Benchmarks
Benchmarks is published quarterly by the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America. The intended audience is anyone who owns, loves, or just appreciates the breed. Yes, it has a lot of information about showing, breeding, and performance events – but it also has the latest tips on grooming & training, stories about our favorite Wheatens, and the latest news on health topics. There is something for everyone with Wheatens in their life!
Past Issues
Wheaten IQ • The Fabulous Foursome from Colorado • The Unique Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier • How to Stop Your Dog From Jumping • Ask a Breeder • Thank You, Donors! • Show Dogs and Stud Dogs • Junior Handler Spotlight/Owner Handled Series • MACH11 Rory Breaks • Devil’s Advocate • New Titles Earned • Southen California Specialty • Northern California Specialty •
Wheaten Health News: Breeder’s Guide to Genetic Tests • Paroxysmal Dyskinesia (PxD) •
Friends We Lost 2021 • Celebrating 50 Yrs AKC Recognition • Meet Your New Board Member: Sandy Ross • Happy Birthday Seniors • Titles Earned • Meet A Fellow Club Member: Mary Yourich • Endowment Board Donors • The Aging Wheaten • Training a Puppy Can Change Your Life • Devil’s Advocate • 2021 AKC Invitationals • 2021 AKC National Championship • SCWTC Southern California Desert Specialty •
Wheaten Health News: SCWTCA Endowment 2021 Newsletter Excerpts • PLN Statistics from the University of Pennsylvania •
2021 SCWTCA Awards • Titles Earned • Planning for 2022 • The “Tail” of Finnegan • Bashert • Holiday Pet Safety Tips • Greater Milwaukee SCWTC Specialty • Greater Denver SCWTC Specialty • Montgomery Terrier Agility Cluster • Hatboro DC & Del Val Specialty • 2021 SCWTCA National Specialty •
Wheaten Health News: Aggression Towards Owners • Animals & COVID-19 • Recommendation for Using DM Test •
Devil’s Advocate • Wheaten Webinars 2021 Past & Upcoming • Puppies & Growth Plates • Proper SCWT Presentation • SCWT Database Musings • SCWTC of Greater St Louis Specialty Weekend • SCWTC of Northern California Specialty Weekend • AKC National Owner-Handled Series • Are you the Owner of this dog? •
Dreams do come true! •
Wheaten Health News: New Studies supported by SCWTCA & SCWTCA Endowment • Pyometra • Canine Hemangiosarcoma •
President’s Message • Editor’s Message • Stud Dog Listings – Living Dogs • Stud Dog Management • Essential Steps to Choosing a Stud Dog • Stud Dog Listings – Deceased Dogs • Musings from Your Database Administrator •
Meet Your New Board Members • Happy Birthday Seniors • 2021 SCWTCA Supported Entries • Celebrating Long Life • 2021 Specialty Shows • Rescue Donations in Memory of Ron Shumate • Devil’s Advocate • Another Chance At The Good Life – SCWTCA Rescue • Competitive Edge – Don’t Leave Home Without It • George Alston: Living a Dream to Be the Best • 2021 Committees • Elena Landa – Becoming A Top Breeder/Handler • Succeeding In Scent Work • Bronze Level Breeder Of Merit • Puppy Evaluation Strategies for Selecting Your Best Puppy • The Road To Success In Agility • 2020 AKC Agility Invitational • AKC New Title Holders For March •
Wheaten Health News: Micropththalmia • Why Is My Wheaten Leaking? •
Meet Your New Board Members • Another Chance at the Good Life – SCWTCA Rescue • Get Your Dog Certified for Therapy Work • The Devil’s Advocate • Woof Woof on The Roof! • Wheaten Farm Dog? • Breed Priorities • What’s Under that coat? • Beyond The Breed Standard • SCWTCA Virtual Puppy Sweepstakes • AKC National Championship •
Wheaten Health News: Cataracts • Hereditary Eye Disease Basics • Why is my Wheaten Leaking? • Ectopic Ureters • Koda Blue Story and Veterinarian Report •
Devil’s Advocate • SCWTCA Rescue Story • Improving the AKC Marketplace • Dog Shows During the Pandemic • Raising Pandemic Puppies • Training While Staying in Place • I Don’t Train Dogs • Addition of Rally Intermediate to the AKC Rally® Virtual Program • New AKC Virtual Home Manners Titling Program • Does Your Wheaten have what it takes to be a Farm Dog? •
Wheaten Health News: Medicating the Pregnant & Lactating Bitch • Canine Medications Pricing Comparison • Flea, Tick, Heartworm & Wormers • Common Canine Prescriptions • Testing at PennGen •
Double Vision SCWTCSC Specialty Show • SCWTCA 2020 National Roving • The Devil’s Advocate • SCWTCA Rescue Success Stories • AKC COVID-19 Dog Show Best Practices • Breeding During COVID-19 • SCWTCA Endowment Supporting Health, Research & Education • Barn Hunt Adventure • Canine Freestyle • Tally Ho! Fast Cat • A Journey Through Obedience With Wheatens • Rockin’ It With Rally • Scentwork – The Nose Knows • AKC Agility Introduces Virtual ACT 2 •
Wheaten Health News (WHN): Tests for Degenerative Myelopathy & Microphthalmia • Penn Explanation of PLN Test • Microphthalmia in SCWT • SCWT Digestive Issues Survey WSU •
Tribute to Carol Carlson • 2020 SCWTCA Committee Chairs • Devil’s Advocate • Dog-friendly OTC Medications • Essential Oils for Dogs • AKC National Owner Handled Series • AKC Royal Canid National All-Breed Sweeps • 2019 AKC National Championship • Orlando Meet the Breeds • North American Diving Dogs Championship • 2019 AKC Agility Invitational • SCWTC Southern California Specialty (Indio) • Golden Gate KC Benched Dog Show • New York AKC Meet the Breeds • Rescue Successes • Choosing a Dog Trainer • Puppy Culture • Puppy Socialization •
Wheaten Health News (WHN): Diarrhea in Dogs • DNA Stored at PennVet • Update on Research at Penn •
Devil’s Advocate • This is who we are
• Mental Preparation Can Increase Performance • Greater Denver SCWTC Specialty • New Titles Earned • SCWTC of Greater Milwaukee Specialty • Montgomery Terrier Agility 2019 • 2019 SCWTCA National Specialty and Awards •
Wheaten Health News (WHN):
Canine Degenerative Myelopathy • Journeys End • The Gulpies • Early Diagnostic Test for Chronic Kidney Disease •
PopularTragedy When Traveling With Dogs • Your Role in The Membership Application Process • Play: A Vital Influence on Our Dogs’ Behavior • Kennel Blindness: A Closer Look • Kennel Blind: What It Is & What It Isn’t • Devil’s Advocate • Preserve your old photos on the SCWT Health & Pedigree Database • DelVal SCWTC Specialty • SCWTC Greater St Louis Specialty •
Wheaten Health News (WHN):
Annual Health Testing for your Wheaten • Urinalysis Handbook • Research Progress Report Summary #1 & #2 • Five Questions to Ask Your Vet About Anesthesia •
Popular-Sire Syndrome • Understanding the Coefficient of Inbreeding • Breeder Opinions of Articles • Devil’s Advocate • 2019 AKC National Agility Championship • SCWTC Southern California Specialty • SCWTC Northern California Specialty •
Wheaten Health News (WHN) Announcement: New Health Projects • Canine Phenome Project – Then and Now • New Dosage Protocol for Dogs with Addison’s Disease • Establishing an Ectopic Ureter (EU) Study • Update on the Science Behind CBD •
Strategy 101 • Looking For Mr. Right? • Reading Pedigrees • The Stick Dog Pedigree • Advancements in Genetic Testing • Some Terms We Should All Know • Devil’s Advocate • AKC National Championship Results • 2018 AKC Agility Invitational • We’re Going To Tulsa! • Wheatens Prove Their Versatility • Westminster KC •
Wheaten Health News (WHN): Cytopoint For A Dog’s Itchy Skin • Heartbreak of Degenerative Myelopathy •
Meet Your Board Members: Karen Bilda & Kent Meyer • Make Your Specialty Count! • How Take The Lead Helped Me • Krista…First Wheaten to Earn • Devil’s Advocate • Greater Denver SCWTC Specialty • DelVal SCWTC Specialty/Hatboro • SCWTCA National Specialty •
Wheaten Health News (WHN): Understanding, Preventing, and Treating Dog Anxiety • Healthy Ear Maintenance for Your Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier • What Dog Owners Need to Know About the FDA’s Grain-Free Diet
Meet Your Board Member: Dick Taylor • You might be in the Dog Fancy if… • Showing to Win • Spar/No Spar, National Purebred Dog Day® • Road To Master Breeder Status • Devil’s Advocate • SCWTCA Education Seminar • Delaware Valley SCWTC Specialty • SCWTC Greater St Louis Specialty • SCWTC Southern California Specialties • SCWTC Greater Milwaukee Specialty •
Wheaten Health News (WHN): Congenital Eye Disease in Irish Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers • Broad-Range Detection of Canine Tick-Borne Disease • Cannabis Research for Veterinary Patients
Devil’s Advocate • Walking Down Memory Lane • Judging Dogs as Breeding Stock • Movement • COI & the SCWTCA Endowment’s SCWT Database • Pet First Aid • SCWTC Northern California Specialty •
Wheaten IQ…Are You Planning To Show? Things You Should Know Conformation…Get Started • You Need A Mentor • Some Tips on Training • Tools of The Trade •
Wheaten Health News (WHN) Hemangiosarcoma Research • Required Hip Testing • Increasing Threat of Leptospirosis • Genetic Testing for PLN & Frozen Semen • Diagnosis of Canine Food Sensitivity/Intolerance Using Saliva • Sample PLN Letter
Conformation showing…Some Good Advice! Judges/professionals • My Perspective: Sue Goldberg • Advice for New Dog Show Exhibitors • Dog Show People – Newcomers Field Guide • Building Confidence for Show and Performance • Laugh and Learn • Devil’s Advocate • Wheaten Health News (Health Survey / Weight Control for Optimal Health / Use & Abuse of Probiotics) • Pawsitive Strides in Obedience • 2017 AKC Agility Invitational • Trifecta for Eringlo Wheatens • Krista Finishes in Top 10 • 2017 AKC National Championship • 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show • 2018 SCWTCA Roving Specialty • 2018 Specialties & Supported Entries • Educational Flyer
Ensure a brighter future for the SCWT by understanding and preserving the past! • Survey Says…About Judges and Type • Why The Stand-Out Best Dog Can Be A Loser • Devil’s Advocate • Not your grandpa’s gene pool • Avidog – National Specialty Education Seminar • SCWTC Greater Milwaukee Specialty • Greater Denver SCWTC Specialties • 2017 SCWTCA National Specialty • Wheaten Health News (WHN): Update on PLN / Canine Degenerative Myelopathy Test / Early Detection of Bladder Cancer •
Rosemary Berg, In Memoriam • Make a Lasting Impression of Your Specialty • Meet The Breeds at the World Dog Expo • Working Toward a Better Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier • Survey Says…About Judges Education • Test Your Wheaten IQ…Bones • Long-Term Health Risks & Benefits Associated with Spay/Neuter • Wheaten Health News (WHN): Update on Hemangiosarcoma, Rabies Challenge Fund, & H3N2 Canine Influenza Virus • Degenerative Myelopathy and our Wheatens • Devil’s Advocate • Del Val SCWTC Specialty • SCWTC Greater St. Louis Specialty • SCWTC Southern California Specialties
Movement in the Wheaten • Survey Says…About Movement • Essence of Type…Movement • Wheaten IQ…Anatomy as it Relates to Movement • Tribute to Jody Sylvester • Buying a New Puppy? Consider Cost of Ownership • Champion & Performance Titles • Wheaten Health News (WHN) • New Wheaten Data Base • Leptospirosis • 2017 Health Survey • 2016 AKC Agility Invitationals • SCWTC Northern California Specialty
Champion & Performance Titles • Wonderful World of Wheaten Performance • Reading Pedigrees, A Lost Art? • Survey Says…Reading Pedigrees • 2017 Specialties & Supported Entries • Essence of Type…Head • Test Your Wheaten IQ…Head • Wheaten Health News (WHN): Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) • AKC National Dog Show • Westminster KC
Meet The New Board Members • In Memoriam; Donald Arthur • Influence of Coat on Body Type By Gary Vlachos • Importance of Proper Presentation By Gay Dunlap • Essence of Type (coat) By Cindy Vogels • Survey Says…Coat and Presentation • Hot Topics • Wheaten Health News (WHN): Code of Ethics – Open Registry • Devil’s Advocate • SCWTC Greater Milwaukee Specialty • Greater Denver SCWTC Specialty • SCWTCA National Specialty
Take Back Your “Alpha” • Opening Pandora’s Box • Developmental Stages of Puppy Behavior • Dealing with Fear Imprint Periods • Understanding Nature vs Nurture in Dogs • The Fine Art of Tipping The Scales in Everyone’s Favor • Separation Anxiety • Devil’s Advocate • Test Your Wheaten IQ • Hot Topics • SCWTCA 2016 Nat’l Specialty Details • Play It Forward – Raffle for Rescue • Take The Plunge…Dock Diving • Wheaten Health News: Caring for Newborn Puppies & Their Mother / Pet Safety in the Home • SCWTC Greater St Louis Specialty Show • SCWTC Southern California Specialties
Getting your dog’s attention • House Call – Canine Reproduction 101 • Happy Tails • Using Technology to Whelp Pups • Developing confident, well-adjusted puppies • Test Your Wheaten IQ • Devil’s Advocate • Hot Topics • Wheaten Health News: Whelping & Dystocia, Puppy Nutritional Needs of Puppies, Dr. Jean Dodds Vaccine Protocol, & Supplementing Puppies • SCWTCA Roving Specialty • Northern California Specialty • DelVal Specialty
New Members • Reform a Barkaholic • What is a Breeder? • Choosing a Brood Bitch • Linebreeding, Inbreeding, Outcrossing • Understanding the Coefficient of Inbreeding • Test Your Wheaten IQ • Wheaten Health News • Wheatens as Therapy Dogs • 2016 Specialty/Supported Entry Plan • Eukanuba • Westminster Kennel Club • Benchmarks 2016 Plan
Meet the New Board Member • New SCWTCA Members • Remembering Sheila O’Connell • New Champion and Performance Titles • Wheaten Health News • Test Your Wheaten IQ / Breeder-Judge Perspective • SCWTC Greater Milwaukee Specialty • Greater Denver SCWTC Specialty • Montgomery Weekend Recap • SCWTCA Annual Award Recognition • SCWTCA Sweeps • SCWTCA National Specialty
When to Say Goodbye • The Dog Sport, Something for Everyone • Basic Training Tips • Show Training 101 • Test Your Wheaten IQ • A Breeder-Judge Perspective • Are The Best Dogs Really Winning? • Are Breeders and Judges From Different Planets? • Get Ready for Montgomery • Devil’s Advocate • Making Ads Work • Wheaten Health News • SCWTC Greater St Louis Specialty • SCWTC Southern California Specialty
New SCWTCA Members • Remembering Bette Eckstrom • The Vacination Debate & Using Titers • What’s In Your Pets’ Food? • Wheatens, Agility, & A Sense of Humor • Test Your Wheaten IQ • A Breeder-Judge Perspective • Show Attitude • Many Faces of Rescue • Devil’s Advocate • SCWTC Northern California Specialty • Del Val SCWTC Specialty
New SCWTCA Members • Test Your Wheaten IQ • A Breeder-Judge Perspective • One Judge’s Opinion by Ken Kauffman • A New Children’s iBook • Devil’s Advocate • Advice For Dog Students and Mentors • Training For The Show Ring • Four New AKC Breeds • Eukanuba National Dog Show Results • Westminster KC Show Results
Meet the New Board Members • New SCWTCA Members • Devil’s Advocate • Test Your Wheaten IQ / Breeder-Judge Perspective • New DNA Test Available • Keys to Top Breeding • Greater Milwaukee Specialty Report • Montgomery Weekend Recap • SCWTCA Annual Award Recognition • SCWTCA Sweeps Report • SCWTCA National Specialty Report
Devil’s Advocate • Meet New Members • Great Western: SCWTC Southern California & SCWTCA National Roving Specialties • 20 Basic Breeding Principles • Smooth Stride vs Choppy Stride • SCWTC Greater St Louis Specialty • Meet New Board Member • Dedication in Minnesota • Barn Hunt • Del SCWTC Specialty Judge’s Critique
Devil’s Advocate • Remembering Bob Nerrie • SCWTC Northern California Specialty • Lulu Always Makes Me Laugh • Breeders Tool: Understanding Breeding Combinations • Del Val SCWTC Specialty • NutriScan Test • Marijuana Toxicity on Pets • Microalbuminuria
Meet Your New Board Members • Devil’s Advocate • AKC Community Canine Test • Health Implications in Early Spay and Neuter • Pitfalls of Health Screening • Epigenetics • Meet SCWTCA’s New Members • Calming Dogs with Classical Music • 2014 Specialty Calendar • Hemangiosarcoma Trial • Yellow Dog Project
Milwaukee Specialty Results & Judges’ Critiques • 2012 SCWTCA Awards • 2013 SCWTCA/AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award • Montgomery 2013 – SCWTCA National Specialty Weekend • SCWTCA Specialty Results & Judges’ Critiques • Wheaten Ambassador Award • Meet the Breeds: Javits Center – New York • Greater Denver Specialty Results & Judges’ Critiques • The Open Registry 1996-Present
SCWTC Greater St Louis Specialty • SCWTC Southern California Specialty Weekend • Del Val Herding • New Members: Karen Bilda & Diane Byra • Valley Fever – Coccidioidomycosis • Awards & Titles • Emergency & First Aid Planning • Celebrating Long Life • Devil’s Advocate
Northern California Specialty • New Members Profiles • Update on DNA Testing from Dr. Littman • What Does Gene Testing Mean? • Devil’s Advocate • Eye Registry Report • Celebrating Long Life • Surviving Pet Loss & Grief • The Mighty Quigley • Del Val Specialty
Meet Your New Board Members • Devil’s Advocate • Sex & the Modern Dog • Skunk Odor Removal • Ian Dunbar Seminar • Meet the Breeds • Osteosarcoma & IBD Treatments • Meet SCWTCA’s New Members • Update on NIH Study • Beyond the Genome
SCWTC Greater Milwaukee Specialty • Greater Denver SCWTC Specialty • Big AKC Decisions • Caught in the Act • SCWTCA National Specialty • Montgomery Photo Collages • History of Wheaten Temperament • Milwaukee Fun Day • Southern California Fun Day • Origin of Benchmarks • Westminster 2013 Details • Book Reviews
SCWTC Greater St Louis Specialty • SCWTC Southern California Specialty Weekend • SCWTCA National Roving Specialty • Importance of Play • Greater Denver Swab Story • Surviving Melanoma • AKC Basics: Money • Wheaten Coon Hound
Influencing Sleep Environments • 50 Years of Register Of Merit Award Winners • PLN-Associated Variant Genes DNA Test • Resarch Abstract: Genome-wide Association Study of Protein-Losing Nephropathy in Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers • Del Val SCWTC Specialty • Kennel Blindness: A Closer Look • What a Difference a Haircut Makes! • Hereditary Eye Disease in Wheatens • Why You Should Consider the CGC and Therapy Test • SCWTC Northern California Specialty
Celebrating SCWTCA’s 50th Birthday • SCWTCA’s History in From the President • AKC National Agility Invitational • Agility 101 • In Memorium: Janet Turner Dalton • All About Rescue ~ The Dogs & The People • Grandma’s Attic: Remembering the Early Roving Specialties • AKC Basics • Remembering Leo Springer • 1st Wheaten Herding Title • Cindy Vogels Judges Best in Show at Westminster 2012 • Canine Behavior 101: Food & Feeding
Meet SCWTCA’s Newest Director Rose Rose • SCWTC Greater Milwaukee Specialty • Greater Denver SCWTC Specialty • Montgomery 2011: SCWTCA National Specialty • Elena Landa – AKC Terrier Breeder of the Year • Conformation Assessment Program (CAP)
Wheaten Health Updates • SCWTC Greater St Louis Specialty • Great Western: SCWTC Southern California Specialty • Therapy Dogs • Family Reunions • AKC ACE Award Nominees
SCWTC Northern California Specialty • Del Val SCWTC Specialty • Moving With A Geriatric Dog • Caring for Senior Dogs • Herding 101 • Detroit KC & Dog Show After Glow • Devil’s Advocate • Comparing Wheatens: East vs West
Lessons Learned • More on 2010 SCWTCA National Specialty – Montgomery • Greater Denver SCWTC Inaugural Agility Trial • Fine Art of Needle Felting • Heritage Society • Biogal Announcement • Rethinking Spay-Neuter
Milwaukee Specialty • Denver Specialty • SCWTCA National Specialty – Montgomery • In Memoriam: Jerry Larson • AKC Parent Club Conference • Grand Champions • Meet the Breeds
St Louis Specialty • SCWTCA National Roving Specialty • Southern California Specialties • Canine Nutrition • The Coneheads • Inside A Judge’s Head • Tribute To Keegan • Oklahoma Supported Entry • Testing ~ Doing it Right
Camp Dream Street • Northern California Specialty • Traveling with Darby • Canine Nutrition • Leaky Plumbing • Del Val Specialty • Ash Cloud’s Role in Visiting A German Dog Show • Parish Dog Interview • Herding with Del Val
Mushing Wheatens • Tail Talk • Integrative Approach to Battling PLN • Traveling with Darby • Enzymes, the Spark Plugs for a Dog’s Engine • Size & Substabce • Managing Raffles • Pilot Association Study of PLE/PLN • Informative Family & Open Registry Report • New Hotel for Montgomery 2010 • Traveling with Your Wheaten
Judging SCWT in Stockholm • Milwaukee Specialty • DNA Projects • Urinary Tract Dysfunction • Montgomery Performance Events • 2008 Annual Awards • SCWTCA CGC Clinic • California SCWT Picnics • Denver Specialty • AKC Meet the Breeds in New York City • Open Registry & the DNA Bank at Penn • Montgomery 2009 ~ SCWTCA Annual Specialty • Southern California Herding Clinic
Story of a Search & Rescue Dog • Great Western – Southern California Specialty • St Louis Specialty • NIH Lifetime Health Study Faqs • Wheaten Golden Years – When Is It Time? • What Have We Learned From The Colony Dogs? • Grandma’s Attic • Meet Our New Board Members
Puppy Colors • AKC-CHF Breeder’s Symposium Schedule 2009 • Devil’s Advocate • Montgomery 2009 • Seniors Dogs & Weight • Care of Older Wheatens • Northern California Specialty • BEWARE! HSUS At Work • Taffy, A Pet Therapy Dog • Wheaten 911 Rescue • Respect • Del Val Specialty
Eukanuba 2008 • Meet Pam Tinnelly, SCWTCA Director • Breeders Challenge Updates • Endowment Projects & Donors • DNA Research Project Comparison • AKC-CHF SCWT Genetic Research Fund Donors • Colony Dog Donors • Plans for the Penn SCWT DNA Bank • SCWT Seniors & Urinary Incontinence • Taking A Chance • What We Do For Love
Montgomery 2008 • Milwaukee Specialty • Denver Specialty • Living with Geriatric Wheatens • In-Depth Look At The Longitudinal Study Of Wheaten Health • Growing Smart Puppies • Canine Phenome Project, One Year Later • Pacific Northwest Petnic • Recognizing Injury or Lameness
Southern California Specialty • St Louis Specialty • Reminiscing About Annie Sullivan • Wheaten Champions for 2007 • Pat Adams – Remembering Byrack Bunter • The NIH Project • Sibling Pairs Research & CPP DNA Bank • World Show In Stockholm • Bicycling With Your Dog
SCWTCA Roving Specialty • SCWTCNC Specialty (NCTA) • Meet Ida Sawtelle Mallory • Del Val’s Annual Herding Event • The Big Crufts Win and Some History • DVSCWTC Specialty (Bucks) • The Maude Effect • Red Hat Celtie • Basic Breeding Principles
Puppy Resuscitation • Meeting New Board Members • Agility…Getting Started With Your Wheaten • Canine Phenome Project Facts • Reminiscing About Belma • The GRF Online Pedigree Search Site • Wheaten Shines At AKC/Eukanuba Herding Demo
Meet the New SCWTCA Board Members • Bonnie O’Connor Receives the Jan Linscheid Award • Reminiscing About Casey – Our 1st Champion • Montgomery 2007 • SCWTCA Award Winners • Heartwarming Tale of Sara & Molly • Greater Denver Specialty • Raisin & Grape Toxicity • Grandma’s Attic • Microalbuninuria • Essence of Type: Movement
What We Owe Our Brood Bitches • 2006 Vaccine Seminar • UK’s pANCA Research • Nail Trimming • St Louis Specialty • Colony Dog Update • Australasia SCWT Health • Milwaukee Specialty • SCWTCSC Specialty • Essence of Type: Temperament • Sadie & Bella • Questions Answered: Geriatric Dogs & Informative Families • DNA Collection • Conditional AKC Registration
Grand Dams – Dogdoms’s Leading Lady • Coat Progression, Puppy to Adult • Our Geriatric & Informative Family Projects • My First Show Dog • A Call to All About Stud Management • Essense of Type: Focusing on Coat • 2006 Conformation Stats • Herding in Southern California • Tracking in the Midwest
A Frisbee Star • Differentiating Between RD and PLN • Anna Redlich’s Chapter on the SCWT From The Dogs Of Ireland • AKC’s Inaugural Agility Invitational • Renal Dysplasia In The Wheaten Terrier • Essense Of Type: Head • More On The Battle
Montgomery 2006 • Interview: Betty Chapman, Director • Interview: Dana Frady, Director • SCWTCSC Judge’s Critique • Denver Specialty • More Than Thirty Years of Breeding • What We Learned From The Colony Dogs • Essence of Type: Silhouette
SCWTCSC & Roving Specialties • St Louis Specialty • Beyond the Sequenced Canine Genome • Tale of a Soft Coated Wheaten-Retriever • The Demise of Our Favorite Rag Doll • Books on Genetics
SCWTCNC Specialty • Del Val SCWTC Specialty • Interview: Cindy Vogels, Breeder Judge • Lodging Your Wheaten While You Are Away • PAWS Writing Contest • Rally Round Our Wheatens • Improving the Quality of Your Dog’s Life
Pet Vaccination: An Institutionalized Crime • Rusty, the Wheaten Rescue Dog • Interview: Gary Vlachos, Breeder Judge • Bailey ‘s Journey with PLE • Molly Pescatore’s Success Story • Congratulations on Your Win and Other Absurdities • AKC/CHF Parent Club Conference Report
Denver Specialty • Montgomery 2005 • SCWTCSC Fun Day • 2005 Update On Geriatric Study • Interview: Sue Goldberg, Breeder Judge • MCKC Judge’s Critique • SCWTCA Award Winners • Puppy Socialization, Evaluation & Placement • 2005 Obedience Qualifiers, Kimperton PA • Kelsie’s Story • MCKC All Terrier Agility Cluster • GI Lab Research at Texas A&M • Canadian National Specialty
Chris Erickson, Breeder Judge • Candy Way, Breeder Judge • BIS Wheatens! • 2004 Top Twenty Wheatens • St Louis Specialty • Sporting Terrier Club of Greater Victoria, Australia 2005 • SCWTCSC Specialty • Milwaukee Specialty • MCKC • Thoughts About Rescue • Good Mentoring • UK Vulnerable Breeds Project • Understanding Protein-Wasting Diseases • Fecal API • MA Discussion with Shelly Vaden DVM • Good News for Geriatric Wheaten & Handler • Bumstead, Rally Dog • Jeter, Therapy Dog
Meet The Board • Remembering Wallie Ladd • AKC 2004 Parent Club Conference • 2004 Top 20 SCWTs • Archives of Benchmarks Health Articles • Interview: Liz Cartledge • Can A Breed Club Be Democratic? • From Junior Handler To Top Professional • Lymphoma Test Available • Rusty & Me – Living with PLE/PLN • Preserve SCWT Genes • Interview with Margret Möeller-Sieber • The Eyes Have It • Are You Ready To Rally? • Hector and Agility • Herding in Australia
Canine Genome • Montgomery 2004 • SCWTCA 2003 Award Winners • Remembering Charlene McCloskey • Remembering Frances Anchin • Remembering Annette Haukoun • Thoughts On Testing • Mona – Wheaten By Proximity • Sparky’s Bouts with IBD • Teaching Humans • No Whining • Denver Specialty 2004 • My Experience with Screening for RD • Genetic Conservation • SCWTs As Herding Dogs • Mattie and CGC
The Show Must Go On • Remembering Beth Heckerman • Strong-Dog Program Proposed for Big Terriers • Wheaten Team Makes Tracking History • Rescue Stories • Hemingway – It Took A Village • Breeding Decisions & the Open Registry • Q&A with Shelly Vaden DVM • SCWTCSC & Roving Specialties • Greater St Louis Specialty 2004