About Me

I am a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. I am only three months old. I live with a blogger who is married and they have two boys I love to play with. I bet you are wondering what is a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. Well since you asked I will tell you our story.

From Wikipedia:

The Wheaten was originally bred in his native Ireland to be an all-purpose farm dog whose duties would have included herding, watching and guarding livestock, and vermin hunting. This is probably why they are not as aggressive as other terriers, who were primarily vermin hunters. They are believed to be related to the Kerry Blue Terrier. The story about the Kerry Blue Terrier is: A Spanish ship docked in Ireland and a strange blue/black dog, which may have been a Portuguese Water Dog, came ashore. It bred with the local Wheatens and thus came the Kerry Blue.

Despite its long history as a farm dog, the Wheaten wasn’t recognized as a breed in Ireland by the Irish Kennel Club until 1937. Following this in 1943, the English Kennel Club recognized the breed as well. The first Wheatens were exported to the United States in the 1946, but serious interest in the breed took years to develop.Miss Lydia Covel was one of the first breeders of the Wheaten Terrier in the United States.Finally, in 1973, they were recognized by the American Kennel Club.

And yes the banner photo above really is me. Aren’t I the cutest?