By about the 1700's, the Isle of Skye and other highland areas in Scotland were already producing lots of small terriers. Scottish breeds were divided into two types: the Skye terriers and the Dandie Dinmont terriers.
The Dandie Dinmonts were categorized as a solitary breed, whereas the Skyes were deemed to include the Scotties, the Cairns and the West Highland White Terriers also called Westies.
West Highland White Terriers were hybrids of crossed Cairns, Scotties and Dandies terriers. These hybrids were expected to be good hunters and loyal. In fact, many members of the Scottish royal family owned terriers that were very similar to the Westies of today.
One folktale concerns a Westie that stopped a mother from constantly yelling at her daughter. Each time the mother shouted at her teenage daughter, the Westie would attack the mother. The dog's aggression got to such a level during the years that the mother gave up shouting at her daughter.
It turned out that the girl was stroking and rewarding the dog for his protection after every bawling out from her mother. lots of people would say that the daughter was able to help her mother to change her violent ways although she was also helping herself by rewarding the dog for its actions.
West Highland White Terriers can live in or outdoors, so are very adaptable. They have a wiry coat of about two inches thick covering a dense fur coat which is capable of keeping them warm. Westies are basically small dogs of between 10 and 12 inches in height and 13 and 22 pounds in weight.
West Highland White Terriers like to dig and bark, but they also like company. They like well-behaved children and they like to run after cats. They defend their property and territory enthusiastically.
As a breed, they can suffer some ailments such as: chronic skin problems, Perthe's disease (hip problems), jawbone calcification, cranio-mandibular osteopathy (lion jaw), patella luxation, a disorder in the kneecap, liver ailments, deafness and congenital heart disease
However, there are measures that you can take to look after your Westie. For example, they ought to be brushed regularly using a brush with stiff bristles. You should bathe them only when you have to, but their whole coat should be shaved at least two times a year and trimmed each four months. The fur surrounding the eyes and ears should be trimmed too.
Records swow that in 1620, King James 1 asked for some small white dogs from Argyleshire, Scotland. Colonel Malcolm, who was considered the originator of Poltalloch terriers, that are very similar to the Westies of today, unintentionally shot his dark terrier. From then on he swore to have just white terriers.
In the 19th Century, terriers that were very much like the Westies were called Roseneath terriers in honour of the Duke of Argyle's interest and patronage of this breed. Roseneath was the name of his estate at Dumbartonshire.
In the first ever dog show, organized in the late 1800's, the Westies were called White Scottish Terriers. In 1904, they were reclassified as West Highland White Terriers.
During the mid-1900's, breeders of the Cairns in Argyle chose white puppies from the litters and interbred them to derive white Cairns. However, in 1917, the American Kennel Club ruled that Cairns could be listed if they have the Westies' lineage.
The Dandie Dinmonts were categorized as a solitary breed, whereas the Skyes were deemed to include the Scotties, the Cairns and the West Highland White Terriers also called Westies.
West Highland White Terriers were hybrids of crossed Cairns, Scotties and Dandies terriers. These hybrids were expected to be good hunters and loyal. In fact, many members of the Scottish royal family owned terriers that were very similar to the Westies of today.
One folktale concerns a Westie that stopped a mother from constantly yelling at her daughter. Each time the mother shouted at her teenage daughter, the Westie would attack the mother. The dog's aggression got to such a level during the years that the mother gave up shouting at her daughter.
It turned out that the girl was stroking and rewarding the dog for his protection after every bawling out from her mother. lots of people would say that the daughter was able to help her mother to change her violent ways although she was also helping herself by rewarding the dog for its actions.
West Highland White Terriers can live in or outdoors, so are very adaptable. They have a wiry coat of about two inches thick covering a dense fur coat which is capable of keeping them warm. Westies are basically small dogs of between 10 and 12 inches in height and 13 and 22 pounds in weight.
West Highland White Terriers like to dig and bark, but they also like company. They like well-behaved children and they like to run after cats. They defend their property and territory enthusiastically.
As a breed, they can suffer some ailments such as: chronic skin problems, Perthe's disease (hip problems), jawbone calcification, cranio-mandibular osteopathy (lion jaw), patella luxation, a disorder in the kneecap, liver ailments, deafness and congenital heart disease
However, there are measures that you can take to look after your Westie. For example, they ought to be brushed regularly using a brush with stiff bristles. You should bathe them only when you have to, but their whole coat should be shaved at least two times a year and trimmed each four months. The fur surrounding the eyes and ears should be trimmed too.
Records swow that in 1620, King James 1 asked for some small white dogs from Argyleshire, Scotland. Colonel Malcolm, who was considered the originator of Poltalloch terriers, that are very similar to the Westies of today, unintentionally shot his dark terrier. From then on he swore to have just white terriers.
In the 19th Century, terriers that were very much like the Westies were called Roseneath terriers in honour of the Duke of Argyle's interest and patronage of this breed. Roseneath was the name of his estate at Dumbartonshire.
In the first ever dog show, organized in the late 1800's, the Westies were called White Scottish Terriers. In 1904, they were reclassified as West Highland White Terriers.
During the mid-1900's, breeders of the Cairns in Argyle chose white puppies from the litters and interbred them to derive white Cairns. However, in 1917, the American Kennel Club ruled that Cairns could be listed if they have the Westies' lineage.
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