The Wheaten Terrier is a loving and intelligent breed of terrier. There are actually 4 different varieties of coat:
1. Traditional Irish
2. Heavy Irish
3. English
4. American

This is a dog breed considered to be hypoallergenic and are wonderful for people with dog allergies and/or are asthmatic.

It is also thought to be related to the Kerry Blue Terrier.

I found a great article to help give you a background on this terrific terrier breed.

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The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
By Michael Russell

The Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers are terriers which carry more than the typical terrier behaviors in their ancestry. They are dogs which performed well as hunting dogs, retrievers, guards of the farm and house and simply as a companion during the history of the breed, which originated in the country of Ireland. In the days when the Wheaten terrier was admitted into the Irish Kennel club, the requirements for attaining a championship title included requirements to perform in the area of “expertise” for which the dog was supposed to function.

In the terrier competition, the dog had to “go to Read the rest of this entry »