LEATHERABRAHAM

I can see how antis can really pic apart terrier work. Action pictures of terrierwork are just as sloppy as driving around town with a deer on the hood of your car. Written articles on hunting experience, training, and breeding are all very informative and much more discreet. I think that rulings of court cases will help inform actions have been found guilty/not guilty for terrierwork. I want to build a legacy for people to hunt the vast amounts of small game in Canada with large working terriers. Real experience is something I need to reach my goal so I definitely plan on flying over in

You got it! It is crazy how quickly working dogs can be ruined considering people spent so long refining abilities geared towards performance. I still believe with the right shell of a dog, there is always a chance for the right mind to come through. How is the working wheatens performance today compared to 50 years ago?

It certainly would. Would love to come over and hunt with some terriermen first though. and it looks like I have a new book to read!

** Providing proper dogs is one of my long term goals for society because our survival may depend on them again and I have biases... ** Are you expecting the holocaust? Fairly gloomy outlook in life. Living in BC I would have thought would be a good enough reason to make anyone feel content. :-) The K.C. in it various guises (AKC,UKC, IKC, etc) has done a good job of ruining the wheaten terrier. The blond weak show dog of today is a distant relation to the old working wheaten. Trying to import a dog from old working lines would put you from 0 to 150 miles per hour fairly quickly.......

In referencing "The New Terrier Handbook" by Kerry Kern page 40-41, I agree with you. Sorry I have not yet mastered online sarcasm.

I really appreciate all the feedback. I first came across this site around a year ago and found the write ups about wheatens very interesting. As a child I thought KC breed books were awesome..... I feel like I was brainwashed about the true wheatens' history and current account of their personality. I wanted to learn as much before posting as not to draw upon old threads. My family grew up with 2 wheatens. Our first was a fiery female and the second is a soft male who barks. We initial got a wheaten because they are described as happy-go-lucky, medium sized, non-shedding, and a terrier.

That is the direction I am leaning stevemac. I am optimistic this will create more instances of dogs with hybrid vigour due to the wider gene pool of non-proven dogs.... and I appreciate your honesty dillydog. Here's some wasted time: In Australia the feral pig was declared an animal under section 69 of the Rural Lands Protection Act 1985. They had no traditional proven pig hunting dogs (and pitbulls were illegal). Kennel Club dogs such as Boxers, Bullmastiffs, English Mastiff, English Bull Terrier, ..etc., were all implemented as is and to create modern pig dog breeds. At

I live in a region where large terriers are rarely employed for hunting/conservation and there is an obvious lack of local talent when it comes to proven working stock. Providing proper dogs is one of my long term goals for society because our survival may depend on them again and I have biases... I have noticed that English Bull Terriers, a breed developed for the show ring, have consistently been used as successful catch dogs in various contexts. Living in Canada, could local "show" wheatens displaying desirable character/physical traits be used for work? Given that I can find dogs

I'm all about growing and developing terriers for Canada so I'll do my best Thunderbelly!

I want to thank everyone for their posts about wheaten terriers on this forum. It has informed me greatly about wheaten terriers and difficulties of owning the working type. I am curious about how they were historically developed and bred. It seems that, historically, wheatens are in a parallel timeline to bull and terrier type dogs. Was the wheaten terrier even a distinct breed before the 19th century? and do modern working wheaten terriers often have a non-shedding coat or do they often have a broken coat from mixing with shedding bull terrier types?

Hello, I love reading through this website for information on hunting, terriers, and lurchers. I grew up with two wheaten terriers which were worlds apart. This website has informed me greatly of the the difficulties of owning a wheaten but I still love them more than anything. I would like to learn more about their heritage and how to possibly bring working lines to Canada. Cheers, Abraham