After almost 2 years of researching and trying different diets we have finally come to the conclusion that our Wheaten Terrier is allergic to wheat, soy, corn and grains. Sounds like alot but don’t worry, there are plenty of food brands that eliminate all of those ingredients.

We are currently feeding him Canidae food. His redness on his front paws have shown a HUGE improvement and I am psyched to find that the major redness between the pads on his paws are completely gone. Also, his chewing has dropped tremendously. By reading other posts you will find that we tried absolutely everything! Allergy shots, every cream imaginable, different food diets and nothing worked. We are SO relieved and Ted is much happier now.

Canidae is a great dog food brand to buy for your Wheaten. We also have found tons of treats that are free of these food allergies. Its crazy to now realize that these four ingredients are very common in dog allergies. It shows that our beloved animals really don’t need to be eating all of these processed ingredients.

Let me know if you have questions about your dog’s food allergies. I feel like somewhat of a pro noe in this category….like said before, it took us two years of figuring all of this out! Good luck, ruff!

Well, I am shocked to see how many responses we got to “Ted Licking and Chewing” post. We are becoming to find out that this is a common problem with alot of wheatens. After about 18 months of diet changes, allergy pills, hot spot creams and varities of shampoos we have finally decided that its time to take matters into a doctors hand. Ted has his allergy test scheduled for next Tues. From there we will be able to detect his specific allergies so that we can treat with the proper allergy medicine. The test is on the expensive side…$450. We really don’t care about the $$ right now….our Ted needs our help. Wish us luck and please stayed tuned for his results.

Its been about 4 months since Ted’s last haircut. They did a great job and we actually got a ‘he was good’ for a report card. His ears are so little and he feels SO soft now. Sorry to due todo this to you in the winter boy, but daddy’s asthma and allergies were acting up. We are going to miss your long fluffy hair. This is Ted right before:

And then this was Ted about 3 hours later that day:

Our soft coated wheaten terrier named Ted has alittle issue going on. As you can see in the pictures see has alot of redness on his front paws due to a ton of licking, scratching and chewing. We have tried almost everything to help him and nothing has seemed to work. We’ve tried all the creams, changed his diet to be wheat free and have put him on antihistamines. We aren’t sure if its allergies or obbsessive compulsive. His skin isn’t really all that irritated under his hair, but he will not stop chewing!

Does anyone have any suggestions? Has anyone else’s Wheaten Terriers carry this habit? I really want my poor guy to stop

Time for a brushing! Ted loves being brushed and just lies there and lets its all happen. His favorite spot is under his chin. Either the brush or my fingernails scratching him puts him in a deep sleep.

Look at him….he is not moving. Someone really loves being brushed under his chin

After running around for two weeks at camp Ted dropped about 3lbs. Well he has been home for over two weeks now and its time to weigh in too see if he’s gained his weight back.

Yes he did it! Back to 33.6lbs….good job boy!