Hi, I am not a vet but I have a dog that has seizures too. My vet told me that if they get too long or too frequent that he could prescribe medication to control them. At first this wasn't necessary but they became more frequent so I have him on phenobarbitol now and he hasn't had another seizure since. My vet also told met hat if a seizure lasts 2 minutes or more to get him to an emergency vet right away.

This is so funny you mentioned the "depressed" behavior. Our dog does this too. She will just stand still and look so mournful. We call her"taxidermy dog" because she's so still that she looks like she's stuffed. However, as soon as we move or do something different, she pops out of it.

Hi my mother breeds them and I have had mine for 3 years. He is a very loyal dog that loves companionship. He is very excited when he first sees either me or my fiancee. After long walks or periods of play he soon lies down near us but he will still follow either of us if we go into a different room. When its me in the house and when my fiancee is out and vice versa he lies at the top of the stairs waiting for her to come home almost in a "depressed" state but I think he just likes the attention of new people giving him attention! I might be wrong but he is probably missing his former owners but will soon get over it with plenty of love and affection! They are truely great dogs and I wouldnt change mine for the world! (except when he runs off!!!!!!!!) Good luck!

I have raised Wire Hair Fox Terriers for the past 12 years, have had several litters of pups with different dams and all of mine have been crate trained. I would start the crating process with pups before they would even get to their new homes. Although my adults rarely sleep in a closed crate anymore, they still prefer to sleep in their crate, I leave the door open for them. This also makes traveling more convenient. They don't mind it all.

When we got our dog from a "foster mom", she had already come to us crate trained. This worked very well. However, I found that she was much happier sleeping out at night and has NEVER done anything to be a problem. She really did not like the crate training ever and did not act like some dogs that seem to take refuge there. It was just a place that she missed out on all the action. So, yes, it would have been fine, but we stopped it since she is so good.

With our Wire Hair Male, he has gotten "loose" several times. I have mistakenly dropped the leash. As I drew in my breath, he turned to look at me, as if to say, "bye, fool" and off he went. With me screaming and racing for the houses across the road on the golf course. My greatest fear was for him to advance to the golf course. Once, he gets his freedom, he is "off". I dreaded the idea of him running over to the golf course. One night in the dark, I had to chase him behind those houses over near the pond in the black night with the alligator in the water. Above all else, my hand clings to his leash, when we go outside. If, he is anywhere near an open door as we are going outside, he is told to move out of the area. We, humans, (Ha-Ha) are trying to be smarter than the terrier.

Our dog goes nuts when we turn on the hose, sprinkler, set up the baby pool or have any form of water going. However, she's not fond of the rain and she does not like our shower. (which is how we clean her) We are about to take her to the lake this Friday for the first time. I know she will love swimming as she always jumps in the ponds that we walk past. She either loves water so much, or she is trying to kill it.

my dog had the same symptoms. in the end it was determined that she has severe allergies. it could be all sorts of things, such as grass, beef (yes beef), yeast and oatmeal(found in most dog foods). an allergy test is very helpful but expensive..

Both our 12 year old boys have suffered with skin allergies since they were 2 years old the yet tried various medication and shampoos,they are on daily medication.Atopica and shampooing when needed at least once a week Episoothe,both only available from the Vet ,but what a difference to the dogs lives we had a period of 18 months when it fist started and the Vet found the right combvination that they could only go into the backyard for about 10 mins because there wss so much itching digging and nibbling after.Hope this will be of some help.I think a lot of it is because of small gene p[ool,we had come across 2 other dog owners whose dogs had been born in different parts of theU.K. Withallegies and their dad was the same stud dog.

Our WHFT chews the pads of his feet in the spring, vet advised this may be an allergy to grass. This breed is known to have skin allergies. We treat him with Aloe vera and if it is real bad we use a half a benedryl as recommended by the vet.

i hope you received my remedy of witch hazel and or aloe vera gel.it's very soothing for them and releives the itching and smell.

damping with witch hazel is a wonderful relief for them.must be pure with no additives.also pure aloe vera gel.

Change foods to IAMs or Natural Choice. Had the same problem. Problem all gone.

My wirehaired has the same problem, the vet told me he is allergied to grass, and this problem is seasonal.

OUR 2 BOYS ARE TRICOLOURED AND WE SAW THEOR OLDER SISTER WHO AT SOME STAGE WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR BREEDING AND SHE WAS ALL OFFWHITE.

Beleive it or not they have DNA tests for dogs. They are not that expensive. Ask your vet about it.

The common colors for wire haired fox terriers will be mainly white with black and tan markings, but a few are white with tan markings. If the color areas are not striped out they will fade to almost white. They are a old English breed that where bred for getting the fox out of it’s den, www. Akc.org. is a good link to get information.

Well, I just adopted my first wirehaired fox terrier and I already had 6 cats(5 fosters and 1 my true pet), so far he is not the one with the problem. All he wants to do is play with them. The most of them do not feel the same way. Altough 2 of the 6 are warming up to him. You can never really tell with animals how they will react to each other, test them and give them time to ajust to one another.

My whft gets along swimmingly with other dogs and children too!

I have read that Wirehaired Fox Terriers do not get along with other dogs. I have yet to find another dog that my Wirehair does not love. He is really good around older dogs and puppies.

My wire haired fox terrier loves my 23 lbs poodle and gets along fine with other dogs