12/13/2025
Greetings Wheaten Owners:
Here we are again, at the end of another year. I do not know where the time goes. It seems like November sneaks up every year and I am making a New Yearâs resolution to start this newsletter earlier. First and foremost, the Endowment team hopes this letter finds that you and your family (both two and four-legged) had a happy and healthy 2025 year. We know that we lost some of our great donors this year and some great Wheatens based on the tributes you made in your donation letters to us. When one of your Wheatens passes on, we find ourselves mourning our own Wheatens all over again as well as mourning with you. Your heartfelt tributes to them in your donation letters or on your social media pages are what keep us focused on supporting research and working hard for the breed we have all come to love.
Looking into the future, as is true with the start of every new year, we remain dedicated, enthusiastic and optimistic in fulfilling our mission to support and fund Wheaten health and research projects. This year breeders were faced with the realization that we have become an AKC Low Entry Breed. We have seen declining registrations for many years now but this was a big surprise. Every day is a new challenge in the preservation of our breed but one we take on with great enthusiasm and dedication. We have seen great improvements in the breedâs longevity because of our breedersâ and ownersâ dedication to health.
Thank you for your continued support of the SCWTCA Health Endowment and
the SCWT Health and Pedigree Database. It is again, the National Day of Giving and we believe that means we exist to give back to you, your Wheatens and our breed. We are pleased to provide you
with our 2025 Winter Newsletter. Along with my New Yearâs resolution to start this newsletter earlier, we hope you will make it your New Yearâs resolution to create or update your Wheatenâs database records.
Consider giving this newsletter to your veterinarian or, if you are a breeder, forwarding it to your owners. Drop us an email at [email protected] if would like us to mail one directly to them.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Anna Marzolino
Chair, SCWTCA Endowment Inc.
https://www.scwtcaendowment.org
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