Talk:Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
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[edit] Vulnerable Native Breed
This breed is classed in Britain as a VNB - a breed which originated in the UK but now has registration numbers with the Kennel Club of less then 300 puppies per year.
I'm a Canadian teenager on a gap year before Uni and I'm really interested in this. Would anyone like a VNB paragraph/link on this page? I can write it, but am ignorant about formatting etc. Plus, I'm trying to put together a whole collection on all 29 breeds on this list, including history and so on, using Wikipedia as one of my many sources. If you can help, or are interested at all, please contact me either on my talk page or at green_ied_dragon@hotmail.com
--The Wizard of Magicland 19:42, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Other
"Lickiful"? Bearcat 07:48, 3 Apr 2004 (UTC)
I thought the life expectancy was shorter than 16 years, more like 10-12 years or so...?--Sonjaaa 07:34, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
- New Encycl of Dogs lists it as 13-14. I've been told (by vets) that the life expectancy of most breeds, at least in the US, has been increasing rapidly in the last couple of decades as medical care & food for dogs & the way dogs are treated (e.g., not allowed to run loose in the street) have improved. From what I know, most smaller dogs including terriers have longer life expectancies than medium or large breeds. So I'd doubt 10-12 yrs. Elf | Talk 23:35, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
In England the average life expectancy is probably around 13-14 years. There are some family lines where they make 15 - 16 but this is still rare.
[edit] "Wheaten greetin"?
What on earth is that phrase supposed to mean? It doesn't seem very encyclopedic to me. Also, on a somewhat different topic, what's the point of saying that some wheatens love water, well some hate it, a dog's additude to water is very individual and can't be generalised (except in a few breeds of retrievers, in which the trait has been bred for and is quite consistant). Pharaoh Hound 19:22, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Whoa--you must not know any Wheatons! A "Wheaton greetin" may not seem very encyclopedic to you--but you would have to know and own a Wheaton to know what this means. Wheatons are known for their unworldly excitedness upon greeting people. Even though very obedient by nature, most Wheatons lose control when someone they love (and they love everyone) walks through the door. They are hard to train in this area because they are just as confident that you are going crazy over them as they are YOU. (DSA-US) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.221.253.227 (talk) 16:27, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Categorical Error
Why on earth is this article listed in the category, "Dog Breeds Originating in the United Kingdom"? You say, yourselves, the Irish Kennel Club listed the Wheaten first in 1937 and the English in 1943. Have you not heard of the Irish Republic? It's been around for a while now.--JO 24 (talk) 22:09, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
- Ooh, hadn't noticed that. To be fair, this was likely an honest mistake — I for one am well aware that Wheaties are Irish by origin, so do please curb your tongue. Cheers † DBD 23:39, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
