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GENERAL
APPEARANCE AND SIZE
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Soft
Coated Wheaten
Terriers are medium-sized, hardy,
well-balanced terriers with a square outline. They are noted for
their soft, silky coat of wheaten color hair that falls in gentle
waves. Also their excellent steady disposition.
Wheatens are happy, alert, well-conditioned puppies
that show moderation of structure and temperament.
The adult dogs average 17-19 inches at the withers and
weigh in at 30-40 pounds, the females being slightly smaller than males. |
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Coat
The ADULT coat of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier is one characteristic which sets it apart from other breeds. It is a single coat that
abundantly covers the entire body including the legs and head. On the head it falls forward to cover the eyes. The texture of the
coat is soft and silky and on the mature dog will have a slight wave (the wave will be missing in puppies and adolescents). The
correct color is any shade of wheaten except on the muzzle and ears where some
blue-gray shading is allowed. Occasional guard hairs of
red, white, or black may be seen.
The
colors for puppies and adolescents are different. Puppies may be darker and
even have black tipping. As the puppies go through adolescence, they will
lighten considerably in color and may become nearly white. Wheaten
Color is very normal as the wheat color in a field around harvest time.
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Are
they all the same color?
Kind
of, but not perfectly. They
all become wheaten (as the name implies) in color to some degree - after a
couple years of age when the puppy markings lighten. Yet Adult Wheatens range from almost silver to cream to light gold to a reddish gold.
But they all lighten
with age loosing their darker puppy colors.
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Why
don't the puppies look more like the Adults?
There
is more variation among puppies in Wheatens (even within a single litter) than is common for single colored breeds that breed true to type. Puppies
can have flat or fluffy coats, hard or soft coats, and can be light in color or dark. They can also have black tipping,
black muzzles, or white blazes on their chests. The adult coat texture and color
is achieved through gradual changes and should be set by the time the dog is two years
old. Some adolescents will go through a stage where they are much lighter than adult
dogs. The standard makes allowances for these coat changes.
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