Maxx's Colorado Wheaten's
Special pets for special people
Maxx's Colorado Wheaten's was founded because of our sons need for a mid-sized service dog. Maxx's diagnosis include:
Klinesfelters Syndrom (xxy), Autism, sensory processing disorder, extreme anxiety, severe developmental delay and intellectual disability; which lead into the social & emotional issues. Maxx also suffers from asthma, allergies & bad vision.
Our current family pet is a Havanese (a Fuzzypup! of course) and we love the personality traits of this wonderful breed. He is an absolutely great emotional support dog for our family. Starlord is patient and gentle with the kids and loves everyone he meets. He is very intelligent and a people pleaser so has been easy to train. However, we know that some families prefer a little bigger breed. Or, like us, the stature of the Havanese (10-16#) may not be suitable as a service dog.
Our research showed the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier was primarily a bigger version of the Havanese as they too are non-shedding, hypo-allergenic, intelligent, family-loving pets. Due to Autism and sensory processing, some children and adults are over sensitized and others under sensitized. A bigger dog, like the Wheaten, can offer pro-prioceptive pressure
(by laying in Maxx's lap) and assist him at certain times in his life similar to, but even better than a weighted blanket.
Our research showed that the cost of an adult service dog who has gone through specific training programs could run tens of thousands of dollars. This makes them out of price range for families like ours that are on a limited budget. We understand that there are ways to get funds. However, in our situation we don't have the people to be able to raise thousands of dollars.
WE DO NOT HAVE DOGS TRAINED AS CERTIFIED THERAPY OR SERVICE DOGS
AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO WANT A THERAPY DOG TO ADOPT ONE OF OUR WHEATEN PUPPIES.
Our goal is to provide healthy, social puppies at an affordable cost. Then, refer families to a trainer for their training needs. Whether you want a Wheaten for therapy or just a nice family dog, a trainer is a good plan. In our opinion, every dog needs to be taught the basics on how to behave, especially in public. For those looking for a therapy pet, we feel we can fill part of the huge gap in the need for skilled companion, emotional support & service dogs in a new way. We can place a puppy with families who want to bond & train in their time frame for what their specific needs might be. Further, most skilled trained dogs are adults when adopted to new families, so people miss out on the joy of puppy hood.
It is our thinking process that if we provide an affordable healthy, happy, social dog, owners can determine how extensive a training program they need (and can afford) and do training separate from the purchase of the dog. Pet owners can set their own pace (and budget) depending on their life schedule & needs.
We know that not all families need a service dog. For some, simple training classes will be adequate for them to end up with the perfect family pet. Our Havanese "Starlord" was trained by Walter and was a great family pet. He then graduated the PetSmart program which was affordable. Walter then took further courses for Starlord to become a "certified therapy dog". We did this as our time and budget allowed. As Maxx gets older, our family will need a more intensively trained Wheaten as the 40# size will be better suited for us. This is our history and what has led up to our brainchild: "Maxx's Colorado Wheaten's", and the expansion of "Fuzzypups" into the world of Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers.
We hope we can provide answers to any general questions you may have about our dogs and our research. We look forward to helping anyone, whether you adopt from us or not, just as Fuzzypups! has done for over 25 years. We know that finding anyone to talk to is often more than half your battle. Please feel free to reach out to us and we will happily share whatever research we have gleaned through the years.
Janae and Walter
Klinesfelters Syndrom (xxy), Autism, sensory processing disorder, extreme anxiety, severe developmental delay and intellectual disability; which lead into the social & emotional issues. Maxx also suffers from asthma, allergies & bad vision.
Our current family pet is a Havanese (a Fuzzypup! of course) and we love the personality traits of this wonderful breed. He is an absolutely great emotional support dog for our family. Starlord is patient and gentle with the kids and loves everyone he meets. He is very intelligent and a people pleaser so has been easy to train. However, we know that some families prefer a little bigger breed. Or, like us, the stature of the Havanese (10-16#) may not be suitable as a service dog.
Our research showed the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier was primarily a bigger version of the Havanese as they too are non-shedding, hypo-allergenic, intelligent, family-loving pets. Due to Autism and sensory processing, some children and adults are over sensitized and others under sensitized. A bigger dog, like the Wheaten, can offer pro-prioceptive pressure
(by laying in Maxx's lap) and assist him at certain times in his life similar to, but even better than a weighted blanket.
Our research showed that the cost of an adult service dog who has gone through specific training programs could run tens of thousands of dollars. This makes them out of price range for families like ours that are on a limited budget. We understand that there are ways to get funds. However, in our situation we don't have the people to be able to raise thousands of dollars.
WE DO NOT HAVE DOGS TRAINED AS CERTIFIED THERAPY OR SERVICE DOGS
AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO WANT A THERAPY DOG TO ADOPT ONE OF OUR WHEATEN PUPPIES.
Our goal is to provide healthy, social puppies at an affordable cost. Then, refer families to a trainer for their training needs. Whether you want a Wheaten for therapy or just a nice family dog, a trainer is a good plan. In our opinion, every dog needs to be taught the basics on how to behave, especially in public. For those looking for a therapy pet, we feel we can fill part of the huge gap in the need for skilled companion, emotional support & service dogs in a new way. We can place a puppy with families who want to bond & train in their time frame for what their specific needs might be. Further, most skilled trained dogs are adults when adopted to new families, so people miss out on the joy of puppy hood.
It is our thinking process that if we provide an affordable healthy, happy, social dog, owners can determine how extensive a training program they need (and can afford) and do training separate from the purchase of the dog. Pet owners can set their own pace (and budget) depending on their life schedule & needs.
We know that not all families need a service dog. For some, simple training classes will be adequate for them to end up with the perfect family pet. Our Havanese "Starlord" was trained by Walter and was a great family pet. He then graduated the PetSmart program which was affordable. Walter then took further courses for Starlord to become a "certified therapy dog". We did this as our time and budget allowed. As Maxx gets older, our family will need a more intensively trained Wheaten as the 40# size will be better suited for us. This is our history and what has led up to our brainchild: "Maxx's Colorado Wheaten's", and the expansion of "Fuzzypups" into the world of Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers.
We hope we can provide answers to any general questions you may have about our dogs and our research. We look forward to helping anyone, whether you adopt from us or not, just as Fuzzypups! has done for over 25 years. We know that finding anyone to talk to is often more than half your battle. Please feel free to reach out to us and we will happily share whatever research we have gleaned through the years.
Janae and Walter
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Size Does Matter
Nothing is better than a soft coated, non-shedding, hypo-allergenic, intelligent pet.
Two sizes? Yep, we started in the Bichon in 1993, their size range from 8-16 inches/pounds. Soft Coated Wheaten are typically 35-75 pounds. Making them less breakable and better suited for some special needs children and adults. Both breeds are good with people of all ages, as well as other dogs & pets which we feel makes them great for training for therapy, skilled companion, emotional support & service. |
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Wheatens
autism- eloping (running away)
pressure imput
retrieving
brance/balance
med assist not to be confused with med alert- med assist where they can go get help
anxiety
room clearing- ptsd
Havanese -
anxiety
emotional support
room clearing - typically used for ptsd
autism- eloping (running away)
pressure imput
retrieving
brance/balance
med assist not to be confused with med alert- med assist where they can go get help
anxiety
room clearing- ptsd
Havanese -
anxiety
emotional support
room clearing - typically used for ptsd