Today you turn 2 buddy! Just think you were only 12 weeks old and weighed 7lbs when we first brought you home. Thanks for always making us smile and we hope you have a great birthday!

This was Ted at 12 weeks! So cute and clueless in life:

Ted at 12 weeks

This is Ted on his birthday! 2 yrs old and weighs about 34lbs:

Ted's 2nd Birthday

Yesterday our soft coated wheaten terrier named Ted had an allergy test done on him. The doctor and hospital was very professional and boy was the place packed. As you can see in the pictures and the video, Ted was shaved down to his skin in a square shape on his upper rib cage. All together he got 52 total prick’s. Poor boy.

To catch up with those who are reading my blog for the first time, let me refresh. Our wheaten terrier has been battling a constant amount of licking, scratching and chewing on his own paws. See blog post and other pet owners replies here:
http://www.softcoatedwheatenterrierblog.com/?p=120#comments.

After telling about this problem online, we sadly have come to see that alot of dogs suffer from these symptoms. We tried changing diets, creams & sprays, numerous shampoos and Benadryll. Nothing seemed to work and we are now going on about 1yr and 1/2 with this constant issue. So a doggie allergy test was our next step.

So now for the results! Ted fell into the category of being ‘average for a dog with allergies’. Which means that he’s allergic to the following: fleas, dust, wool, cats, grass, ragweed, pine and mold. Great. The next step is to wait for his vaccination to be prepared and then its time to learn how to give our own dog allergy shots. Doesn’t sound fun but we gotta help our lovable buddy bear.

Check out what Ted looked like when we got home!

Pretty talented don’t you think? I like the accent.

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.