The Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

The Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

by James Huffman

The native of Ireland, the Wheaten Terrier, is an adorable and fluffy breed of dog that's famous with many families around the world. Before it received international fame, however, this dog used to work as a herder, watchdog, flock guard and rat hunter in Ireland. Today, it is a prized family pet of many people and a valuable contender of dog sports such as agility, obedience and tracking competitions.

The Wheaten terrier is none or minimal shedder type of dog and that its coat is actually called hair and not fur. This hair has four varieties: Traditional Irish, Heavy Irish, English, and American; the Irish variety being thinner and silkier than the American variety. And like human hair, the Wheaten's hair also constantly grows out therefore it needs to be trimmed or cut regularly.

As an adult, the Wheaten terrier's hair is color wheat or white but the white color is not given much weight by the kennel clubs. As a puppy, this breed may have a brown, red or mahogany coat but others may be born wheat-colored or white-colored already. Those puppies born with dark hairs will grow up to become wheaten-colored because the dark hair will grow out and eventually fall off to be replaced by the wheat colored hair.

Other dogs require regular hair brushing as a form of grooming but brushing the Wheatens coat will make it fuzzy. Instead, the best way to groom this breed is by combing, using a wide-toothed comb, which is to be done regularly or daily. Hair combing should start from puppyhood until adulthood.

Teaching the Wheaten tricks and commands is quite easy as this breed is intelligent and can pick up easily. This breed is animated, playful, loving and gentle towards children and playful around other animals. It is also soft-tempered, approachable and confident that you can bring this dog to any gathering without fearing it will aggress other animals.

The Wheaten is a friendly breed and in fact, it is very friendly it has its own unique way of greeting people. The Wheaten would jump up and lick a person's face when it likes him or her and this approach is called, the "wheaten greeting". Towards strangers, this dog is not aggressive but it will bark at incoming people, making it a good watchdog.

This creature is a straightforward dog that needs straightforward master therefore; the owner should display leadership in forms of firm and consistent approach, and patient disposition. The dog can learn quickly when it is guided by such approach. Moreover, this dog is mostly inactive inside the house and so an apartment setting would be fine for it as long as it still gets to exercise daily outside.

There is no proved nor concluded ancestor for this breed but it is said that it is related to the Kerry Blue Terrier. This breed had been flourishing in the Irish countryside for decades before the Irish Kennel Club recognized it in 1937. The first batch of the Wheaten terriers is brought to the US in 1946 and one of its famous breeder is Lydia Vogel. In 1943, the British Kennel Club recognized it as a breed and in 1973; the AKC admitted it finally as a member. - 20511

The author, James Huffman, is one of the (http://wheaten-terrier-secrets.com/) Wheaten Terrier breeders and he has been blogging about the breed for years. Come and check out his website and read lots of articles about the breed such as the Wheaten Terrier puppies.
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