Wheaten Points of Interest

• Wheatens were originally bred as an all purpose farm dog in Ireland.
• Wheatens are non-shedding, but you do have to ‘pay’ for that luxury. Coat care is considered high maintenance, it needs proper combing and brushing on a regular basis to prevent it from becoming matted. It also needs to be trimmed on a regular basis as it continually grows.
• Wheatens are very social animals and should not be left alone for long periods of time. They thrive on human companionship.
• Wheatens are Terriers, therefore they need to be confined to an enclosed area for outdoor play and should always be on a leash when outside of an enclosed area. Even the most well trained dog can forget it’s name and boundaries when in hot pursuit of a rabbit, squirrel, cat, etc.
• Wheatens in general, do require a little extra time, patience and persistence to train, but they ARE trainable. Praise and reward methods work best for them as they are a very sensitive breed and cannot mentally handle the harsher methods of training. I've also heard lots of positive things about clicker training.
• Wheatens are definitely not guard dogs, but they are good watch dogs.
• Wheatens are full of life, bouncy and always ready for a social activity.
• Some Wheatens can take a little extra time to housebreak. You can expect them to have occasional accidents during their entire first year of life.
• Wheatens have a sensitivity to anesthesia and should be anesthetized in the same manner as for site hounds. http://www.wheaten.org/warning.htm
• For more breed information, please visit the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America website.

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