terrier - type dogs of the British Isles, just like the Kerry Blue and Irish Soft -
haired Wheaten Terriers in Ireland or the Welsh, Lakeland and Scottish Terriers in Great Britain.
Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier Facts: Grooming: The non-shedding, long coat of a Wheaten needs daily combing to avoid matting.
The Irish Kennel Club did not recognize the Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier until 1937, and it competed for the first time at the Irish Kennel Club specialty show on Saint Patrick's Day that same year.
The Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier tends to have a strong prey drive, but this isn't a problem if you keep them busy and stimulated.
They became popular in the XIX Century, the
first Wheaten Terrier exported to the US arrived in the 1940s, and to Australia in the 1970s.
Standard Whoodle (Standard poodle
+ wheaten terrier) ours weighs about 42 lbs fully grown.
If my hubby and I took some popcorn and snuggled up nice and comfy and cozy and cuddley... we'd have one big blond
furry Wheaten Terrier right in between us!