The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of Australasia

Ethical Breeding

Mission

To work towards the elimination of PLN & PLE and other serious genetic diseases from the breed.

Breeding Practices

All affiliated breeders with the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of Australasia, accept and abide by the following guidelines:

1. Do not breed from affected dogs.
2. Will remove as breeding prospects the progeny of dogs affected with any serious genetic disorders.
3. Will discontinue breeding known carriers as soon if and when they are identified.
4. Will remove as breeding prospects any dog, with dogs affected with diseases with no known mode of transmission, anywhere in it's five generation pedigree.
5. Do not interbreed, with or to close relatives, of affected dogs.
6. Do not breed any dog unless the current health status of both the dog and the bitch is known by the breeder.

Health Testing
All breeding stock is regularly health tested using the accepted testing protocols laid down by the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America and the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of Great Britain. This information will be provided to potential puppy buyers as requested.

Puppies
All puppies will be placed on the limited ANKC pedigree register so as not to be bred from, and will be desexed at or about six to twelve months or age unless sold or kept for the express purposes of showing and/or furthering the breed..

This guide was driven by the work of Geneticists and Wheaten Breeders and has been critiqued by Dr M Littman (UPenn, USA).