Recommendations for Reading and Research

We recommend that you do a little reading and research before you decide to add a Matrix Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier puppy to your family. As with any reading list or reference library, you may agree or disagree with these recommendations - please do take some time to consider the content.

Learn, before you add a dog to your home, how to train and manage dog behavior. We recommend potty training, behavior training and crate training.

Crate training gives your dog it's own "den." This is the puppy's place to relax and rest, a place to call it's own, and a place to sleep and be safe. This is particularly important to a puppy, and Matrix Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier puppies are accustomed to kennels and crates as their place to be.

Teoti Anderson's "Crate Training, Quick & Easy" has a simple and practical approach to teaching your dog where to call his "place." Look for it on Amazon here

Find yourself an approach to behavior training and read to understand the psychology of that approach. Choose a positive approach, based in kindness and relationship - building. Training helps build trust. There are may opinions and many are right. One will be right for you - or you may choose a style that takes a little from many.

The Canine Good Citizen, by Jack & Wendy Vollard here it is on Barnes & Noble

Whether you choose to obtain this AKC title with your dog, the CGC outlines a few behaviors that we have all come to expect from a dog who interacts with people. If you would like to attend a class or work with a trainer, there is information about the Canine Good Citizen on the AKC site, or click here

The Other End of the Leash, by Patricia B McConnell, PhD

Please consider buying directly from Dr. McConnell's website. HERE

Tricia is an animal behaviorist and calls her website "your source for science and soul in dog training and behavior."

Dr. McConnell has also developed a great approach to potty training, she calls "Way to Go!"

Way to Go! How to Housetrain a Dog of Any Age, by Karen London, PhD and Patricia McConnell, PhD

The Monks of New Skete are monks who reside in an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Cambridge, New York. They have bred German Shepherd dogs for over 40 years, and have developed their own ForceFree socialization and handling program, with AKC type obedience, teaching standards for on and off leash behavior. They have published several excellent books - including

Let Dogs be Dogs - Understanding the Canine Nature and Mastering the Art of Living With Your Dog

I and Dog -The New Skate Way

How to be Your Dog's Best Friend

The Art of Raising a Puppy

Although these are available online and used, please consider purchasing directly from the monks, from their monks' online gift shop, and support their cause and endeavors. HERE

The nuns also sell some fabulous cheesecakes.... HERE

And finally, review the characteristics of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier on the AKC site is available HERE

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America

We firmly adhere to the Code of Ethics HERE

SCWTCA publications may be ordered HERE

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