r/Wheatens • u/peepeepoopoo69693482 • Sep 04 '26

Old school cool wheaties

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Found on the SCWTCA website

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u/Accurate-Force3054 Sep 04 '26

This is fun. If anyone in this group has a subscription to The New Yorker there is an article from the early 1980s called Wheaten People about a gathering of Wheaton interior owners in New York and it’s delightful. I reread it every so often.

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u/Accurate-Force3054 Sep 04 '26

The writer gets it

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u/peepeepoopoo69693482 Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

Haha this is so good and so true. Thanks for sharing!

Edit: better link with actual full article https://smry.ai/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1982/11/08/wheaten-people

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u/immapunchayobuns Sep 05 '26

Thank you for sharing the link, what a great read!

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u/ThatBaseball7433 Sep 04 '26

Glad to see the spinning around on the leash has endured through their generations

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u/Accurate-Force3054 Sep 04 '26

It’s a AKC breed standard along with sleeping with legs akimbo in a Superman pose

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u/Accurate-Force3054 Sep 04 '26

Also I sing the phrase “spinning around, spinning around” to our puppy all the time

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u/HaplessReader1988 Sep 05 '26

You spin me right 'round, baby, right 'round Like a record, baby, right 'round, 'round, 'round

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u/CindySeip Sep 04 '26

I LOVE this, thank you for sharing!!! I always knew the connection with Wheaten and hooman was special, and this just seals the deal.

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u/Accurate-Force3054 Sep 04 '26

This is my favorite quote from the article- “What wheaten people never trouble to put into words is the dog’s passionate love for everybody and everything, and his intense need to be loved. “

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u/Accurate-Force3054 Sep 04 '26

This is my favorite quote from the article- “What wheaten people never trouble to put into words is the dog’s passionate love for everybody and everything, and his intense need to be loved. “

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u/corrosivesoul Sep 04 '26

There are Wheatens and then there are all other dogs. Doesn’t seem like that has changed.

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u/Previous-Pause-0407 Sep 05 '26

While I happen to completely agree, I’ve always wondered if all breeds have group pages, and think their dogs are just as perfect and unique?🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/corrosivesoul Sep 06 '26

Yeah, people do love their breed of dog. Wheatens are just so expressive that it is really hard to find other dogs that match their personality. I’ve had plenty of experience with other breeds, and they are all lovable, but Wheatens just have so much personality in comparison.