Wheaton Terriers

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

What about the bitches? Any of them ever stand out

[AKA-BRINDLE 879]

And best of luck with them Mick. I love to see someone enjoying their dogs and looking after them.

The last few years the wheaten suffered from the puppy peddler, big time.

It went from a little known breed of Irish working terrier to a must have dog.

What worries me about the wheaten is that there's folk taking them on who know nothing about them.

For instance in your photo those two wheatens tied to the gate close together.

But then again maybe the breed is changing in the same way that many other breeds change when they're not bred the way they were originally.

JMHO and again, enjoy your dogs.

So is that not a dog & bitch tied to the gate in that picture?...a lot of Bull types i've been around will tolerate the opposite sex if they have been raised together

[mick c 411]

no . its 2 bitches tied to the gate

[AKA-BRINDLE 879]

no . its 2 bitches tied to the gate

Right... i can see what neil cooney's getting at there then

[THE GENERAL 1,975]

What about the bitches? Any of them ever stand out

Just found this, If you look under named dog "My Tim" you will see his dam was called "Prospect Lass" I'm sure she was a proven bitch, as the men back then wouldn't have used her otherwise. Some well known names of working Wheatens on that list.

http://irishwheaten.com/?p=101

Edited February 16, 2014 by THE GENERAL

[DannyMc 143]

Good find THE GENERAL.

[Barry White 79]

Unfortunately the wheaten seems to be on a serious decline in working standard.seems to be the next dick extension for some clowns fond of the shillings ,suppose they ruined the staff so move onto the next money spinner

Lads don't forget any dog can be made to quit they ain't robots

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

Nice 1. The general

[Carlovian 583]

 

What about the bitches? Any of them ever stand out

Just found this, If you look under named dog "My Tim" you will see his dam was called "Prospect Lass" I'm sure she was a proven bitch, as the men back then wouldn't have used her otherwise. Some well known names of working Wheatens on that list.

http://irishwheaten.com/?p=101

 

There is a few known working dogs in that list....

[neil cooney 10,415]

Fair play for finding that General. A lot of work went into putting that list together.

Always remember with the wheaten that a lot of the old breeders who bred for work first and foremost often had two sets of pedigrees per dog.

One for the KC and one for the working dogman.

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

Fair play for finding that General. A lot of work went into putting that list together.

Always remember with the wheaten that a lot of the old breeders who bred for work first and foremost often had two sets of pedigrees per dog.

One for the KC and one for the working dogman.

which was the honest one though?

[neil cooney 10,415]

LOL, guess.

Up until 1966 the KC ran the trials so a lot of doggy men needed to have their dogs registered to take part.

When the KC dropped the trials trials were continued by the true advocates of the breeds and they probably kept their dogs registered too.

Now it's just my own opinion but a lot of outcrossing was done ie. staff or EBT was put in the wheaten or the wheaten was put in the glen etc. etc. and pedigrees still had to be kept but not ones that the KC would have approved off.

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

Lolol an honest man Neil. Haha I always like to hear of the native breeds doing well.

[TaylorF457 10]

Proper smart pair of dogs mate.

[BOLIO1 1,078]

Had a bitch off Reggie, decent foxer.....is it really that long ago?...... tsk tsk!