Wheaten X Terriers

[Taggy123 59]

Does anyone use this cross of terrier for earth work, if so how did they get on and what size did they make ? Thanks taggy.

[irishdogs 48]

Depends on size of wheaten and type of terrier, I had wheaten x Irish staff but he was too big to do earth work, he was used to draw quarry after it was dug, hard as hell. Never heard a whimper outta him when he was on his quarry the wheaten sire was a good 26 inches to shoulder

[Taggy123 59]

Thanks irishdogs was just wandering how many times a wheaton x would have to be crossed back to a pat for example till it was a reasonable size for earth work mate. Weather it would be half x, 3/4 x or an eigth wheaton and how they work.

[irishdogs 48]

Have you an idea of the size of both pat and wheaten, i bred wheaten staff 21inchs over tiny pat bitch 10 inches to shoulder and got good size terriers in round 15 inches to shoulder. A few years ago

Edited December 8, 2013 by irishdogs

[Taggy123 59]

The wheaten only a pup at minute mate just enquiring out of intetest for future reference, but im expecting wheaton bitch to make probably 19" tts the pat is in his third season and about 11" tts mate.

[irishdogs 48]

Going by that I would say first cross would be ideal size. beauty is the wheaten isn't chesty like Stafford. we used first cross bull Russell's they were 15tts but very chesty But where unreal earth dogs

[Taggy123 59]

Thanks for that irishdogs, im just thinking 4 or 5 yrars down the line if all goes well mate. The little patt has not put a foot wrong yet, but on saying that ive been picking and choosing the earths he works. Hes in his third season now so he can start to ramp up a bit now mate.

[irishdogs 48]

Atb with them mate, the wheaten x pat should make for a good earthdog, a couple of my old digging buddies have our bull wheaten x pat dogs at the minute all i can say is they are absolute maniacs they leave very little (if any) work for our drawing dogs ;-)

[Taggy123 59]

They sound like good bits of kit mate. Hopefuly if all goes well i might have something simular in future, has the wheaton gave them a bit if coat irishdogs ?

[irishdogs 48]

Yeah they have a broken course coat similar coat to a parson russell

[.WARREN. 288]

got any pics

[irishdogs 48]

Can't post them here if you get me

[fat man 4,741]

Had a 3/4 lakey1/4 wheaten up until a few year ago,very good dog in the ground,hard as nails,sadly old age caught up with him and he went both deaf and blind so had to be pts.

[Taggy123 59]

Its a shame when time catches up with them sounded a decent dog fat man, was he spannable mate.

[fat man 4,741]

Its a shame when time catches up with them sounded a decent dog fat man, was he spannable mate.

Yeah a handy size dog with a head like a basin,great dog to find in a big place,would scream on his way up to the quarry then when he met his opponent all would go silent,as said hard as nails.