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Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
is a medium-sized, hardy, well balanced sporting terrier, square in outline. He is
distinguished by his soft, silky, gently waving coat of warm wheaten color and his
particularly steady disposition. The breed requires moderation both in structure and
presentation, and any exaggerations are to be shunned. He should present the overall
appearance of an alert and happy animal, graceful, strong and well coordinated.
The actual origin of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier cannot be found in printed record.
Recurring reference to a terrier soft in coat, wheaten in color, and of a size to fit the
Wheaten of today, lends credence to the belief that the history of the Soft Coated
Wheaten began long before records were kept and when the challenge of "best dog"
was most often settled in a "fists up" confrontation between the owners.
Known for more than 200 years in Ireland, the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier is believed
by some to be an important ancestor of the Kerry Blue. Legend tells us that when the
Spanish Armada was sunk off the shores of Ireland, the blue dogs who swam ashore
found terriers with a soft wheaten coat waiting to welcome them.
Of necessity these early dogs were bred for their working qualities, with shade of coat
or exact measurements of small consideration and no record. As only the brave, strong,
and proficient survived and reproduced, nature really set the standard for the original
stock of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. Thus has evolved a very attractive,
well-made dog of medium size, quick witted, and responsive. The demands of his
function required steadiness and discrimination, which have been retained, while
preserving the joy in living and the stamina associated with a terrier.
Sponsored by Dr. G.J. Pierse, the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier was campaigned to
registration with the Irish Kennel Club, and on March 17, 1937, a most fitting day for
Irish dogs, made its debut in the Irish Kennel Club Championship Show. For many years
this breed was required to qualify in both major and minor field trials over rat, rabbit, and
badger before attaining championship. Registration with The Kennel Club (England)
came in 1943.
In 1962, on St. Patrick's Day - again that most appropriate date - the Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier Club of America was founded when a small group of interested
fanciers met in Brooklyn and agreed on a common goal, namely to preserve and protect
the Wheaten in the United States and to promote the breed to public interest and
American Kennel Club registration. Also present at that meeting were three Wheatens
destined to pioneer the breed in the show rings-Holmenocks Gramachree, Gads Hill,
and Holmenocks Hallmark, better known as "Irish" (O'Connor), "Liam," and "Maud"
(Arnold). Since then, each year has seen substantial gains in registrations, in Club
memberships, and in public interest. And each year showing has increased in breed
competition and in obedience exhibition.
The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier was admitted to registration in the American Kennel
Club Stud Book on May 1, 1973, and to classification in the Terrier Group at AKC
shows October 3, 1973.
is a medium-sized, hardy, well balanced sporting terrier, square in outline. He is
distinguished by his soft, silky, gently waving coat of warm wheaten color and his
particularly steady disposition. The breed requires moderation both in structure and
presentation, and any exaggerations are to be shunned. He should present the overall
appearance of an alert and happy animal, graceful, strong and well coordinated.
The actual origin of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier cannot be found in printed record.
Recurring reference to a terrier soft in coat, wheaten in color, and of a size to fit the
Wheaten of today, lends credence to the belief that the history of the Soft Coated
Wheaten began long before records were kept and when the challenge of "best dog"
was most often settled in a "fists up" confrontation between the owners.
Known for more than 200 years in Ireland, the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier is believed
by some to be an important ancestor of the Kerry Blue. Legend tells us that when the
Spanish Armada was sunk off the shores of Ireland, the blue dogs who swam ashore
found terriers with a soft wheaten coat waiting to welcome them.
Of necessity these early dogs were bred for their working qualities, with shade of coat
or exact measurements of small consideration and no record. As only the brave, strong,
and proficient survived and reproduced, nature really set the standard for the original
stock of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. Thus has evolved a very attractive,
well-made dog of medium size, quick witted, and responsive. The demands of his
function required steadiness and discrimination, which have been retained, while
preserving the joy in living and the stamina associated with a terrier.
Sponsored by Dr. G.J. Pierse, the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier was campaigned to
registration with the Irish Kennel Club, and on March 17, 1937, a most fitting day for
Irish dogs, made its debut in the Irish Kennel Club Championship Show. For many years
this breed was required to qualify in both major and minor field trials over rat, rabbit, and
badger before attaining championship. Registration with The Kennel Club (England)
came in 1943.
In 1962, on St. Patrick's Day - again that most appropriate date - the Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier Club of America was founded when a small group of interested
fanciers met in Brooklyn and agreed on a common goal, namely to preserve and protect
the Wheaten in the United States and to promote the breed to public interest and
American Kennel Club registration. Also present at that meeting were three Wheatens
destined to pioneer the breed in the show rings-Holmenocks Gramachree, Gads Hill,
and Holmenocks Hallmark, better known as "Irish" (O'Connor), "Liam," and "Maud"
(Arnold). Since then, each year has seen substantial gains in registrations, in Club
memberships, and in public interest. And each year showing has increased in breed
competition and in obedience exhibition.
The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier was admitted to registration in the American Kennel
Club Stud Book on May 1, 1973, and to classification in the Terrier Group at AKC
shows October 3, 1973.
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