{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_soft_coated_wheaten_terrier_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_soft_coated_wheaten_terrier_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC/FCI breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/soft_coated_wheaten_terrier_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 9\n  passed: 9\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_soft_coated_wheaten_terrier_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_soft_coated_wheaten_terrier_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Ireland.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI assigns it to Group 3 (Terriers), Section 1 covering large and medium-sized terriers, without working trial; it was long used by small farmers to kill vermin and help on the farm.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height is 18–19 inches for dogs (ideal 18½) and 17–18 inches for bitches (ideal 17½) under AKC; weight is 35–40 lb dogs and 30–35 lb bitches (FCI about 40–45 lb).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is an abundant single coat, soft and silky with a gentle wave, covering the whole body, legs and head and falling forward to shade the eyes; woolly, harsh, frizzy, kinky or stand-away texture is faulted.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Any shade of wheaten is accepted, with occasional red, white or black guard hairs, but the overall impression must be clearly wheaten; blue-grey shading on ears and muzzle is allowed.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is happy, steady and self-confident, alert and less aggressive than many terriers; FCI adds spirited, game, affectionate, loyal and intelligent, defensive without aggression.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Major faults include a non-black nose, undershot or overshot bite, a yellow eye, a coat not clearly wheaten, and timid or overly aggressive behaviour; FCI also disqualifies aggressive or overly shy dogs, clear physical or behavioural abnormality, yellow eyes, woolly or cottony hair, and a white or brown coat.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/soft_coated_wheaten_terrier_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/soft_coated_wheaten_terrier_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":605,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}