SCWTCA Endowment

SCWTCA’s commitment to Wheaten health and health research grew in the 1990s as more Wheatens were diagnosed with protein losing conditions, kidney disease, and Addison’s Disease. As responsible guardians of the breed, SCWTCA and its members were concerned with the potential genetic basis for these conditions. By 1996, it had established a Health Fund. The Open Registry and the Colony Dogs project were funded and other research was on the horizon. In 2017 we launched the SCWT Health & Pedigree Database which supports responsible breeding and the protection of vital information on the history of our dogs.